[ih] Internet should be in private hands

[Andrew Sullivan]

Hi,

On Tue, Dec 06, 2022 at 11:25:43AM +1000, Robert Stanford via Internet-history wrote:
>I can't remember where I read this, but I'm sure I saw a reference to 
>the US postal service once suggesting that they should be in charge of 
>email and it should be a paid service.
>

Maybe it was this (warning: paywall):

https://www.bloomberg.com/features/2016-usps-email/

As for the idea that someone should own or control the Internet, that seems to overlook the design of the thing.  Since it's not a unitary network, it can't be owned or controlled by any one entity.

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Andrew Sullivan
ajs at crankycanuck.ca