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Neil, You are assuming that the goal of all internet service providers is to have the best connectivity possible, without respect for cost, administrative overhead, or market strategy. If X is really really big, and Y is really really small, then perhaps it would benefit X to have Y as a paying customer instead of as a peer. The word peer implies equals, as it has so long been repeated. If provider X is missing 0.01% of the market share, and provider Y is missing 20% of the market share, who will be more upset, I ask.. -alan > On Tue, 29 Oct 1996 21:38:36 -0800 (PST) > Robert Bowman <[email protected]> alleged: > > > The point was not who did what to whom. The point was bending policies due > > to certain circumstances and forced peering due to these. > > I do recall you having transit via geonet for a while however on the network > in > > question. Same issue, on a much smaller scale, than AGIS/Digex situation. > > I agree with taking this offline, and discussing the "issue" rather than the > > particular situation between our networks. > > > > It seems a bit insane that people are required to be at N peering points for > provider x to peer with provider y. If provider x and y can't reach each > but are both at a peering point then surely thats a good enough reason > to peer? > > Regards, > Neil. > -- > Neil J. McRae. Alive and Kicking. E A S Y N E T G R O U P P L C > [email protected] NetBSD/sparc: 100% SpF (Solaris protection Factor) > Free the daemon in your <A HREF="http://www.NetBSD.ORG/";>computer!</A> > -- Alan Hannan Not Employed Networking, Ltd. email: [email protected] phone: 402/488-0238 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
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