[26156] in North American Network Operators' Group
Re: Verio Decides what parts of the internet to drop
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Randy Bush)
Mon Dec 6 20:04:43 1999
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From: Randy Bush <rbush@bainbridge.verio.net>
To: Austin Schutz <tex@shrubbery.net>
Cc: NANOG <nanog@merit.edu>
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Date: Mon, 06 Dec 1999 17:03:12 -0800
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> Yes, you could arbitrarily say /17 is a fair border, and then people
> would complain about their /18s being unreachable.
using the rirs' allocation boundaries is logical, protects against some
of the worst disasters we have had, and is a clearly visible detent on
the dial. beyond that is a slippery slope with no rationale i can see
for any stopping point until one hits /24, which we know invites global
disasters.
randy
