- From: Darren New <dnew@sgf.fv.com>
- Date: Wed, 20 Dec 1995 17:34:44 +0000
- To: Brian Behlendorf <brian@organic.com>
- Cc: www-talk@w3.org
> Because the country code is optional (sites could register .com, .org, > .net, etc) or they could simply refuse reverse-DNS service altogether, it > would be a bad idea to base any legal or political decisions on it. Well, you could certainly refuse to give export-controlled encryption code to folks who don't put in their DNS where they are and such. The fact that it's not ubiquitous doesn't mean it's useless. > Sure, if I found a user accessing my site from *.sa (Saudi Arabia) I > might not want to let them access my alt.sex.stories archive, but would I > know whether to let in 196.1.3.1? Howbout saudi-oil.com? No, you wouldn't know. In which case, you're in exactly the same situation you're in now. :-) --Darren
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