[10737] in Commercialization & Privatization of the Internet
Re: clarifying NAP discussions
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Karl Denninger)
Mon Mar 7 09:15:04 1994
From: karl@mcs.com (Karl Denninger)
To: bmanning@is.rice.edu (William Manning)
Date: Mon, 7 Mar 1994 01:57:30 -0600 (CST)
Cc: karl@mcs.com, bmanning@is.rice.edu, cook@path.net, com-priv@psi.com
In-Reply-To: <9403070216.AA27629@brazos.is.rice.edu> from "William Manning" at Mar 6, 94 08:16:42 pm
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> 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.
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> 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...
A valid question, in my mind.
The only way to solve it is to require the PUBLIC release of all such
information so that everyone has equal access ot it.
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