[61626] in North American Network Operators' Group
Re: Measured Internet good v. "bad" traffic
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (bdragon@gweep.net)
Sun Aug 31 18:11:13 2003
To: davids@webmaster.com (David Schwartz)
Date: Sun, 31 Aug 2003 18:10:27 -0400 (EDT)
Cc: nanog@merit.edu
In-Reply-To: <MDEHLPKNGKAHNMBLJOLKKELNFKAA.davids@webmaster.com> from "David Schwartz" at Aug 27, 2003 01:09:50 PM
From: bdragon@gweep.net
Errors-To: owner-nanog-outgoing@merit.edu
<snip>
> I sympathize with the customer. There is no reason he should pay for
> traffic he did not request and does not want. If unwanted traffic raises
> your cost of providing the service for which you are paid (providing wanted
> traffic) then you should raise your rates.
<snip>
Then why should _I_ bear the cost of traffic destined to you?
Somebody has to pay, and I'ld rather you pay for it, you seem to
believe that I (and all of the rest of PROVIDER's customers should
pay). Which is more or less fair?
