RE: ratios

["Dean S Moran" <dmoran () supernetpower com>]

Chris Parker wrote:

> At 01:05 PM 5/9/2002 -0400, Daniel Golding wrote:


> > You can publicly denounce them on a forum like this, which has doubtful
> > effect.
>
> It informs other networks of the actions taken by said carrier.  Od
carrier.  Other
> networks may in turn change *their* business decisions based on that
> information.

Right! With the (mostly) unregulated nature of the internet as it stands
right now, sometimes this is the only recourse we have when a provider does
something stupid.  Hopefully it'll cause said provider to wake up and smell
the roses, but with C&W I doubt it.  They're too egotistical to cave in to
public pressure.

> > Additionally, punishing folks for enforcing rational peering
> > requirements is counterproductive.

What's so rational about asking for 5000 routes?

> Rational is a pretty subjective concept.  :)  Overly restrictive
> covenants wrt housing have been struck down in the past.  One could
> make an analogy to overly restrive peering agreements if one wanted
> to go down that particular rat hole...

I actually hope it happens, real soon.

> > I guess the best thing you can do is not take peering matters personally,
> > and to remember that peering decisions are business decisions, and they by
> > personalizing them, it creates unnecessary animosity.

How can I not take it personally when this person's business decision
directly and immediately affected mine? Not to mention my quality of life,
which is still recovering.

Dean





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