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Par for the course
Authored by: Anonymous on Sunday, January 20 2013 @ 05:27 PM EST
Why be surprised?

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Numbering Schemes
Authored by: Ian Al on Monday, January 21 2013 @ 03:41 AM EST
Actually, a central exchange is not necessary for any internet communication.
The reason we use central exchanges for telephone calls is to implement the
international numbering and address scheme (one of the reasons that America
'funds' the ITU).

We already have the central exchange addressing scheme implemented for the
Internet. Routing does not use the switched hierarchy that used to be used for
telephony (step-by-step routing). The DNS system is the internet equivalent of
the telephone central exchange address translation and the routing is separated
from translation.

Derived internet address schemes, such as email, are proprietary. However,
email, ftp, voip and any other services can be created when the end-points have
static addresses.

For instance, if one has a static, public IP address one can create an ftp
server and allow friends to upload and download files. In the same way, an email
server can be set up that does not depend on proprietary email address schemes.
So can a voip service. Many routers already support Virtual Private (IP)
Networks (VPN) based just on the use of static, public IP addresses.

With IPV4 most users hire a public to private IP routing service via the ISP
using a temporary public IP address. With IPV6, I expect that static, public IP
addresses will be allocated by most ISPs.

Finally, I will be able to ftp files direct to the recipient without having to
use a centralised ftp exchange service at additional cost and delay or attaching
the files to an email communication.

As long as I don't want to use proprietary voip address ranges, international
telephone numbering schemes, proprietary email addresses and the like, I will be
able to share private equivalents with my friends. Whenever I need to use
proprietary or international address schemes, I will need to use a centrally
provided addressing and routing service like email.

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Regards
Ian Al
Software Patents: It's the disclosed functions in the patent, stupid!

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this walled garden
Authored by: Anonymous on Monday, January 21 2013 @ 12:31 PM EST
"that will simply give people using MS Windows one more reason to install
Firefox or Chrome"

We went through this situation in the early 1990s with AOL, Compuserve, and
Prodigy. JOIN US they all said. I was tempted by Compuserve because they ran
on DEC-10s.

Then I saw the internet where I worked ... Wow! I can talk to anyone, anywhere,
anytime. This is for me!

Skype has a big installed base. It is easy to use. It keeps wanting to
advertise at me. It doesn't cover everyone, all the time. Google can be
cheaper.

--

Bondfire

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