Re: [OT] Internet control

2004-12-06 Thread Ron Johnson
On Mon, 2004-12-06 at 17:11 +, Ken Gilmour wrote: > Captain's Log, stardate Mon, 06 Dec 2004 10:39:59 -0600, from the > fingers of Hugo Vanwoerkom came the words: > > which says that all internet traffic goes through 5 backbones, > > supposedly to check for content. > > > > Question: with the

Re: [OT] Internet control

2004-12-06 Thread Ken Gilmour
Captain's Log, stardate Mon, 06 Dec 2004 10:39:59 -0600, from the fingers of Hugo Vanwoerkom came the words: > which says that all internet traffic goes through 5 backbones, > supposedly to check for content. > > Question: with the amazing volume they have, how do they do it? Use > current technol

[OT] Internet control

2004-12-06 Thread Hugo Vanwoerkom
Hi Debian! This from the New York Times: http://www.nytimes.com/2004/12/06/business/businessspecial2/06net.html which says that all internet traffic goes through 5 backbones, supposedly to check for content. Question: with the amazing volume they have, how do they do it? Use current technology á