At 11:14 PM 3/14/96 -0500, Curtis Villamizar wrote:

Hoarding is only effective if there is a scarce resource, even if it is artificially scarce, as in the two "gas shortages" of the 1970s (when there were huge gas company stockpiles and enormous gas company profits).

Curtis, I think you helped me make my point. I think. ,-) While folks are banging their heads against the wall (and against one another) trying to keep the aggregate growth of the number of globally routeable prefixes in check, the 'Death of the Internet Predicted' rumor-mill still seems to strike enough FUD into the hearts and minds of the masses. - paul