Path: utzoo!utgpu!BITNIC!FUTURE-L Date: Tue, 27 Feb 90 11:57:35 EST Reply-To: BITNET Futures List Sender: BITNET Futures List From: "Michael R. Gettes" Subject: Re: The fall of Bitnet To: UofToronto LAN redistribution References: Message of Tue, 27 Feb 90 16:06:56 +0100 from Message-ID: <90Feb27.132920est.57377@ugw.utcs.utoronto.ca> Newsgroups: list.future-l Distribution: ut Approved: devnull@gpu.utcs.toronto.edu On Tue, 27 Feb 90 16:06:56 +0100 Alain FONTAINE (Postmaster - NAD) said: >Before I get flamed for what I did no say, let me restate what I said in >the beginning : I am considering the *long* term, and I do understand >that NJE-IP was needed to rapidly fix some real congestion problems. So >this is not a critique for the developpers of NJE-IP, who of course were >not the developpers of NJE, who in turn are probably not to be condemned >given the time when work started on it. You are of course welcome to >flame me on anything else.... /AF Alain, I see nothing in your mail that deserves flaming. I find your line of thought quite correct. My personal opinion is that the important services provided by NJE style services should be ported to the Internet. I personally believe that, in the very long term, NJE as a protocol for internetworking will not be needed. I believe these services will be incorporated into TCP/OSI applications and the world will eventually speak the same language (swahili). /mrg