No one, let alone Bozo the clown, claimed to be "in charge of the Internet" a decade ago with any degree of realism. International, remember? An item that would be well considered with the dreams espoused...
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > On Wed, 23 Jan 2002 20:57:14 PST, Ari Ollikainen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said: > > Could you name the entity (and network) that you claim > > centrally controlled "the Internet" a decade ago? > > I'm pretty sure that there was a total Bozo the Clown in charge of > "the Internet" at that time - I remember foolishness like one site that > announced a route for 127/8 which was actually believed by a lot of sites. > > I'm sure if anybody clueful had been in charge, things like that would > not have happened. > > > BTW, how accurate do you suppose the US Census Bureau data > > can be in regard to what homes/individuals have/do whatever, > > given that it collects its data every decade...? > > Odd. I just got a survey from them the other week. They *do* run other > surveys than their big constitutionally-mandated one every decade, you know. > > -- > Valdis Kletnieks > Computer Systems Senior Engineer > Virginia Tech > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Part 1.2Type: application/pgp-signature -- James W. Meritt CISSP, CISA Booz | Allen | Hamilton phone: (410) 684-6566
