Re: Policy Statement on Address Space Allocations

[Edward Henigin <ed () texas net>]

On Thu, 1 Feb 1996, Bill Manning wrote:
>       There may be other incentives
>       applied to facilitate the return, but strong-arm tactics
>       and coersion, threats and hostile actions are not my favorites.
>       I'd prefer to take almost any other action than blacklisting and
>       hijacking.  To take such actions,  while it can be rationalized
>       as a technological means to protect a networks internal 
>       stability, is presumptious and rude at best and legally 
>       indefensable at worst.

        so what you're saying is, if a Government (agency) were to take such
action, it could work..???

        but then again, we don't *want* government involved...

        where's daddy when you need him ?  Love/hate relationship to
say the least.