This Changes NOTHING

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Samwoo join:2002-02-15 Rancho Palos Verdes, CA	This Changes NOTHING i say... This changes NOTHING. if the UN self proclaims itself as the controller of the internet and changes something. and the private companies in the united states (and around the world) refuse to change anything. then other countries can't change their systems without breaking their connection to the US (and other countries). the power will go to the people who own most of the internet. if th US refuses to listen then Canada will probably follow to keep connection between the two countries and private companies in other countries will also say, i want to connect to the Americas and then use the original system. then all other countries will follow as they want access to the largest body of the internet. and the UN could do whatever they want... but no one would listen for these kinds of situations people listen to whoever is setting the standards. unless the UN threatens countries with international sanctions (ha!) or military action (hahahaha) they can't do anything to the internet. Major changes will make ISPs and private networks cry and cry and cry so much that the country they reside in would be forced to satisfy them. I doubt that network administrators throughout the word would allow changes to the system. The united staes (and canada and maybe germany?) would probably object to any major changes to the system and then what would the UN do? ====================================== All this gives to un power to do is control these things Internet domain names IP address numbers protocol parameter and port numbers »www.icann.org/general/ the standards for these things are practically set in stone. and i don't see what powers the un would get for being the authority to assigning domain names addresses and ports. (oh well... maybe the un just doesn't want people registering domain names like www.nukenk.com) but that is so just... lets say stupid.
Samwoo join:2002-02-15 Rancho Palos Verdes, CA	to forum · permalink · 2003-12-12 18:00:13 ·
Synon29 join:2003-09-13 Cabot, AR	Oh my god, i've said it before and i'll say it again. The un has absoultely no business trying to control the internet. They should keep their hands out of it, and stick to what they do best, which from what I can tell is nothing. I can't believe that we would even let them entertain such an absurd notion. The fact that it has gotten as far as it has is a complete mistery to me. I'm hoping that someone will realize what a horrible mistake this would be and basically tell the un that they need to mind their own business. If not I fear for what will happen to something that we have all come to know and appreciate.
Synon29 join:2003-09-13 Cabot, AR	to forum · permalink · 2003-12-12 21:19:58 ·

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