[ih] Commercial ISPs (Re: Some Questions over IPv4 Ownership)
Craig Partridge
craig at aland.bbn.com
Wed Oct 13 03:57:46 PDT 2010
Hi Dave:
You preceeded me, but by the time I joined CSNET technical team in late 1984
or early 1985, all CSNET members paid dues and my understanding was that had
been true from inception.
Thanks!
Craig
>
>
> On 10/12/2010 4:53 PM, Craig Partridge wrote:
> > CSNET had paying customers ("members") from the start
>
>
> It did?
>
> While I was but a mere techie doing the email services, I had the impression
> that the initial roll-out was sufficiently challenged, just to find willing
> adopters for this crazy, telephone-based relaying service. Given how especia
> lly
> crappy the software was that they initially received for this, I'd be even mo
> re
> chagrined to hear that they were paying for it.
>
> On the other hand, they DID pay for each telephone call... when they initiate
> d it.
>
> d/
>
> --
>
> Dave Crocker
> Brandenburg InternetWorking
> bbiw.net
********************
Craig Partridge
Chief Scientist, BBN Technologies
E-mail: craig at aland.bbn.com or craig at bbn.com
Phone: +1 517 324 3425
More information about the Internet-history
mailing list