global vs local internet

[Roger Oberholtzer]

On Sun, 2004-08-29 at 14:10, David A. Bandel wrote:
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> "M.W. Chang" <mwchang at i-cable.com> wrote:
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> > > IANAE but I suppose not... unless you happened to want to belong to
> > > an international mailing list. Like this one, maybe? OTOH, perhaps
> > > it wouldn't be as difficult as I imagine it to be? Maybe IPv6 would
> > > make this possible in some way? Interesting question.
> > > 
> > YOU DID NOT answer my question.
> > why can't each nation build their own internet with IPV4?
> > Why must there be a unified internet?
> > 
> > are you trying to invade other countries with your IPV6?
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> Question shows a complete lack of understanding what an _inter_net(work)
> is.  
> 
> The Internet just happens to connect anyone/any country/any network that
> is interconnected with any other network.  It has nothing to do with
> nations.  It has to do with whether your network is connected to any
> other and routes data to/from any other.

Yep. And as an example, in Saudi Arabia, the national internet is,
effectively, not connected to the outside. Except at one point of
contact, where all activity is monitored/controlled. At that one point
they block porn sites and other sites considered inappropriate. Must be
some task. But this from a nation that has acres of people who go
through each magazine and blacks out all inappropriate photos.
Volunteers at that.


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