We passed the hat around. We came up with a battered copy of the
Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, a mini-maglite, and a bag of Orville
Riddenbacher Popcorn (only partially popped and scorched - the rest is
usable). How much will that buy?
K
:: -----Original Message-----
:: From: Chris Davis [mailto:chris.davis@computerjobs.com]
:: Sent: Thursday, March 15, 2001 2:35 PM
:: To: 'David Schwartz'
:: Cc: nanog@merit.edu
:: Subject: RE: I've just tried new.net's plugin. Don't.
::
::
::
:: HOWDY! HOWDY!
::
:: I AM SELLING I.P. ADDRESSES!
:: ARIN HAS HELD THEM FOR "PRIVATE" USE TOO LONG! WHO DO THEY
:: THINK THEY ARE?
:: NOBODY IS USING THEM ON THE INTERNET!
::
:: BARGAIN PRICES! CASH ONLY!!!!
::
:: 10.0.0.0 - 10.255.255.255
:: 172.16.0.0 - 172.32.255.255
:: 192.168.0.0 - 192.168.255.255
::
:: RESERVE YOURS NOW! GOING FAST!
::
::
::
::
::
:: -----Original Message-----
:: From: David Schwartz [mailto:davids@webmaster.com]
:: Sent: Thursday, March 15, 2001 5:12 PM
:: To: Stephen J. Wilcox
:: Cc: Jeff Workman; Chris Davis; nanog@merit.edu
:: Subject: RE: I've just tried new.net's plugin. Don't.
::
::
::
::
:: > On Thu, 15 Mar 2001, David Schwartz wrote:
:: >
:: > > Did you know that you can choose which nameservers you use?
:: > > And you can
:: > > continue to use the same nameservers no matter what
:: provider you use.
:: >
:: > Why do nanog threads always repeat themselves fifty times
:: before they die?
::
:: Because people don't read what other people write.
::
:: > Not wishing to repeat myself either but..
:: >
:: > Why is choice so important to you?
::
:: Who said it was? I'm just saying that it's unreasonable
:: for you to
:: complain
:: about me having a choice.
::
:: > OK, I just created Wilcox's law of customer support..
:: >
:: > this states that for every choice you give users the
:: number of potential
:: > problems increases proportianally.
::
:: Then don't give your users the choice. See, no problem.
::
:: > You give them different operating systems, different
:: browsers, different
:: > providers now you give them different DNS roots..
:: >
:: > You just doubled the number of ways in which a (dumb) home
:: user can break
:: > their systems and get all confused over why when they just
:: installed the
:: > new Opal Internet software all the web pages they are used
:: to using are
:: > different...
::
:: Then don't give your customers that choice. Nobody is
:: forcing you
:: to.
::
:: > simple to me, you and everyone on this list, but to a
:: (dumb) home user
:: > thats 15 minutes to explain the problem, 15 minutes to
:: discuss the details
:: > of the DNS system and 15 minutes to once again explain how
:: this affects
:: > them because they dont understand a word you are saying and cant
:: > understand why typing in www.yahoo.com now resolves to a porn site!
:: >
:: > Following me so far? Sure, you are free to choose, very
:: good have the
:: > "land of the free" feeling of excitement. But I'm
:: suggesting its a really
:: > bad thing to make this decision for people who are not
:: going to understand
:: > this and cause all of us nice people problems.
::
:: If giving your customers a choice causes you a
:: headache, then don't
:: give
:: them a choice. If you are selling them unfiltered Internet
:: access, then give
:: them that. If you give them flat-rate support, then give
:: them that. If you
:: don't support some services, then don't.
::
:: DS
::