[11310] in Commercialization & Privatization of the Internet
Re: First post to the list
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Simon Poole)
Mon Mar 28 22:03:32 1994
Errors-To: postman@magnolia.eunet.ch
To: zeno@abstractsoft.com (Sean T. Lamont)
Date: Mon, 28 Mar 1994 08:06:59 +0200 (MET DST)
Cc: com-priv@psi.com
In-Reply-To: <9403270512.AA27366@ zebu.abstractsoft.com > from "Sean T. Lamont" at Mar 26, 94 09:12:06 pm
From: Simon Poole <poole@magnolia.eunet.ch>
>
> (...Hope this goes through, as I just subscribed)
> I need a couple of clarifications:
>
> - Does a line into the CIX get your packets routed to international
> nets such as EBONE, and (what's left of) the NSFNet?
At last a couple of questions that are really easy to answer :-).
No, no.
Ebone is dead anyway.
> - If CIX members are required to route packets for direct customers,
> What's the deal with sprintlink? They resell Internet to a lot of
> resellers, but members aren't required to route those packets? Sprintlink
> (at least what the Sprintlink reps told me) doesn't put any restrictions
> or charges on IP reselling. This consfuses me a bit.
It is quite "legal" for a CIX member to provide transit to the CIX for
other CIX members (for example our current US line terminates in Falls
Chruch and Alternet provides us transit (thanks) to the CIX). As has
been said numerous times CIX members have only commited themselves to
route traffic to direct customers of CIX members.
> - CIX membership specifies one of the requirements as providing internet
> access for "Geographically distinct locations." This is a rather unclear
> definition, a clarification would be appreciated.
Hmmm, could you provide an example where it isn't clear?
Simon Poole
