Re: Stability of the Internet?

[William Allen Simpson <wsimpson () greendragon com>]

I think you can put that down as _definitely_ a troll....

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> From: William Allen Simpson <wsimpson () greendragon com>
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> Date: Fri, 18 May 2001 13:02:19 -0400
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> Based on the email address, this was probably a troll.
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> Anyway, the fact that some of us now block BGP acceptance for the 
> new.net blocks, because it causes us support costs, would be an 
> argument that the Internet is less "stable".
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> "Tim Langdell, PhD" wrote:
> > Yes, I was asking specifically about "stability" (with a request that
> > someone perhaps try to explain what that might mean other than a term to
> > scare people with) rather than "compatibility".  BTW, I don't think ".house"
> > is a New.net TLD ;-)
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