[46832] in North American Network Operators' Group
RE: genuity - any good?
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Stephen J. Wilcox)
Fri Apr 12 12:01:04 2002
Date: Fri, 12 Apr 2002 16:53:38 +0100 (BST)
From: "Stephen J. Wilcox" <steve@opaltelecom.co.uk>
To: Kris Foster <Kris.Foster@telus.com>
Cc: nanog@merit.edu
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Genuity - first class provider, I would recommend them
What transit provider doesnt use prefixes? Do you think they're mad enough
to accept anything you send them?
And yes, they update the filter within minutes of you confirming the
request with them .. I have suggested they could build the filters from RR
but a quick email isnt the end of the world i guess..
Steve
On Fri, 12 Apr 2002, Kris Foster wrote:
>
> Quick correct, they are extended access-lists
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Kris Foster [mailto:Kris.Foster@telus.com]
> > Sent: Friday, April 12, 2002 11:02 AM
> > To: 'Roy'; matthew zeier; nanog@merit.edu
> > Subject: RE: genuity - any good?
> >
> >
> >
> > > reasonable route for your prefixes. According to one of
> > > their top people,
> > > prefix-lists were unreliable new technology. We gave up and
> > > canceled the
> > > circuit.
> > >
> >
> > Genuity does use prefix lists (at least now). And, in my
> > experiences with
> > them is extremely fast in their turn around time to update these.
> >
> > Kris
> >
> >
>
>
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Stephen J. Wilcox
IP Services Manager, Opal Telecom
http://www.opaltelecom.co.uk/
Tel: 0161 222 2000
Fax: 0161 222 2008
