[10974] in Commercialization & Privatization of the Internet
Re: ANS and the CIX - have they really connected?
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Joseph W. Stroup)
Thu Mar 17 01:42:52 1994
Date: Wed, 16 Mar 1994 22:40:23 -0800 (PST)
From: "Joseph W. Stroup" <nettech@crl.com>
To: Ittai Hershman <ittai@ans.net>
Cc: "Erik E. Fair" <fair@apple.com>, com-priv@psi.com
In-Reply-To: <CMM.0.90.2.763854882.ittai@shemesh.ans.net>
This is March 1994. How long does it take to get a reply ?
Joseph Stroup
On Wed, 16 Mar 1994, Ittai Hershman wrote:
> Which leaves me with the question: Hey, ANS, what's holding things up?
> Why aren't there routes to your commercial customers in the CIX?
>
> Erik E. Fair apple!fair fair@apple.com
>
> Erik,
>
> We asked for clarification from the CIX Association on its policies
> regarding connectivity among CIX Members and ANS commercial customers,
> so that we can properly observe its rules and regulations. The
> relevant excerpts from our letter (sent on 1/7/94) are:
>
> ---------------
> [...]
>
> There is an apparent discrepency between paragraphs 9 and 10 of
> the CIX Association membership agreement we signed on 19 November
> 1993 and the enclosed "working definition" which you e-mailed me
> on 30 November 1993. We request clarification with respect to
> this so-called "backdoor" issue. Specifically, may a CIX member
> announce to the CIX the routes of, and will the CIX pass traffic
> to and from, a third party service provider who is not a CIX
> member?
>
> [...]
>
> Some of our customers have asked us questions relating to these
> issues and we are unprepared to respond. Therefore, I would
> appreciate a timely response to this letter.
>
> [...]
>
> Date: Tue, 30 Nov 1993 21:36:27 -0700
> To: ittai@ans.net
> From: washburn@cix.org (Bill Washburn)
> Subject: working definition
>
> Ittai--
> Here's a working definition... Bill
>
> All customers of a standard CIX member have access to the CIX
> except for "resellers" of IP service. "IP service" is defined as
> direct TCP/IP access to the Internet with the assigning of a IP
> network number to an individual or organization. As such any
> customer of a CIX member who is an IP reseller will not have
> access to the CIX for itself or for the indviduals or organizations
> it provides service to.
>
> ---------------
>
> We have not yet received a reply.
>
> -Ittai
>
