On Tue, 2010-02-23 at 13:38 +1100, Mark Andrews wrote: > In message <201002230227.o1n2radp021...@mail.r-bonomi.com>, Robert Bonomi > write > s: > > Quick! Somebody propose a snail-mail portability bill. When a renter > > changes to a different landlord, his snail-mail address will be optionally > > his to take along, "just like" what is proposed for ISP clients. > > You can pay for this redirection service if you want it. Usually > it is time limited and often not fully implemented.
But.... with snail-mail it usually ¬just works¬, uses existing proven technology, provides a little extra revenue for the carriers, etc etc etc I just don't see any of the above happening with _this_ proposal. Hmm, maybe 'proposal' isn't the correct word for it - by a long way. I have a feeling it's going to be implemented in the following manner: ./great_idea.sh | bad_plan >> /dev/null Hey - maybe they should submit an RFC? :) next up: State of Israel vs. SORBS et al. ding-ding! Maybe I'm too pessimistic? Gord