one to post overly aggressive defensive messages on nanog I am not convinced that Mr. Bush is best placed to comment on this particular issue. you seem to have a problem differentiating defense from offense. i recommend you not play chess. :) Randy is perfectly right in expressing his concerns about the registry system that we've built (as long as its on a mailing list which supports the topic), since we're doing a function on behalf of the entire Internet community and spending everyone's money in the process. While it may not matter to him a bit, I'll defend his (and anyone's else right) to critique the quality and cost effectiveness of the job we're doing.
thanks. :) i suspect some folk may be missing a few clues here. first is that you and i have been friends since the late '80s. second is that i was a founding board member of arin. and third, there is the concept of the loyal opposition. i just think that we, as a culture, have let things get waaaay out of whack. john is paid to defend the status grow. randy