nanog mailing list archives
Re: MFS WorldCom/WilTel/LDDS
From: "Dick St.Peters" <stpeters () NetHeaven com>
Date: Thu, 29 Aug 1996 14:47:26 -0400
Paul A Vixie writes:
If we meter things so that free content is too expensive to provide, and things like Alta Vista (and Gatekeeper.dec.com for that matter) disappear, will the net still be attractive to newbies? Will ISP customer bases still grow?
I've sort of lost track here, but who said anything about metering anyway? There are lots of ways to do usage-based pricing that have been with us for a long time.
Most people in the internet business (tier 1 or anyplace else) have got their whole business plan designed around growth.
Yep, me too.
Here in 1996, growth is still more important than fairness (TCP vs. UDP). We can increase fairness using smart queuing and other technology tricks
If that can be and is done, it's fine with me, but will it be done in time? My growth is already being hindered by people being unable to get through the net's core to sites they want to reach. They leave the net, disillusioned. It's hard to imagine what things will be like when the looming UDP-based-multi-media explosion is added to this. -- Dick St.Peters, Gatekeeper, Pearly Gateway, Ballston Spa, NY stpeters () NetHeaven com Owner, NetHeaven 518-885-1295/800-910-6671 Albany/Saratoga/Glens Falls/North Creek/Lake Placid/Blue Mountain Lake First Internet service based in the 518 area code - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Current thread:
- Re: MFS WorldCom/WilTel/LDDS, (continued)
- Re: MFS WorldCom/WilTel/LDDS Alan Hannan (Aug 28)
- Re: MFS WorldCom/WilTel/LDDS Dick St.Peters (Aug 28)
- Re: MFS WorldCom/WilTel/LDDS Michael Dillon (Aug 28)
- Re: MFS WorldCom/WilTel/LDDS Paul Ferguson (Aug 28)
- Re: MFS WorldCom/WilTel/LDDS Vadim Antonov (Aug 28)
- Re: MFS WorldCom/WilTel/LDDS Tim Salo (Aug 28)
- Re: MFS WorldCom/WilTel/LDDS Matt Ranney (Aug 28)
- Re: MFS WorldCom/WilTel/LDDS Paul A Vixie (Aug 29)
- Re: MFS WorldCom/WilTel/LDDS Avi Freedman (Aug 29)
- Re: MFS WorldCom/WilTel/LDDS Michael Dillon (Aug 29)
- Re: MFS WorldCom/WilTel/LDDS Dick St.Peters (Aug 29)
- Re: MFS WorldCom/WilTel/LDDS Paul A Vixie (Aug 29)
- Re: MFS WorldCom/WilTel/LDDS Curtis Villamizar (Aug 29)
- Re: MFS WorldCom/WilTel/LDDS Matt Ranney (Aug 28)
- Re: MFS WorldCom/WilTel/LDDS Hong Chen (Aug 29)
- Re: MFS WorldCom/WilTel/LDDS Perry E. Metzger (Aug 29)
- Re: MFS WorldCom/WilTel/LDDS Dick St.Peters (Aug 29)