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<P><FONT SIZE=2>This just might become the world catylst for ipv6. If not, it would at least be the end of spam<BR>
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-----Original Message-----<BR>
From: owner-tlug@ss.org <owner-tlug@ss.org><BR>
To: tlug@ss.org <tlug@ss.org><BR>
Sent: Fri Oct 14 14:52:01 2005<BR>
Subject: Re: [TLUG]: [OT] Internet may "fall apart" next month, says EU<BR>
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Peter wrote:<BR>
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><BR>
> On Thu, 13 Oct 2005, psema4 wrote:<BR>
><BR>
>> Haven't seen much information about this since last year, but<BR>
>> apparently it's become a little heated...<BR>
><BR>
><BR>
> Imho, to answer the question 'how will it affect you', ask yourself:<BR>
> how did any government (your owns or another countries) action affect<BR>
> your internet access and experience in the previous ten years give or<BR>
> take a little. If your answer to that is 'not at all', then that's<BR>
> probably the answer to how much the 'falling apart' that is about to<BR>
> start (since when was the internet cohesive anyway ? - so what are<BR>
> they going to do, set up border filters like in China ?). Come on.<BR>
><BR>
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I agree that the threat of this as portrayed by the media is seriously<BR>
overblown but this could have some serious consequences. In the short<BR>
term nothing is likely to change, but long term the picture is a bit<BR>
different. What happens if the EU/UN decide to ignore ICANN and setup<BR>
their own version? Suddenly there are two "authoritative" bodies<BR>
passing out IP address blocks and managing domain names. If things<BR>
aren't resolved, this will begin to play havoc with routing and DNS. <BR>
There are enough government services around the world that require a<BR>
healthy, functioning internet that they would be forced to choose sides<BR>
and possibly cut connections to the other. Suddenly the internet isn't<BR>
so global anymore.<BR>
<BR>
That said, I'm fairly certain that it won't get anywhere close to this. <BR>
No matter how stupid the Bush administration is, too many multinational<BR>
(read: wealthy) corporations depend on a globally functional internet<BR>
for something like this to carry on for long. Of course, if said<BR>
corporations decide it's not worth the trouble to lobby and get together<BR>
to start setting up their own "Corpnet" then I will start getting worried.<BR>
<BR>
Regards,<BR>
Marcus<BR>
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