>-----Original Message----- >From: valdis.kletni...@vt.edu [mailto:valdis.kletni...@vt.edu] >Sent: Thursday, October 27, 2011 10:24 AM >To: Brian Johnson >Cc: nanog@nanog.org >Subject: Re: Outgoing SMTP Servers > >On Thu, 27 Oct 2011 13:53:34 -0000, Brian Johnson said: > >> It is interesting that some people who fully understand that the Internet is >> composed of many networks run by people with different interests can say >what >> is best for the Internet as a whole. How my organization (or yours or >anybody >> else's) runs our network, is between us and our paying users. > >The fact that a behavior is "best" for your network does in no way, shape, or >form, say anything about what's best for the Internet as a whole. In fact, >it's well-understood that there are entire classes of behaviors that are >optimal for single actors, but fail when deployed widely. > >https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tragedy_of_the_commons
So... I'm in complete agreement with your statement, but The Wikipedia reference is not pertinent (and a little sophomoric). :)
