On Wed, Jul 17, 2013 at 1:13 PM, Owen DeLong <[email protected]> wrote: > Having made applications under both policy frameworks and > having been active in authoring policies on both sides of the > spectrum, I think that the needs of these two different > communities in terms of how they justify resources are, > in fact, quite distinct. I suggest this exercise for anyone > who doubts this is the case...
Akamai assigns IP addresses to its servers for use with SSL. Akamai owns the servers. The servers cache content from other servers they don't own and then feed it up to the public on request. ISP or end-user? Why? Google assignes IP addresses to its servers for SSL. Google owns the servers. The servers cache content from other servers they don't own and index it for searching by google users. ISP or end-user? Why? The University of Maryland assigns IP addresses to students in dorms. The computers are owned by the students and do everything from web surfing to bit torrent to servers. ISP or end-user? Why? Starbucks Coffee runs wifi hot spots. Many many wifi hotspots. ISP or end-user? Why? Hilton and Marriott provide Internet service to their customers during their stays. ISP or end-user? Why? Linode assigns IP addresses to virtual servers running only on equipment they own. Each virtual server is leased to a customer. ISP or end-user? Why? Godaddy vends DNS service to half the Internet using only equipment they own. ISP or end-user? Why? Regards, Bill Herrin -- William D. Herrin ................ [email protected] [email protected] 3005 Crane Dr. ...................... Web: <http://bill.herrin.us/> Falls Church, VA 22042-3004 _______________________________________________ PPML You are receiving this message because you are subscribed to the ARIN Public Policy Mailing List ([email protected]). Unsubscribe or manage your mailing list subscription at: http://lists.arin.net/mailman/listinfo/arin-ppml Please contact [email protected] if you experience any issues.
