ARIN can still be saved.

On Fri, 28 Mar 1997, Michael Dillon wrote:

> But it ain't over 'til it's over. I wonder how many other ISP CEO's are
> writing letters like the one Jim Browning just posted to NANOG...
> 
> Since federal politics has reared its ugly head here, political solutions
> and political pressure can be a useful tool which means writing letters
> and calling politicians in Washington DC, 

Well, I decided to make some inquiries and I have discovered a significant
person in Washington DC who is assessing the NSF/NSI situation. Because of
the danger of making email addresses publicly known on the net (SPAM,
etc.) I will not reveal this person's identity. However, I am willing to
relay an email message from any of the companies on this list, preferably
from the CEO, to that person and they may well contact you for more
information. 

I ask only that the letters be polite and that you fully identify yourself
name, job title, company, city, state, phone number and fax number to
facilitate future contact by the Washington folks. Since this does involve
politics I feel it is important that the messages of support come from
senior management levels in the company and that the full identification
be available. In particular, politicians care very strongly about the city
and state, while many Internet users make that info hard to track down.

> Ottawa, Mexico City,
> Johannesburg, Brasilia, Buenos Aires, Santiago...

Maybe we can leave the non-U.S.A. polticians in peace for a while.


Michael Dillon                   -               Internet & ISP Consulting
Memra Software Inc.              -                  Fax: +1-250-546-3049
http://www.memra.com             -               E-mail: michael at memra.com