An 'interesting' article entitled:
Is the Internet doomed?
Massive increases in traffic have triggered debates about the 'Net's fate
is worth a gander:
http://cnnfn.com/digitaljam/9609/05/internet_crash_pkg/index.htm
- paul
I think someone summed it up well on com-priv (forget who) by using
the famous Yogi Berra quote: Nobody goes there anymore, it's too
crowded.
yeah, I like this part:
"
Bob Metcalfe, now executive correspondent for InfoWorld, was
one of the pioneers who designed early versions of the Net.
"
hrmm... yup, boy he had such a great impact on the design
of IP...
the guy created ethernet, which is a worthwhile accomplishment,
but that doesn't qualify him as an expert on IP, let alone the complex
web of related issues. dammit.
Ed