On Sep 18, 2011, at 10:24 AM, Randy Bush wrote:
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. /John John Curran President and CEO ARIN