Larry,

Are you kidding? The problems with this are numerous. First, the source is Fox News, which is about a half step up from the Drudge Report. Secondly, what is the basis for believing that this is even possible? I am unaware of any technology that would allow all internet traffic to be proxied through a single location.

Finally, your assetion that you should stop before saying something that will get you arrested is an interesting one. Larry - nothing you can say, short of threatening people or yelling fire in a crowded theater will get you arrested.

Thank you for your opinion, and be sure to wear your tinfoil hat, when walking outdoors...

- Daniel Golding

-----Original Message-----
From: owner-nanog@merit.edu [mailto:owner-nanog@merit.edu]On Behalf Of Larry Diffey
Sent: Saturday, October 27, 2001 2:13 AM
To: nanog@merit.edu
Subject: FBI is at it again

Per the following article: http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,37203,00.html it appears as if the FBI now wants to route ALL Internet traffic through it's central servers!!!!

What gall!! What nerve!!!!

Now, for all of you who said, "Hey, I'm not doing anything wrong, let the FBI monitor what it wants to." can go shove hot spikes up your nose.

I don't think the FBI really wants to control the Internet, they want to destabilize it. As tyranny approaches the only thing more dangerous than an armed populace is an informed one. If they can monitor all the traffic, they can certainly control it.

The ISP's (whatever those are) need to collectively tell the FBI to go jump off a bridge. Information campaigns need to be sent to the customers to alert them of the potential loss of civil liberties.

I'm gonna stop before I say something that will get me arrested.

Regards,

Larry Diffey