[Ietf-not43] extensibility

[Andrew Newton]

Eric A. Hall wrote:
> on 7/25/2003 7:01 PM Edward Lewis wrote:
> 
> 
>>It's not a matter of what's best for the user vs. what's best for the 
>>provider.  Between FIRS and IRIS, well, let's assume they both 
>>provide the same service.  In that case I'd say it is valid for the 
>>providers to lean to the one that offers it more cheaply.  Because 
>>the cheaper one is chosen, in the long run every one wins.
> 
 >
 > ...[snip]...
 >
> Really what the favoritism towards IRIS boils down to is a preference for
> convenience. Now we've got a hammer, let's go find some nails.
 >
 > ...[snip]...

I take great exception to this mis-charactarization of providers.  Many 
of us have spent and are spending a considerable amount of resources to 
get this right.  We have a pretty good idea about being on the business 
end of a tech support phone call when things go wrong.

-andy