Re: mailing list vs "the futur"
On Thu, 30 Aug 2018 09:49:06 -0000 (UTC)
Dan Purgert <dan@djph.net> wrote:
> Joe wrote:
> > On Wed, 29 Aug 2018 12:24:42 -0500
> > John Hasler <jhasler@newsguy.com> wrote:
> >
> >> tomás writes:
> >> > Well, I've succeeded already with a few people moving from
> >> > gmail/outlook to posteo.de. Every little bit counts.
> >>
> >> I'm sure we're losing ground, though.
> >
> > If we get to the point where the majority dictates what Internet
> > facilities the rest may use, we've lost all the ground there is.
> >
> Isn't that what Facebook, et. al. already do? It's AOL all over again.
>
>
Not quite yet. I can still invent a completely new protocol, send you
the details, and we can exchange data over the Net using it. One day,
ISPs will pass nothing but http/s.
--
Joe
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