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I don’t wish to beat a dead horse but the InterNIC didn’t have a contract. I still have all of the paperwork I got from them them in the early 90s, and I posted it in this forum for everyone to see several years ago. They basically just asked some questions
like what do u want to use the Internet for and then issued me a Class C. As I said the horse is out of the barn on this a long time ago so I don’t wish to fight about it. I would add the the National Science Foundation along with others funded the Internet
using federal tax money. Even though it was a very small percentage of everyone’s federal tax money that was used by the NSF, you can’t say that the resources everyone got before ARIN was formed were completely free. My two cents. <br>
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On Oct 6, 2018, at 2:59 PM, Jo Rhett <<a href="mailto:jrhett@netconsonance.com">jrhett@netconsonance.com</a>> wrote:<br>
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On Oct 5, 2018, at 1:35 AM, John Santos <<a href="mailto:john@egh.com" class="">john@egh.com</a>> wrote:<br class="">
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<div>I know in great technical depth what I am talking about. However your statement here proves how little you know. I don't challenge your competence. Be respectful.</div>
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<div class="">You are attributing motives to me and other legacy holders, that are completely false and possibly libelous.<br class="">
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<div>I don't know and haven't spoken to your motives. I am speaking to your request for services delivered without a contract. I encourage you to sue me for libel, since you apparently know so little about the topic you haven't even read the description of
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<div class="">Received my class C from the InterNIC in 1993. Don't need any more, just need RDNS and am happy to provide POC validation annually, and update my POC records every decade or two when things change, but otherwise require almost nothing from ARIN,
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<div>"I want all these services, administrative, technical, and online services... for free, without a contract, without supplying a penny." -- how are you not a freeloader?</div>
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<div>Also note that InterNIC had a contract, and it definitely never offered free access to any and all future services not described. You have no basis for getting unending free service without a contract. You've had 25 years to do the right thing, ARIN is
old enough to not only vote but have finished a tour in the armed services (far too appropriate a metaphor here) and you can't bring yourself to sign a contract for services? They should stop serving you. Full stop.</div>
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Net Consonance : net philanthropy to improve open source and internet projects.</div>
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