Re: The questions stand

[Karl Denninger <karl () mcs net>]

On Wed, May 20, 1998 at 02:20:07PM -0500, Richard Irving wrote:
> > I'd love to see an exchange which PUBLISHED the "saturation rates" at each
> > *PORT* to the world, identifying the carrier and speed of connection at
> > each PORT.  Also, in the same breath, they would need to publish the total
> > FABRIC capacity as well as its saturation.
>
>   Only one problem, *many* customers (ISP's) *demand* NDA's.
>
>   :(

That's why rules for an exchange are important :-)

> > Sadly, I know of NO exchange currently in operation that subscribes to these
> > operating rules and policies.
>
>   See above. 
>
>   We used to.... :\

Some folks need to start publicizing the names of carriers which demand
this.

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