15 Apr
1994
15 Apr
'94
1:09 p.m.
If NSF were to waive the NSFNET Backbone Service AUP **for the sole purpose of assisting providers in effective CIDRization/aggregation to avoid Internet collapse**, would that be of any help? I have alerted the NSF Counsel to this possibility, and they are of course concerned that everyone will cancel their current commercial contracts, switch their traffic to NSFNET, and hurl all the private providers into bankruptcy. I should welcome your comments; if you support the idea (the waiver, not hurtling into ruin), I may also enlist your help convincing Counsel and the IG. -s