Re: Who controlls the Internet?

2010-07-26 Thread Randy Bush
For example when users from Sudan trying to access some web site they will get a *Forbidden Access Error* message. And some messages say: you are forbidden to access this web site because your IP address appears form country black listed due to USA government policy. I would like to

Re: Who controlls the Internet?

2010-07-26 Thread Marshall Eubanks
On Jul 25, 2010, at 11:41 PM, Robert West wrote: -Original Message- From: Robert West [mailto:robert.w...@just-micro.com] Sent: Sunday, July 25, 2010 10:56 PM To: 'Tarig Yassin' Subject: RE: Who controlls the Internet? Each individual government seems to control the information

Re: Who controlls the Internet?

2010-07-26 Thread Jared Hirst
PM, Marshall Eubanks t...@americafree.tv wrote: On Jul 25, 2010, at 11:41 PM, Robert West wrote: -Original Message- From: Robert West [mailto:robert.w...@just-micro.com] Sent: Sunday, July 25, 2010 10:56 PM To: 'Tarig Yassin' Subject: RE: Who controlls the Internet? Each

Re: Who controlls the Internet?

2010-07-26 Thread Marshall Eubanks
On Jul 25, 2010, at 1:24 PM, Tarig Yassin wrote: Deal all I want to show you some obstacles that some countries face them every day. For example when users from Sudan trying to access some web site they will get a *Forbidden Access Error* message. And some messages say: you are

ICANN bashing (was Re: Who controlls the Internet?)

2010-07-26 Thread David Conrad
Bill, On Jul 25, 2010, at 10:21 PM, bmann...@vacation.karoshi.com wrote: except ICANN has presumed for itself an operational role. ICANN, since its inception, has been the IANA functions _operator_. It inherited the role IANA staff performed prior to ICANN's creation. As far as I am

Re: ICANN bashing (was Re: Who controlls the Internet?)

2010-07-26 Thread bmanning
On Mon, Jul 26, 2010 at 10:57:26AM +0200, David Conrad wrote: Bill, On Jul 25, 2010, at 10:21 PM, bmann...@vacation.karoshi.com wrote: except ICANN has presumed for itself an operational role. ICANN, since its inception, has been the IANA functions _operator_. It inherited the role

Re: Who controlls the Internet?

2010-07-26 Thread Gadi Evron
On 7/25/10 8:24 PM, Tarig Yassin wrote: I would like to issue a question here, who controls this Internet? Vix does, who else? :) Gadi.

Re: Who controlls the Internet?

2010-07-26 Thread Franck Martin
- Original Message - From: Tarig Yassin tariq198...@hotmail.com I would like to issue a question here, who controls this Internet? The elders of the Internet: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iDbyYGrswtg

Re: ICANN bashing (was Re: Who controlls the Internet?)

2010-07-26 Thread David Conrad
Bill, I suspect this thread has degenerated to the point of irrelevance, so this will be my last comment. Feel free to have the last word. On Jul 26, 2010, at 2:30 AM, bmann...@vacation.karoshi.com wrote: yes, ICANN is the current IANA functions _operator_. The IANA _never_

Re: Who controlls the Internet?

2010-07-26 Thread Patrick W. Gilmore
On Jul 25, 2010, at 11:41 PM, Robert West wrote: Each individual government seems to control the information the enters or leaves their borders. No, each individual government can have laws restricting information entering and leaving their borders. Few gov'ts actually control said info.

RE: Who controlls the Internet?

2010-07-25 Thread Tarig Yassin
And why not the ICCAN take this reponsibity as an International organization not USA government? From: tariq198...@hotmail.com To: nanog@nanog.org Subject: Who controlls the Internet? Date: Sun, 25 Jul 2010 20:24:27 +0300 Deal all I want to show you some obstacles that some

Re: Who controlls the Internet?

2010-07-25 Thread Josh Hoppes
In all honesty control over the Internet doesn't sound like the issue here. The US Government regulates entities functioning with in it's boarders. This would be no different if I being in the US were restricted access to a site in any other country due to their regulations.

Re: Who controlls the Internet?

2010-07-25 Thread Justin M. Streiner
On Sun, 25 Jul 2010, Tarig Yassin wrote: I want to show you some obstacles that some countries face them every day. For example when users from Sudan trying to access some web site they will get a *Forbidden Access Error* message. And some messages say: you are forbidden to access this web

RE: Who controlls the Internet?

2010-07-25 Thread Justin M. Streiner
On Sun, 25 Jul 2010, Tarig Yassin wrote: And why not the ICCAN take this reponsibity as an International organization not USA government? ICANN has no authority to tell sovereign nations how to run their IP connectivity. jms From: tariq198...@hotmail.com To: nanog@nanog.org Subject: Who

Re: Who controlls the Internet?

2010-07-25 Thread Stephane Bortzmeyer
On Sun, Jul 25, 2010 at 08:24:27PM +0300, Tarig Yassin tariq198...@hotmail.com wrote a message of 27 lines which said: For example when users from Sudan trying to access some web site they will get a *Forbidden Access Error* message. And some messages say: you are forbidden to access this

Re: Who controlls the Internet?

2010-07-25 Thread Patrick W. Gilmore
On Jul 25, 2010, at 13:24, Tarig Yassin tariq198...@hotmail.com wrote: I want to show you some obstacles that some countries face them every day. For example when users from Sudan trying to access some web site they will get a *Forbidden Access Error* message. And some messages say: you

RE: Who controlls the Internet?

2010-07-25 Thread Tarig Yassin
From: patr...@ianai.net Subject: Re: Who controlls the Internet? Date: Sun, 25 Jul 2010 13:55:56 -0400 To: nanog@nanog.org On Jul 25, 2010, at 13:24, Tarig Yassin tariq198...@hotmail.com wrote: I want to show you some obstacles that some countries face them every day

Re: Who controlls the Internet?

2010-07-25 Thread Jorge Amodio
I would like to issue a question here, who controls this Internet? The global abstract Internet ? nobody. Your government/service provider and/or the government/service provider of the destination you are trying to reach may restrict/block/redirect/tweak/tamper/sniff/shape the free flow of

Re: Who controlls the Internet?

2010-07-25 Thread Seth Mattinen
On 7/25/10 11:05 AM, Tarig Yassin wrote: probabaly every web server in USA e.g. Google, Verisign and sourceforge. Hah, no. ~Seth

Re: Who controlls the Internet?

2010-07-25 Thread Fred Baker
On Jul 25, 2010, at 7:24 PM, Tarig Yassin wrote: Deal all I want to show you some obstacles that some countries face them every day. For example when users from Sudan trying to access some web site they will get a *Forbidden Access Error* message. And some messages say: you are

Re: Who controlls the Internet?

2010-07-25 Thread David Conrad
On Jul 25, 2010, at 8:05 PM, Tarig Yassin wrote: probabaly every web server in USA e.g. Google, Verisign and sourceforge. ALL companies that operate in the US are bound by law to abide by restrictions that are defined at http://www.ustreas.gov/offices/enforcement/ofac/ and elsewhere. Failure

Re: Who controlls the Internet?

2010-07-25 Thread andrew.wallace
On Sun, Jul 25, 2010 at 6:24 PM, Tarig Yassin tariq198...@hotmail.com wrote: I would like to issue a question here, who controls this Internet? The truth to your question is, anybody who wants to. Hackers, activists, governments, terrorists all have the ability to control it. But probably not

Re: Who controlls the Internet?

2010-07-25 Thread bmanning
On Sun, Jul 25, 2010 at 08:24:27PM +0300, Tarig Yassin wrote: Deal all I want to show you some obstacles that some countries face them every day. For example when users from Sudan trying to access some web site they will get a *Forbidden Access Error* message. And some

Re: Who controlls the Internet?

2010-07-25 Thread bmanning
On Sun, Jul 25, 2010 at 01:21:46PM -0500, Jorge Amodio wrote: PS. ICANN has no responsibility or operational role denying access or services. Regards except ICANN has presumed for itself an operational role. it has taken on root server operations for some years now

Re: Who controlls the Internet?

2010-07-25 Thread techie jovenes
On 25 July 2010 21:05, Tarig Yassin tariq198...@hotmail.com wrote: probabaly every web server in USA e.g. Google, Verisign and sourceforge. In this case you will most likely discover that these are blocked by the service provider at your end and not by Google et al. What if a large

RE: Who controlls the Internet?

2010-07-25 Thread Nathan Eisenberg
The local laws/regulations take precedence in each country and they must abide to what's been set. This however isnt a concern to many since not many countries impose such strict restrictions. I thought most countries had trade and export restrictions of one sort or another? Best Regards,

Re: Who controlls the Internet?

2010-07-25 Thread Joly MacFie
Hi Tarig This is a bit like asking who controls friendship. Of course nobody does. However if certain friends of yours are going to impose conditions on you, you have to go along with it or find new friends. One way round it is to use other friends as interlocutors, simply by using proxy

Re: Who controlls the Internet?

2010-07-25 Thread Cian Brennan
On Sun, Jul 25, 2010 at 12:58:01PM -0700, andrew.wallace wrote: On Sun, Jul 25, 2010 at 6:24 PM, Tarig Yassin tariq198...@hotmail.com wrote: I would like to issue a question here, who controls this Internet? The truth to your question is, anybody who wants to. Hackers, activists,

RE: Who controlls the Internet?

2010-07-25 Thread Allen Bass
25, 2010 7:12 PM To: Tarig Yassin Cc: nanog Subject: Re: Who controlls the Internet? Hi Tarig This is a bit like asking who controls friendship. Of course nobody does. However if certain friends of yours are going to impose conditions on you, you have to go along with it or find new friends. One

Re: Who controlls the Internet?

2010-07-25 Thread Jorge Amodio
PS. ICANN has no responsibility or operational role denying access or services. Regards        except ICANN has presumed for itself an operational role.        it has taken on root server operations for some years now        and is trying to take over root zone editorial control. Sure,

Re: Who controlls the Internet?

2010-07-25 Thread Robert Bonomi
From: Tarig Yassin tariq198...@hotmail.com To: nanog nanog@nanog.org Subject: Who controlls the Internet? Date: Sun, 25 Jul 2010 20:24:27 +0300 Deal all I want to show you some obstacles that some countries face them every day. For example when users from Sudan trying to access some

RE: Who controlls the Internet?

2010-07-25 Thread Robert West
I'm moving all operations to Sealand Bob- -Original Message- From: Robert Bonomi [mailto:bon...@mail.r-bonomi.com] Sent: Sunday, July 25, 2010 11:16 PM To: nanog@nanog.org Subject: Re: Who controlls the Internet? From: Tarig Yassin tariq198...@hotmail.com To: nanog