[8422] in Commercialization & Privatization of the Internet
Re: Independent Milnet
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Paul Rarey)
Thu Nov 18 13:20:32 1993
Date: Thu, 18 Nov 93 10:26:12 -0800
From: Paul Rarey <Paul.Rarey@ssf-sys.dhl.com>
In-Reply-To: Marvin Sirbu <ms6b+@andrew.cmu.edu>
To: Marvin Sirbu <ms6b+@andrew.cmu.edu>, com-priv@psi.com
On Nov 18, 10:22, Marvin Sirbu wrote:
> Subject: Re: Independent Milnet
}
} > That's the short version of our DNS experience with a MILNET site --
} > and it's not a small site. Unless they are the exception, the "bit of
} > work" you suggest, Brad, will be insurmountable. The administrators
} > of machines on MILNET are struggling with configuring the
} > straight-forward DNS right now.
}
} Whatever the difficulties that a small group of administrators would
} experience in arranging to maintain the use of standard email addresses,
} it is nothing as compared to the wasted effort that would be expended by
} tens of thousands of users who would struggle to find the right
} incantation to reach desired mail correspondents. I agree that this is
} a terribly short-sighted proposal,
I don't mean to add to the condemnation, but if administrators can't grappel
with DNS configs, how do they expect to be able to run a sizable net?
--
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