Which is a lot like my comment on the law: If a judge in their court room orders you to raise your right leg you are well-advised to raise your right leg.
If they order you to also raise your left leg they don't have a problem, you have a problem. On February 17, 2026 at 04:24 [email protected] (John Curran via NANOG) wrote: > One observation from watching similar debates over the years – the period in > which the Internet technical community could simply respond “that isn’t > technically possible” or “that won’t work as intended” and expect the > proposed law or regulation to stall seems largely behind us. > > In many jurisdictions, if policymakers perceive a requirement as necessary, > they now proceed regardless. The practical effect of disengagement is often > not the abandonment of the mandate, but its advancement with less > operational and technical input. > > I recognize this is not particularly pleasant for those operating networks, > but it does suggest that the strategic choice that technical communities now > face is deciding how and when to participate to shape discussions toward > more pragmatic outcomes – since there will be outcomes, and fewer & more > feasible approaches definitely beats the alternative. > > FYI, > /John > > p.s. Disclaimers: my views alone; your mileage may vary; this email composed > with 100% recycled electrons... > > > On Feb 16, 2026, at 11:21 PM, nanog--- via NANOG <[email protected]> > > wrote: > > > > It would be nice if bad laws were impossible to comply with. Then nobody > > would comply with them. > > > > Then someone comes along and finds there's a way to sell the appearance of > > complying with the law (even though actual compliance is impossible) as a > > service, and everybody is forced to buy the service so they don't get > > prosecuted. > > > > Just one more instance of bad politics and capitalism messing everything > > up for everybody. > > > > > > On 16 February 2026 15:08:46 CET, Michael Greenup via NANOG > > <[email protected]> wrote: > >> It is important to consider the extent to which US state government > >> mandates influence the regulation of content access. For instance, > >> numerous states now require identity verification for viewers of adult > >> content to confirm their age. Many of these laws are formulated such that > >> any viewer within the state's jurisdiction must be verified, > >> necessitating IP address-based geolocation to ensure compliance. > >> > >> Not saying I agree or disagree here, just laying out a regulated use case. > >> > >> YMMV. > >> > >> Regards, > >> > >> Michael > >> > >> The views and opinions included in this email belong to the author and > >> are not representative of the views and opinions of the company which > >> employs me. If you find a spelling or grammatical error, you may keep it. > >> > >> Rich Kulawiec wrote: > >>> On Sun, Feb 15, 2026 at 10:25:56PM -0800, Owen DeLong via NANOG wrote: > >>>> Personally, I???ve always thought that IP Geolocation was a bad idea > >>>> and nothing I???ve seen in the usage of it to date has changed my mind. > >>>> Agree. We've spent decades trying to build a network that allows > >>>> everyone > >>> to access everything independent of geographical location, and now people > >>> have come along with broken business models which demand that we abandon > >>> this fundamental principle of the Internet in order to accomodate them. > >>> > >>> ---rsk > >> _______________________________________________ > >> NANOG mailing list > >> https://lists.nanog.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/VT47D47CAP6GHJWQARWCY5Z7N3EXJPUK/ > > _______________________________________________ > > NANOG mailing list > > https://lists.nanog.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/LYLXWZI7QLGDP5P5YWEHMY6NXDIJKGWF/ > > _______________________________________________ > NANOG mailing list > https://lists.nanog.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/2UKQXS3SZK4JHCW52URJAVTNIQPPQWO2/ -- -Barry Shein Software Tool & Die | [email protected] | http://www.TheWorld.com Purveyors to the Trade | Voice: +1 617-STD-WRLD | 800-THE-WRLD The World: Since 1989 | A Public Information Utility | *oo* _______________________________________________ NANOG mailing list https://lists.nanog.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/4CRA3EA4IQBHCLJSAYAN77PNUROPRE2E/
