[46171] in North American Network Operators' Group
Re: Internet Exchange Questions
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Andy Dills)
Tue Mar 19 15:35:42 2002
Date: Tue, 19 Mar 2002 15:35:07 -0500 (EST)
From: Andy Dills <andy@xecu.net>
To: <nanog@merit.edu>
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On 19 Mar 2002, Paul Vixie wrote:
>
> > As for your question re: PAIX, it is a well-engineered exchange point that
> > has been around for a long time, with an extensive member list. That,
> > plus whatever revenue stream PAIX has would probably make an attractive
> > acquisition for several companies.
>
> Thank you for those kind words. And if you've ever got a problem with PAIX,
> you know who to yell at.
Until MFN sells them in coming months in their attempts to pay off
billions of dollars of debt...
This industry is so far in the shitter...so many of the big names,
including players from the early days, are in chapter 11 or about to be.
It's a sad day when Qwest looks like a good company.
Andy
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