[8430] in Commercialization & Privatization of the Internet
Re: Independent Milnet
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Mark R. Ludwig)
Thu Nov 18 14:37:00 1993
From: "Mark R. Ludwig" <Mark-Ludwig@uai.com>
To: sdw@meaddata.com (Stephen Williams)
Cc: com-priv@psi.com
In-Reply-To: <9311181907.AA14162@jungle.meaddata.com>
Date: Thu, 18 Nov 1993 11:36:09 -0800
>>>>> "S" == Stephen Williams <sdw@meaddata.com> writes:
S> I disagree. A simple change to all local systems/workstations (send
S> mail to the gateway if you don't know the machine, one line) will
S> enable you to support workstations with Internet email. I did this at
S> ae.ge.com (Aircraft Engines). The workstations, in fact, didn't know
S> about DNS, domain names, etc. (They used a large host table...)
Right. A simple change to how many nodes in *.mil? A simple change
in the one system file which people who _will_ install device drivers
and other local kernel mods _will_ _not_ touch out of fear of breaking
something. It's simple for those of us who understand the sendmail
configuration file to modify it, but at first glance it's complete and
utter jibberish.$$