[4821] in North American Network Operators' Group
Re: Peering versus Transit
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Nathan Stratton)
Sun Sep 29 23:16:22 1996
Date: Sun, 29 Sep 1996 23:11:57 -0400 (EDT)
From: Nathan Stratton <nathan@netrail.net>
To: Michael Dillon <michael@memra.com>
cc: nanog@merit.edu
In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSI.3.93.960929175520.1183M-100000@sidhe.memra.com>
On Sun, 29 Sep 1996, Michael Dillon wrote:
> On Sun, 29 Sep 1996, Alan Hannan wrote:
>
> > * _Stealing_ is when B uses A's resources without permission or
> > agreement.
>
> Unfortunately, on the Internet or any other packet-switching network,
> there is no clear cut obvious definition for "use" or for "resources".
> Those things are defined by convention, i.e. by agreement, and those
> definitions *ARE* subject to change.
>
> It would be helpful if these things were more clearly defined in writing
> so that newcomers can zip up the learning curve faster.
Yes, but can we agree that dumping data to someons router at a NAP
without asking is steeling?
Nathan Stratton CEO, NetRail, Inc. Tracking the future today!
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