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Re: Why use PeeringDB?


From: Jonathan Lassoff <jof () thejof com>
Date: Wed, 18 Jul 2012 10:24:21 -0700

On Wed, Jul 18, 2012 at 9:59 AM, Zaid Ali <zaid () zaidali com> wrote:
The goal is "Source of truth" for any peer to know information at the
Exchange points as well as peering coordinator information. I think it is
a great tool for the peering community and definitely useful. Cons: Will
it be the next RADB? There needs to be a sustainable community to keep it
running since it is a volunteer effort.

Good point. I suspect that enough large users (with money, developers,
hosting, etc.) are enjoying it that it has reached a critical mass of
a semi-core service that wont have a hard time getting some support
going forward.

--j


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