Reply #9: I just mean that current Internet Protocol is not designed to discriminate

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in fact, it was specifically designed that way.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TCP/IP



Now, the application of QoS would be specific to BellSouth's network, or any network implementing this moron's idea. Applying it will only affect information that passes through these specific routers, but would not affect information that did not.

http://www.cisco.com/univercd/cc/td/doc/cisintwk/ito_doc/qos.htm#1020570



That's all I was saying by IP impl. It's a moot point, though, since we both agree that it's a dumb idea. :-)