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Hello Dave, If you should (or anyone else for that matter) should create a mailing list for this discussion please advise the this list . Tia, JimL On Fri, 2 Jul 1999, Dave Rand wrote: > I've been contacted by many of you with regard to this peering issue. > The time has come for the ISPs to work closer together. As each of our > networks grow, the need for peering *increases*. The networks that are > exhibiting the fastest growth are those that encourage peering. I'm sure > that most of you know this. > I'm not opposed to setting some criteria for peering, and making that > publically available. I am adverse to peering negotiations that occur > "under cover of darkness" (NDA), or that are arbitrary (handshake agreements). > I'm proposing that we form a unified front to negotiate these issues. > Sort of a MLPA - but on a worldwide front. > Let's take this off the NANOG list, though, unless there are strong > objections. I'll set up a mailing list of interested parties, and we should > get together over the next 30 days with at least a meeting in the bay area > (SFO), one in New York or Washington, and one in Europe. I'll host them, > details too be announced shortly. +-----------------------------------------------------------------+ | James W. Laferriere | System Techniques | Give me VMS | | Network Engineer | 25416 22nd So | Give me Linux | | [email protected] | DesMoines WA 98198 | only on AXP | +-----------------------------------------------------------------+
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