On 6/9/2010 1:43 PM, Larry Sheldon wrote:
On 6/9/2010 13:35, JC Dill wrote:
IMHO it is impossible to regulate the internet as a whole.
Exactly so.
That is precisely why you don't want somebody else to attempt it.
The only hope is for everybody to take personal responsibility for their
little piece of it.
This situation has led to the growth of blacklists, and whitelists of
all sorts. These, at least have some potential to drive dollars to
hosts/providers with better records of behavior. Not a silver bullet..
and not without controversy. And of course the cost is paid by victims
up-front. Law and order in the wild west..
Ken
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Ken Anderson
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