re secret algorithm re clipper chip and crypto key escrow gtoal gtoal com graham toal writes oh i see your point i think you re wrong but if you sit back and wait to find out if i m right it ll be too late just listen very carefully for the first such and such will not be permitted on network xyz shoe to drop i ve been a very intent nren spectator of the nren for years as a commercial ip software vendor it really is my professional opinion that the nren at this point is irrelevant to private sector networking if it had been deployed five years ago it would have been a major development now however it s just an upgrade to the nsfnet and an attempt to revive the lagging use of the national supercomputer centers you could cut out the nsfnet completely and the internet would continue chugging along without a hiccup aside from a few universities long haul networking and internet connectivity have long since ceased to be under federal sponsorship or regulation at least in the usa the success of the cix commercial internet exchange is a prime example of this while our dear vp has been promoting his data superhighway the private sector has been building it without the nsfnet s restrictions to illustrate a connection from the machine on my desk to the machine your article was posted from pizzabox demon co uk involves only commercial ip providers until it hits amsterdam no nsfnet no nren no appropriate use restrictions it s even mbps t until it hits the eunet gateway qed amanda walker intercon systems corporation
