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On Fri, Aug 21, 1998 at 03:36:08PM -0700, Michael Dillon wrote: > On Fri, 21 Aug 1998, Karl Denninger wrote: > > > In fact, what you're advocating is billing the sender for *solicited data* > > from the recipient's point of view! > > Not at all. I am advocating paying for transit. On the contrary. If I buy a DS1 for transit from your network, I'm expecting the person I pay to provide transit - ALL OF THE TRANSIT. That's what I'm buying! Now what you're saying is that "oh, no, that's not really what you bought"! I'm sure the thousands of DS-1 connected CUSTOMERS (that is, transit purchasers) will find this a very, very interesting interpretation. > Regardless of whether my proposed solution is the correct one or just a > bad idea produced by indigestion, you cannot deny that the asymmetry > between networks is increasing as network providers specialize the > services they offer. The old-fashioned rough-cut peering is becoming more > and more unsuitable as the only peering option. We need new ways to do > this. Somebody has to take the first step. Somebody has to be a pioneer. No, its actually becoming MORE suitable. Instead of burning the entire circuit in both directions, you're only burning half of it now (one direction). > The details can always be hashed out later. You're simply wrong, once again. -- -- Karl Denninger ([email protected])| MCSNet - Serving Chicagoland and Wisconsin http://www.mcs.net/ | T1's from $600 monthly / All Lines K56Flex/DOV | NEW! Corporate ISDN Prices dropped by up to 50%! Voice: [+1 312 803-MCS1 x219]| EXCLUSIVE NEW FEATURE ON ALL PERSONAL ACCOUNTS Fax: [+1 312 803-4929] | *SPAMBLOCK* Technology now included at no cost
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