On 08:10 PM 10/25/2001 -0500, Andy Walden wrote:
On Thu, 25 Oct 2001, JC Dill wrote:
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This is the story of a network who didn't learn the lesson of above.net vs orbs.
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I may not have the whole story, but I don't believe above.net had much to do with the demise of ORBS. Some in country lawsuit did.
Above.net's blocking of ORBS led to fewer and fewer networks using ORBS and IMHO it contributed to the weakness that allowed the lawsuit to happen and thrive. If ORBS had been a stronger service with more users, they might have done things differently before or during the lawsuit. What happens to Digital Island if networks (especially large networks) start blocking them because they won't stop repeatedly scanning when asked? Can it do them *any* good? jc