On Fri, 3 Aug 2001, Peter Galbavy wrote:
Let me make this clear: I would turn over control to the US government for any network function that the law in force requires. Conversely, no private party or foreign entity operating by their own laws, or outside the law, has the right to dictate rules to any provider. The loons are those short-sighted nerds that willingly give an inch to anyone bullying them on the Internet. I wouldn't give in to something like this even outside cyberspace, out of pure conviction.
I am not sure how to read that, but what I see says ' I trust the US government. I ignore all other jurisdictions.' ? Sorry, but while this is NANOG, there is a whole other world out there. Including Canada to be NA-objective about it.
Trust doesn't figure in my statement. Regardless of trust, the laws in force in your country must be obeyed. While in Canada, do as the Canadians do. Surely you don't mean to imply I should worry about, for example, communist China's laws regarding censorship of communications? --Mitch NetSide