XPost: comp.protocols, comp.protocols.ppp   
   From: barmar@alum.mit.edu   
      
   In article ,   
    "Simon Roberts"  wrote:   
      
   > Telephony Fees with TCP/IP   
   >   
   > Back in the development of TCP/IP in comp.protocols via BBS, I was an active   
   > contributor to TCP/IP.   
      
   What are you talking about?  You were an just infant during the   
   development of TCP/IP.   
      
   >   
   > Both the bitwise and decimal time stamp is my concept, same with 4 and now   
   > in 6 the auto assigned IP was also my concept. Making me a contributor.   
   >   
   > At the time in 1986 of TCP/IP 1 - we had a telephony fee built in so people   
   > like myself and the other contributor would not have to go on the dole, rent   
   > a house and so on, this is more for the metaphysical relationship of   
   > everyone typing at our house and running the stock market on our feet.   
      
   I was in college when the TCP/IP Internet was launched, and I had been   
   following the development at the time.  I can't recall any mention of a   
   "telephony fee" in the design.  Is this something specific to Australia?   
      
   > Currently I have a misdiagnosis on my life, the telephony fee was never   
   > paid, both myself and other contributor have been ripped off by developers   
   > at Microsoft and other companies that used our contribution to the   
   > development of the internet in both credits and financially.   
   >   
   > Can you imagine it in my representation both the stock market and the US   
   > economy is rented like my house, my toaster will occasionally   
   > (metaphysically speaking of course) crash the stock market with hidden debt.   
   >   
   > Personally I am out of pocket by tens of millions of dollars. How bout I go   
   > and be a hobo again.. after being a concept developer of the protocol that   
   > runs the planet.   
   >   
   > You know I will sit here on the dole, a ripped off 10 year old form the BBS   
   > Days and not have my telephony fees paid.. I shouldn't have to rent, I   
   > should have a car, a house and no moorage.. and the USA for starts should be   
   > paying the fees.   
      
   Most of the designers of the Internet went on to get good jobs at the   
   companies that have been taking advantage of this medium.  If you're   
   such a hot-shot, companies like Google, Yahoo!, etc. should be eager to   
   pay you.   
      
   So stop begging for handouts and get a job.  I have no idea what   
   telephony fees you're talking about.   
      
   Should I not be feeding the troll?   
      
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   Barry Margolin, barmar@alum.mit.edu   
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