[8425] in Commercialization & Privatization of the Internet
Re: DISA Announces Plans to Separate DDN from the InterNet
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Stephen Williams)
Thu Nov 18 13:57:04 1993
From: sdw@meaddata.com (Stephen Williams)
To: aeaga-p15@heidelberg-emh17.army.mil (Bob Stringfield ODCSPER)
Date: Thu, 18 Nov 1993 13:56:07 -0500 (EST)
Cc: com-priv@psi.com, macnabr@cc.ims.disa.mil
In-Reply-To: <93Nov18.103017gmt.3199@odcsper.heidelberg-emh17.army.mil> from "Bob Stringfield, ODCSPER" at Nov 18, 93 10:30:03 am
Sorry for the flaming tone, but someone seems misinformed (I don't
THINK it's me...).
> p.s. pardon the cross-posting but due to the subject matter
> thought it pertinent....
>
> ----- Forwarded message # 1:
> Subject: DISA ANNOUNCES PLAN TO SEPARATE DDN FROM THE INTERNET
> This is being posted to multiple lists. Please excuse
> the duplication. Note that the address for comments is:
> macnabr@cc.ims.disa.mil
>
> DISA to Establish Mail Relay Between DoD and the Internet
>
> A Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) representative,
> Mr. Robert MacNab, announced at the Defense Technical
> Information Center's Annual Users Training Conference that
> DISA is planning to move forward with the separation of the
> DDN from the Internet early in 1994. This separation will be
> accomplished by the installation of a mail-relay between the
> DDN and the Internet. Exchange of electronic mail between DoD
> and Internet users will be allowed. Some accommodation will
> be required by users to communicate through the new mail-
> relay. For example:
>
> Currently: jones@abc.disa.mil
> jsmith@def.gsfc.nasa.gov
> After Mail-Gateway:
> DoD Users: jones@abc.disa.mil
> Internet Users: jones%abc.disa.mil@relay.mil
> DoD Users: smith%def.gsfc.nasa.gov@relay.int
> Internet Users: smith@def.gsfc.nasa.gov
Am I missing something here????
You do this sort of thing automatically with MX records and don't
bother anyone with it!!! Someone is about to become the laughing
stock of Internet, technically speaking.
> Electronic mail senders must know which network the receiver
> is on, in order to direct mail through the mail-relay.
>
> Network connections (for Telnet, FTP, etc.) from DoD sites into
> Internet resources will continue to be available to DoD users.
And just how are they going to do that from a 'mail gateway'? Oh, you
mean it's a 'Firewall'?
> However, Internet users will not be allowed to make direct
> network connections to DoD host computers.
The only pertinent point appears to be that incoming connections won't
be allowed, which, after Simtel, doesn't affect me, but is still a
loss.
>
> Mr. MacNab solicited comments from the user community on
> how these changes would effect them. His phone number is
> 703-285-5143 or email address is macnabr@cc.ims.disa.mil.
>
> Information Prepared by: Carlynn Thompson
> Defense Technical Information Center
> Directorate of Research, Development
> and Acquisition Information Support
> Cameron Station
> Alexandria, VA 22304-6145
> Phone: 703-274-3639
> Fax: 703-617-7087
> Email: cthomps@dgis.dtic.dla.mil
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