[9992] in Commercialization & Privatization of the Internet
Re: PS to ba.com discussion
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Gary Obermeyer)
Wed Feb 2 15:27:52 1994
Date: Wed, 2 Feb 1994 12:23:16 -0800 (PST)
From: Gary Obermeyer <obee@netcom.com>
To: Gordon Cook <cook@path.net>
Cc: com-priv@psi.com, telecomreg@relay.adp.wisc.edu
In-Reply-To: <9402021854.aa27959@pandora.sf.ca.us>
Thanks, Gordon, for following through on your hunch. I agree with your
assertion that the identity and control of hosts, as well as the
interests of Internet travelers ought to meet basic ethical norms.
Gary Obermeyer
Learning Options
Portland OR 97206
networking support for school restructuring
On Wed, 2 Feb 1994, Gordon Cook wrote:
> I have now received satisfactory direct private assurance that ba.com *is* a
> host owned and controlled by Bell Atlantic. As we all know physical location
> on the internet need not be the decisive factor.
>
> Also my remarks are by no means directed just at what I saw as the ambiguity
> of relationship between between Issue Dynamics and Bell Atlantic. I think
> that in an increasingly commercialized internet the identity and control of
> hosts is a matter of *general* concern. I would hope to see a norm where all
> parties make these relationships as clear as posible from the very beginning.
>
