[11926] in North American Network Operators' Group
Re: Trans-Atlantic Traffic
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Sean M. Doran)
Sat Aug 23 13:52:51 1997
To: Per Gregers Bilse <bilse@EU.net>
Cc: "Sean M. Doran" <smd@clock.org>, nanog@merit.edu
From: "Sean M. Doran" <smd@clock.org>
Date: 23 Aug 1997 13:39:56 -0400
In-Reply-To: Per Gregers Bilse's message of "Fri, 22 Aug 1997 16:46:24 +0200"
Per Gregers Bilse <bilse@EU.net> writes:
Well, other people's memories vary somewhat I guess.
I'll ask you your version of things over beer at the next
RIPE meeting. :)
> If you think rationally, why didn't we stay with Ebone?
> Warm, cosy, cooperative -- why would anybody break away voluntarily?
Expensive. --:)
(Well, that's been the recent reason, though there are
funding politics inolved in many cases of that too, I guess)
> And, of course, if Ebone
> wants to be part of EUnet, we can probably work something out.
Wouldn't this mean changing your business model? :) :)
> Your somewhat glorifying description of Ebone and the
> lumping of everybody else belies
Any implication of "guilt by association" was completely
unintentional. Also, any implication that EUNET is
somehow less than Ebone was also unintentional. As I
said, EUNET is cool. :)
> I didn't exactly imply that (it could be a hot discussion topic,
> though),
That can be the second or third round of beer. :-)
Sean.
