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Re: Peering versus Transit

  • From: Michael Dillon
  • Date: Sun Sep 29 21:08:16 1996

On Sun, 29 Sep 1996, Alan Hannan wrote:

>   * _Stealing_ is when B uses A's resources without permission or
>   agreement.

Unfortunately, on the Internet or any other packet-switching network,
there is no clear cut obvious definition for "use" or for "resources".
Those things are defined by convention, i.e. by agreement, and those
definitions *ARE* subject to change.

It would be helpful if these things were more clearly defined in writing
so that newcomers can zip up the learning curve faster. 

Michael Dillon                   -               ISP & Internet Consulting
Memra Software Inc.              -                  Fax: +1-604-546-3049
http://www.memra.com             -               E-mail: [email protected]

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