Re: Future of the PPP WG

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hi,

On Sun, Sep 11, 2011 at 3:13 PM, Glen Zorn <[email protected]> wrote:

> On 9/10/2011 4:33 PM, Mark Townsley wrote:
>
> >
> > On Sep 10, 2011, at 7:44 AM, Bernard Aboba wrote:
> >
> >>  > If the purpose of such a meeting is to talk about rechartering, I see
> >> > no evidence that such time would be well spent.
> >>
> >> [BA] +1
> >>
> >> After such a long hiatus, I do not think it is wise to attempt to
> >> re-activate this WG.
> >>
> >> However, I might consider attending a "PPP Reunion Night" where we
> >> play music from the 90s, and reminisce about dialup modems.
> >
> > Now *that* sounds like a good use of time of which I would happily
> > attend :-)
> >
> > In addition to the 90s music, I think this would have to be our theme
> > song...
> >
> > http://www.freesound.org/people/Jlew/sounds/16475/
>
> Well, this is all good fun, in a US/Euro-centric kind of way, but it
> would be good to remember that in a very large part of the world our
> "theme song" is a still a vital part of the Internet & is likely to
> remain so for a considerable period of time.  This email will make the
> first hop of its journey over (the much maligned) PPPoE, for example;
> not everybody lives in advanced countries such as S. Korea (the
> connectivity of which should make both the French and Americans hang
> their heads in shame).  In short, PPP is far from obsolete.
>
>
+1


Cheers,
Jacni


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<font face=3D"verdana,sans-serif">hi,<br></font><br><div class=3D"gmail_quo=
te">On Sun, Sep 11, 2011 at 3:13 PM, Glen Zorn <span dir=3D"ltr">&lt;<a hre=
f=3D"mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a>&gt;</span> wrote:<br=
><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1=
px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;">
<div class=3D"im">On 9/10/2011 4:33 PM, Mark Townsley wrote:<br>
<br>
&gt;<br>
&gt; On Sep 10, 2011, at 7:44 AM, Bernard Aboba wrote:<br>
&gt;<br>
&gt;&gt; =A0&gt; If the purpose of such a meeting is to talk about recharte=
ring, I see<br>
&gt;&gt; &gt; no evidence that such time would be well spent.<br>
&gt;&gt;<br>
&gt;&gt; [BA] +1<br>
&gt;&gt;<br>
&gt;&gt; After such a long hiatus, I do not think it is wise to attempt to<=
br>
&gt;&gt; re-activate this WG.<br>
&gt;&gt;<br>
&gt;&gt; However, I might consider attending a &quot;PPP Reunion Night&quot=
; where we<br>
&gt;&gt; play music from the 90s, and reminisce about dialup modems.<br>
&gt;<br>
&gt; Now *that* sounds like a good use of time of which I would happily<br>
&gt; attend :-)<br>
&gt;<br>
&gt; In addition to the 90s music, I think this would have to be our theme<=
br>
&gt; song...<br>
&gt;<br>
&gt; <a href=3D"http://www.freesound.org/people/Jlew/sounds/16475/" target=
=3D"_blank">http://www.freesound.org/people/Jlew/sounds/16475/</a><br>
<br>
</div>Well, this is all good fun, in a US/Euro-centric kind of way, but it<=
br>
would be good to remember that in a very large part of the world our<br>
&quot;theme song&quot; is a still a vital part of the Internet &amp; is lik=
ely to<br>
remain so for a considerable period of time. =A0This email will make the<br=
>
first hop of its journey over (the much maligned) PPPoE, for example;<br>
not everybody lives in advanced countries such as S. Korea (the<br>
connectivity of which should make both the French and Americans hang<br>
their heads in shame). =A0In short, PPP is far from obsolete.<br>
<br></blockquote><div><br>+1<br><br><br>Cheers,<br>Jacni<br>=A0<br></div><b=
lockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; border-=
left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); padding-left: 1ex;">
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