Path: utzoo!attcan!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!mailrus!tut.cis.ohio-state.edu!gem.mps.ohio-state.edu!ginosko!uunet!munnari.oz.au!murtoa.cs.mu.oz.au!ditmela!smart From: smart@ditmela.oz (Robert Smart) Newsgroups: comp.protocols.tcp-ip Subject: Re: MX-registration vs %-hack (was Re: New Host-Requirement RFCs) Message-ID: <7698@ditmela.oz> Date: 25 Oct 89 12:12:41 GMT References: <8910201839.AA29376@arcturus.mitre.org> <1989Oct23.173855.1370@utzoo.uucp> <7696@ditmela.oz> <31038@news.Think.COM> Reply-To: smart@ditmela.oz.au (Robert Smart) Organization: CSIRO, Division of Information Technology, Australia Lines: 19 In article <31038@news.Think.COM> barmar@kulla (Barry Margolin) writes: > > Are these other networks using standardized protocols? Who's to say that protocols that have been dragged through a long tedious standardization process are better than those created by a few hackers in a back room. And which category does TCP/IP fit into. Certainly TCP/IP standards are not registered with the Standards Association of Australia, unlike some others I could name. > > Yes, there's an asymmetry. The Internet is an order of magnitude larger > than most other networks. > Well I strongly support the domain name system. I was just stirring in case there was some unconscious arrogance going on. Since it is conscious arrogance I'll just forget the whole thing. Bob Smart