Re: 03/05/97 Internet Routing Problems

[Craig Labovitz <labovit () merit edu>]

Hi Alex,

Two quick points:

* The RA route servers no longer exist. Around January 1 of this year, the NSF 
sponsored route servers were decomissioned. At serveral exchange points, Route 
Server services are now being provided by the commercially funded RSNG project 
(see http://www.rsng.net).  Other aspects of the RA project (including some 
research, RPSL, and IRR management/development) have continued.

* The RSNG route servers announce routes according to policy registered in the 
IRR. Any routes not explicitly allowed by policy (RFC-1918 routes, default, 
etc.) are effectively filtered in announcements to all RS peers.

- Craig


at Thu, 06 Mar 1997 15:39:13 GMT, you wrote:
> > This is a prinicpal example of why people should be filtering on
> > both inbound & outbound announcements of default & RFC1918 address
> > space.
>
> Well we do this (we also filter out some other things we
> don't want to hear from other people), but this set me
> thinking. Is there anyone who actually has a good reason
> to propogate default and reserved addresses through the RA?
> Wouldn't it be a good move for the RA itself to filter
> these announcements (in addition to what's in the policy)?
>
> Alex Bligh
> Xara Networks

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