mills@DCN6.ARPA (07/07/86)
Folks, In my recent message on the status of NSFnet, please be advised that those nets mentioned in connection with prototyping and testing, in particular FORDnet and DCnet, are NOT part of NSFnet and are NOT intended to carry any operational NSF traffic whatsoever. These nets were established and are operated strictly for research and development only and do not carry operational traffic for Ford or Linkabit either. In this and many other cases in our proliferating Internet community, there is a big gulf between connectivity, which is determined by architecture and engineering, and access control, which is determined by administrative policy. If you want to dial the President you can, but he might not want to talk to you. Dave -------