Re: Something that should put a smile on everybody's face today

[Mel Beckman <mel () beckman org>]

Michael,

No, I explained very clearly that my comments about DoD address space were not related to any single party — in fact, 
government malfeasance with citizen data has gone on equally with every administration since J. Edgar Hoover ran the 
FBI. THAT is clearly an operational issue, since operators have to decide if they’re going to let this bizarre IP space 
enter their networks.

But your comments do drip — with venom and bile — so this conversation is over.

 -mel

On Apr 28, 2021, at 10:28 AM, Michael Thomas <mike () mtcc com> wrote:




On 4/28/21 10:19 AM, Mel Beckman wrote:
Michael,

Sorry, but Cloudfare wasn’t sued because they’re a service provider. This dispute is no different than if they had 
gotten into an argument over a copier toner scammer. And your snide remark about my comments, claiming they are 
political, is uncalled for.  I fastidiously avoid making political comments, and take pains to explain my operational 
concerns if there might be any doubt (as I did with the Parler cancellations).

I never said the copyright troll issue isn’t important. It just doesn’t belong on NANOG. It hinges entirely on 
philosophical issues with the PTO.


Snort. Your gubbermint conspiracy theories about the DoD address space dripped of politics.

They were sued because they are a service provider with money and they are fighting back asking for the community to 
help out. As William said, that seems pretty on-topic to me. This community is in a good position to provide that help 
which would be of benefit to NANOG in general. Again, on-topic for network operators.

Mike