[18752] in North American Network Operators' Group
Re: BBN Peering issues
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Michael Shields)
Sun Aug 16 17:42:40 1998
Date: Sun, 16 Aug 1998 21:26:36 +0000 (GMT)
From: shields@crosslink.net (Michael Shields)
To: mark@exodus.net (Mark Tripod)
Cc: nanog@merit.edu
In-Reply-To: <35D74CAF.A85E773D@exodus.net>
> At any rate, I agree that the ultimate decision will be made by the
> stockholders and BBN customers. It is unfortunate that in the mean time
> a few unknowing BBN customers will lose connectivity to some of the
> largest web sites on the Internet.
Yes. If I were a BBN customer I'd be very upset -- because BBN would
have reduced the value of my connection to them. Not because they are
violating Internet ideals.
--
Shields, CrossLink.
