[5935] in North American Network Operators' Group
Re: AGIS/DIGEX
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Neil J. McRae)
Wed Oct 30 10:33:47 1996
To: alan@mindvision.com (Alan Hannan)
cc: neil@easynet.net, nanog@merit.edu
In-reply-to: Your message of "Wed, 30 Oct 1996 08:26:58 CST."
<199610301426.IAA07285@anka.mindvision.com>
From: "Neil J. McRae" <neil@easynet.net>
Reply-To: "Neil J. McRae" <neil@easynet.net>
Date: Wed, 30 Oct 1996 15:30:30 +0000
On Wed, 30 Oct 1996 08:26:58 -0600 (CST)
alan@mindvision.com (Alan Hannan) alleged:
> You are assuming that the goal of all internet service providers
> is to have the best connectivity possible, without respect for
> cost, administrative overhead, or market strategy.
True :-)
>
> If X is really really big, and Y is really really small, then
> perhaps it would benefit X to have Y as a paying customer instead
> of as a peer.
>
> The word peer implies equals, as it has so long been repeated.
>
> If provider X is missing 0.01% of the market share, and provider Y
> is missing 20% of the market share, who will be more upset, I
> ask..
>
Well I feel that the 2 providers mentioned are both reasonably sized enough
to peer with each other, judging a peering policy on how many NAP's
one is connected to is, in my opinion, the policy of the mad.
Neil.
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