RE: NANOG: Why is this list going to /dev/null?

[Steve Hines <shines () gridnet com>]

As was stated earlier, the noise exists because the noise-makers insist on
an audience for their rantings.  The unwillingness of the audience is
unimportant to them; only our captivity matters.  Saying "stop it" or "take
it somewhere else" only proves we're listening, and validates their use of
the list.  In other words, as Bill has said, we vote with the subscribe key,
as I'll do now....

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> From:  esteban gutierrez[SMTP:esteban () lethe ceap net]
> Sent:  Friday, May 30, 1997 3:07 PM
> To:    nanog () merit edu
> Subject:       NANOG: Why is this list going to /dev/null?
>
>
> Folks-
> I am really sorry to see people leaving this list because of the inane DNS
> squabbling. Don't get me wrong it's important stuff to discuss. So rather
> than having this list get moderated (thereby losing its rare but timely
> problem announcements), why can't Fleming et al. create a new list and
> take all DNS issues there (Heck, call it nanog-dns).  It is really
> disappointing to see valuable people leave because of the noise.  Let's
> get this list back to North American network operations issues and cut out
> the political bull.  
>
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> Esteban Gutierrez
> US ARMY Corps of Engineers
> CEAP Global Network Operations Center
> (503) 326-6126
>
>
> On Fri, 30 May 1997, Kevin W. Brown wrote:
>
> > On Fri, 30 May 1997, Jim Fleming wrote:
> >
> > > As the dust settles, it appears that one new
> > > Root Name Server Confederation can be added
> > > to the world Round Table. Hopefully, each Root
> > > Name Server Confederation can present 2 delegates
> > > to represent the confederation.
> >
> > <Stupid DNS B.S. Deleted>
> >
> > Jim, please keep your DNS-related posts off of NANOG.  It is OFF-TOPIC
> for
> > this mailing list.  Thanks.
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