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On Thu, 13 Aug 1998, Jay R. Ashworth wrote: > > What I would like more than anything right now is some official word from > > high-up's at BBN regarding what this policy entails exactly, and what > > their rationale is behind it. > > > Based on just that little slice of the conversation, is BBN doing what > UUnet apparently failed in _it's_ attempt to do last fall, to Jack > Rickard's (and my) vast amusement? Now it all fits in to something I didn't quite understand 2 weeks ago. I consult for a university network planning the purchase of a T3 to the Chicago NAP for access to StarTap and Internet-2. Part of the cost planning is finding Internet-1 access via an ATM VC of 8Mb. I sent around to a number of major ISPs at the Chicago NAP asking to *pay* for full peering at the Chicago NAP via an 8Mb VC. A number of them came back with good answers. But BBN's sales droids indicated very clearly that they will not peer with me unless I purchase the line into the NAP from them: >Date: Thu, 23 Jul 1998 11:34:33 -0500 >Organization: GTE Internetworking > >We will allow the peering if you get the lines from us. So if you order the >T3 through GTE Internetworking, you can peer with us at a NAP. Where are >you getting the T3 from now? > >-----Original Message----- >From: Hank Nussbacher [SMTP:[email protected]] >Sent: Saturday, July 18, 1998 1:25 PM >To: xxxxx >Subject: RE: T3s > >On Fri, 17 Jul 1998, xxxxx wrote: > >Even to pay you won't allow a university to peer with you at a NAP?! >-Hank > >> Hank, we only do private peering with telco companies. The only way to >do the peering you want to do with us is to order the T3 through us. Needless to say, they are now off my short list. Tis a shame though. The BBN NOC is by far the most responsive I have seen. When sending our Smurf complaints to UUnet, MCI, Sprint, BBN, etc., I will usually get 5 responses in 24 hours from their NOC (different people). The others just send an automated trouble ticket and I never hear from them again. Hank
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