[10723] in Commercialization & Privatization of the Internet
Re: clarifying NAP discussions
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (William Manning)
Mon Mar 7 02:01:08 1994
From: bmanning@is.rice.edu (William Manning)
To: karl@mcs.com (Karl Denninger)
Date: Sun, 6 Mar 1994 20:16:42 -0600 (CST)
Cc: bmanning@is.rice.edu, cook@path.net, com-priv@psi.com
In-Reply-To: <m0pdUD8-000BbuC@mercury.mcs.com> from "Karl Denninger" at Mar 6, 94 07:34:22 pm
I think, Karl, that Gordons question was related to monitoring traffic
on the NAP and potential for abuse by the operator IF the operator also
provided NSP service through that NAP.
I for one might become concerned that "foo" might use the information
obtained for competitive advantage. This could be a simple as; "we run
a NAP and provide transit and will give you IP" to something a bit
more devious, like targeting potential customers who are using other
NSPs through NAPS that "foo" maintains. It could even get hostile,
with selective blackholing of traffic to pursuade a potential client
to switch. These last are -really bad- and grounds for litigation.
A bit hard to prove though. Something to ask your potential NAP about...
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Regards,
Bill Manning
