NAIR: Re: The NSI Transition and ARIN

[Jeff Williams]

Kim,


  Woha!  You just copied NAIR's mailing list, right?

Kim Hubbard wrote:
> 
> >
> Jim,
> 
> Please do not copy the naipr list to discuss NAIR.  If people are
> interested in NAIR than they can join your mailing list.
> 
> Thanks,
> Kim
> 
> >
> > Dave Stoddard makes some excellent points in these notes....
> > ARIN was formed about the same time as NSI's transition.
> >
> > @@@ http://www.merit.edu/mail.archives/html/nanog/msg03396.html
> >
> > "NSI completely replaced senior level management about nine
> >          months ago.  Most of those folks were responsible for the arrogant,
> >          unresponsive attitude that NSI displayed for so many years.  NSI
> >          replaced those folks with the most qualified people they could
> >          find.  For example, Gabe Battista, NSI's CEO, was President of
> >          Cables and Wireless before coming to NSI last year.  Dave Holtzman
> >          was one of IBM's most-talented senior engineers, and also has a
> >          substantial business background.  There are dozens of other
> >          examples throughout the organization.
> >
> > ....
> >
> > So if your idea of the InterNIC is two engineers, two computers, and
> >       a half-dozen support personnel with an attitude, forget it -- it is
> >       not that way anymore.  Dave Holtzman wants to make the InterNIC a
> >       world-class support organization that puts reliability and customer
> >       support first.  From what I have seen, he is well on his way ...
> >
> >       Dave Stoddard
> >       US Net Incorporated
> >       301-572-5926
> >       dgs at us.net
> >
> > @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@
> >
> >
> > NAIR has to make sure that it avoids the "attitude" problem...
> >
> > If NAIR focuses on education and helping people and
> > providing good customer service, it can be an asset to
> > the overall Internet community. NAIR can spring from the
> > cooperative efforts of many people on the Internet and
> > not be the result of some "corporate reorg". This will only
> > happen if we focus on the near term goals and the next
> > steps that need to be taken....
> >
> > --
> > Jim Fleming
> > Unir Corporation
> >

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Jeffrey A. Williams
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