Just another example of what happens when basic infrastructure is privatized! I'm not a bleeding heart liberal proponent of government controlling everything, but I do believe that certain infrastructure components need to be controlled by a disinterested third party (or less interested) that can be controlled by the "will of the people" to some degree (by voting).
This problem is similar to the deregulation of electricity. Now many parts of the country pay more for electricity than before. And what happens if some "bonehead" company takes over a huge section of the grid, then goes bankrupt? We now have absolutely no control over the internet! Be careful of what you wish for, because you just may get it! Another interesting note from the article, how about this hypothetical situation: One of my users sends a message to his mother telling her that he just found out that he tested positive for AIDS. Not wanting his employer to know because of fears of discrimination. And expecting that only his mother will read the message. In that message, he accidentally misspells the domain name in his mothers address. This message now gets sent to Verislime's SMTP relay server, the content saved and the message discarded. Next, the content is sold to a researcher who contacts the original users employer asking for medical history on the "person with AIDS". Now the employer knows, the discrimination occurs. Does that user have a right to sue me as the email provider for not insuring his privacy? Tell me the lawyers won't have a field day with that. Todd Holt Xidix Technologies, Inc Las Vegas, NV USA www.xidix.com > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:Declude.JunkMail- > [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Sheldon Koehler > Sent: Thursday, September 18, 2003 9:33 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: [Declude.JunkMail] Some good info on the Verislime coup > > > http://homepages.tesco.net./~J.deBoynePollard/FGA/verisign-internet- > coup.html > > > Sheldon > > > Sheldon Koehler, Owner/Partner http://www.tenforward.com > Ten Forward Communications 360-457-9023 > Nationwide access, neighborhood support! > > "Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it's time > to pause and reflect." Mark Twain > > > --- > [This E-mail was scanned for viruses by Declude Virus > (http://www.declude.com)] > > --- > This E-mail came from the Declude.JunkMail mailing list. To > unsubscribe, just send an E-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED], and > type "unsubscribe Declude.JunkMail". The archives can be found > at http://www.mail-archive.com. > --- > [This E-mail scanned for viruses by Declude Virus > (http://www.declude.com)] --- [This E-mail scanned for viruses by Declude Virus (http://www.declude.com)] --- [This E-mail was scanned for viruses by Declude Virus (http://www.declude.com)] --- This E-mail came from the Declude.JunkMail mailing list. To unsubscribe, just send an E-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED], and type "unsubscribe Declude.JunkMail". The archives can be found at http://www.mail-archive.com.
