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Re: Metcalfes "imminent death of the internet" prediction

Randy Bush <randy@psg.com> Fri, 26 July 1996 00:50 UTC

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Subject: Re: Metcalfes "imminent death of the internet" prediction
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Jack Ricard's response to Metcalfe's imminent demise prediction:
> Having survived the 327 deaths of FidoNet, I don't doubt it. I just don't
> think anyone will be able to tell without test instruments."

There is an interesting analog between the folk trying to set up 'fake' root
name servers and the FidoNet schismic nodelists.  Unless the masses believe
in your namespace, it is vaccuous.

randy

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