Yes...and we are headed for some big time Internet crashes... Now that big bucks and lawyers are entering the scene, a new picture will emerge...those people will bring politicians and their constituencies will follow... This is the first "Election Year" in the U.S. where the Internet will play a major role in the outcome... ...maybe by the year 2000 there will be an Internet Party and candidate... Jim Fleming Naperville, IL ---------- From: Paul Ferguson[SMTP:pferguso@cisco.com] Sent: Friday, March 15, 1996 2:59 PM To: Jim Fleming Cc: 'NANOG List' Subject: RE: Allocation of IP Addresses At 01:58 PM 3/15/96 -0600, Jim Fleming wrote:

The growth of the railroads in the United States is also a good story to study. There are many parallels with the Internet story.

With the number of train crashes in the past couple of months, this comparison leaves a lot to be desired, Jim. :-) - paul