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Re: do not filter your customers

daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Randy Bush)
Sat Feb 25 04:06:55 2012

Date: Sat, 25 Feb 2012 14:35:44 +0530
From: Randy Bush <randy@psg.com>
To: Shane Amante <shane@castlepoint.net>
In-Reply-To: <6424C3E0-E806-4789-A2A8-85CE4EAB2A0E@castlepoint.net>
Cc: North American Network Operators' Group <nanog@nanog.org>
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> So, it is not OK for traffic to be /intentionally/ diverted through a
> malevolent AS

traffic?  i do not hold the fantasy that traffic is highly correlated to
the control plane.  see http://archive.psg.com/optometry.pdf if you need
a disproof of the fantasy.

> but it is OK for traffic to be /unintentionally/ diverted through a
> (possibly) malevolent AS?

intent?  how the hell do i know intent?  i can barely read my own mind
let alone telstra's.

and i very much doubt telstra thought they were _attacking_ optus.

randy


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