[44586] in North American Network Operators' Group
Re: The Tables Have Turned For PSI And Peering
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Majdi S. Abbas)
Mon Dec 3 17:34:15 2001
Date: Mon, 3 Dec 2001 14:29:20 -0800
From: "Majdi S. Abbas" <msa@samurai.sfo.dead-dog.com>
To: Rachel Warren <rachel@plur.net>
Cc: nanog@merit.edu
Message-ID: <20011203142920.A6713@samurai.sfo.dead-dog.com>
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In-Reply-To: <20011203130943.T55930@terra.plur.net>; from rachel@plur.net on Mon, Dec 03, 2001 at 01:09:43PM -0800
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On Mon, Dec 03, 2001 at 01:09:43PM -0800, Rachel Warren wrote:
> I think this is ironic, considering the history of what PSI has
> done to de-peer with multiple companies. ;-)
Looks like business as usual to me:
> My name is Nikki Mashack and I'm with PSINet. As you may know PSINet is a
> Tier 1 ISP. Would you be interested in competitive transit or settlement
> peering services from PSINet if we were colocated in the PAIX Palo Alto
> facility?
Key words: "settlement peering services." i.e. can you revenue
justify our entrance into PAIX. Ask them if they'll sell you their
stadium naming rights, instead.
> Nikki Mashack
> PSINet Senior Account Manager
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Mmm, crunchy salesdroids handling peering...
--msa