Re: Phoenix-IX Contact

[Matt Love <mtt.lov () gmail com>]

Founder of the below-mentioned 48 IX here. @Paul, I’m glad to see some
attention being given to Phoenix-IX. If I can be of help, or if you see any
opportunities for our two exchanges to partner in any way, just let me know!

Regarding our facility footprint, we’re currently at EdgeConneX EDCPHX01
only, but have had offers for free colocation at both PhoenixNAP & Iron
Mountain AZP-1 (via prospective participants, not the facilities
themselves, although I haven’t asked), we’re just missing the transport
piece. If anyone interested in joining 48 IX is able to help in this area,
we could easily expand to these two facilities very quickly. As of today,
we have Hurricane Electric, Cloudflare, and Stellar Technologies as active
members.

Feel free to reach out to me directly: matt () 48ix net

Thanks,
Matt Love

On Nov 16, 2020 at 1:09:08 PM, Paul Emmons <paul () emmons mx> wrote:

> Hello All!
>
> I've been out of the loop here and but have some updates.
>
> There was a change last spring and I moved on to other projects.  But that
> hasn't worked out for the IX.
>
> I  have regained access to all of the elements, including the email and
> voip.  Let me reach out to each of you offline in the coming days.
>
> I have been able to reach out to a few locals that are willing to help get
> the project back up to where it needs to be.
>
> If I haven;t reached out to you in the next 48 hours or you have something
> urgent, please reach out to me here (my personal email) or via the
> Phoenix-IX Contacts
>
> peering () phoenix-ix net
>
> +1 602 688-6414
> ~Paul Emmons
> On 11/16/2020 12:23 PM, Neil Hanlon wrote:
>
> While I agree it is objectively irresponsible to abandon a project without
> passing it to another, I think that possibly in this situation we don't
> know all the details?
>
> 2020 has been a difficult year for everyone. Perhaps Paul (and whomever
> else may be responsible for Phoenix-IX) were subject to things this year
> beyond their control which led them to be unable to work on the project and
> unable to transfer it, either.. unfortunate, yes.. but not malicious surely.
>
> If Paul _is_ reading these messages.. I think support is the best path
> forward.. If there are things that can be done to assist/take over the
> IX... maybe that would help (as you, Kate, had offered towards the
> beginning of this all). Though of course, the first step is _reaching_
> them... Maybe this can be turned into a "win" for everyone. So:
> Paul/Phoenix-IX -- let the NANOG community know how they/we can help.
>
> --
> Neil
>
> On Mon, Nov 16, 2020 at 2:05 PM Kate Gerry <kgerry () outlook com> wrote:
>
> > An update on my side, we reached out to PhoenixNAP, one of the
> > Phoenix-IX's vendors.
> >
> > PhoenixNAP reached out all of their contacts at Phoenix-IX and have
> > received no response. They are in as much of the dark as the rest of us. I
> > feel like I'm on the Ghost ship Phoenix-IX.
> >
> > What I don't understand, is how somebody could abandon a project without
> > passing it to another person or entity. This is extremely irresponsible.
> >
> > —
> > Kate
> >
> > On Nov 12, 2020, at 05:11, Marcus Josephson <mjosephson () inap com> wrote:
> >
> > I tried to get a link to PHX-IX for months. Never heard back from them,
> > went with Digital Realty Phoenix
> >
> >
> > *From:* NANOG <nanog-bounces+mjosephson=inap.com () nanog org> *On Behalf
> > Of *Kate Gerry
> > *Sent:* Tuesday, November 10, 2020 11:06 AM
> > *To:* Matt Hoppes <mattlists () rivervalleyinternet net>
> > *Cc:* nanog () nanog org list <nanog () nanog org>
> > *Subject:* Re: Phoenix-IX Contact
> >
> > Matt,
> >
> > I am running on a huge assumption here, but I think Phoenix-IX runs on
> > donated infrastructure. From what I recall, there was only an NRC to join
> > Phoenix-IX.
> >
> > And in regards to Walt's suggestion, it looks like HE already started one
> > with Stellar Technologies. https://48ix.net but it is only in a single
> > facility. So until that IX grows, both in peers and footprint, I'm stuck on
> > Phoenix-IX.
> >
> > I have wondered what happens if a participant storms the IX. Will
> > somebody appear? Because attempts to reach their NOC/peering handles has
> > resulted in a lack of response.
> >
> > I also wonder how the other Ninja-IX exchanges are running, I haven't
> > heard anything about them, is there the same lack of communication? Or do
> > those have a local staff?
> >
> > —
> > Kate
> >
> >
> > On Nov 10, 2020, at 06:15, Matt Hoppes <mattlists () rivervalleyinternet net>
> > wrote:
> >
> > How is the IX still running?  Surely someone must be paying colo rent?
> >
> > On 11/10/20 9:03 AM, Eric Kuhnke wrote:
> >
> > Always a good time for network operators to consider the risks of having
> > any one person as a single point of failure for something kind of important:
> > https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bus_factor
> > Disaster recovery and continuity of business plans should always include
> > the concept of what if some percentage of the key team members were to be
> > suddenly unavailable permanently (the Malaysian airline incident, for
> > example).
> > On Mon, Nov 9, 2020 at 8:08 PM Kate Gerry <kgerry () outlook com
> > <mailto:kgerry () outlook com
> > <kgerry () outlook com%20%3cmailto:kgerry () outlook com>>> wrote:
> >    Is there anybody else even there? I thought that it was all Paul's
> > show!
> >    If I was able to (as in, had access to), I would offer to help/run
> >    with the IX. I may live in California, but it's a realistic car trip
> >    back and forth to Phoenix.
> >    --
> >    Kate
> >
> >    On Nov 9, 2020, at 17:58, Mike Hammett <nanog () ics-il net
> >    <mailto:nanog () ics-il net
> > <nanog () ics-il net%0b%C2%A0%C2%A0%C2%A0%3cmailto:nanog () ics-il net>>>
> > wrote:
> >
> >    Paul's LinkedIn seems to show that he checked out in April. Let me
> >    know if you have any success reaching anyone there.
> >
> >
> >
> >    -----
> >    Mike Hammett
> >    Intelligent Computing Solutions <http://www.ics-il.com/>
> >    <https://www.facebook.com/ICSIL><
> > https://plus.google.com/+IntelligentComputingSolutionsDeKalb><
> > https://www.linkedin.com/company/intelligent-computing-solutions><
> > https://twitter.com/ICSIL>
> >    Midwest Internet Exchange <http://www.midwest-ix.com/>
> >    <https://www.facebook.com/mdwestix><
> > https://www.linkedin.com/company/midwest-internet-exchange><
> > https://twitter.com/mdwestix>
> >    The Brothers WISP <http://www.thebrotherswisp.com/>
> >    <https://www.facebook.com/thebrotherswisp><
> > https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCXSdfxQv7SpoRQYNyLwntZg>
> >
> >    ------------------------------------------------------------------------
> >    *From:*"Kate Gerry" <kgerry () outlook com <mailto:kgerry () outlook com
> > <kgerry () outlook com%20%3cmailto:kgerry () outlook com>>>
> >    *To:*"Bill Woodcock" <woody () pch net <mailto:woody () pch net
> > <woody () pch net%20%3cmailto:woody () pch net>>>
> >    *Cc:*nanog () nanog org <mailto:nanog () nanog org <nanog () nanog org>>
> >    *Sent:*Monday, November 9, 2020 5:44:42 PM
> >    *Subject:*Re: Phoenix-IX Contact
> >
> >    Just a heads-up, I never heard a word from anybody at Phoenix-IX.
> >
> >    Is there anybody still running the IX? Or is it just on autopilot?
> >    It'd be nice if anybody had some information on whatever happened
> >    to Paul. Hopefully he is okay!
> >
> >    --
> >    Kate
> >
> >        On Sep 14, 2020, at 13:33, Kate Gerry <kgerry () outlook com
> >        <mailto:kgerry () outlook com
> > <kgerry () outlook com%0b%C2%A0%C2%A0%C2%A0%C2%A0%C2%A0%C2%A0%C2%A0%3cmailto:kgerry () outlook com>>>
> > wrote:
> >
> >        Thank Bill! I've been trying to reach Paul for ages now,
> >        hopefully he pops back up again. We want to upgrade.
> >
> >        On an unrelated note, it looks like somebody has their ticket
> >        system subscribed to the list... Awesome.
> >
> >            *From: *Dating Support <dating.support () csvwebsupport com
> >            <mailto:dating.support () csvwebsupport com
> > <dating.support () csvwebsupport 
> > com%0b%C2%A0%C2%A0%C2%A0%C2%A0%C2%A0%C2%A0%C2%A0%C2%A0%C2%A0%C2%A0%C2%A0%3cmailto:dating.support () csvwebsupport 
> > com>
> > > >
> >            *Subject: **[#WQV-291-95071]: Phoenix-IX Contact*
> >            *Date: *September 14, 2020 at 12:43:20 PDT
> >            *To: *kgerry () outlook com <mailto:kgerry () outlook com
> > <kgerry () outlook com>>
> >            *Reply-To: *dating.support () csvwebsupport com
> >            <mailto:dating.support () csvwebsupport com
> > <dating.support () csvwebsupport com>>
> >
> >            Kate Gerry,
> >
> >            Thank you for contacting us. This is an automated response
> >            confirming the receipt of your ticket. Our team will get
> >            back to you within 24 hours.
> >
> >
> >        --
> >        Kate
> >
> >
> >            On Sep 14, 2020, at 12:48, Bill Woodcock <woody () pch net
> >            <mailto:woody () pch net
> > <woody () pch net%0b%C2%A0%C2%A0%C2%A0%C2%A0%C2%A0%C2%A0%C2%A0%C2%A0%C2%A0%C2%A0%C2%A0%3cmailto:woody () pch net>>>
> > wrote:
> >
> >
> >
> >                On Sep 14, 2020, at 9:31 PM, Kate Gerry
> >                <kgerry () outlook com <mailto:kgerry () outlook com
> > <kgerry () outlook com%20%3cmailto:kgerry () outlook com>>> wrote:
> >
> >                Does anybody have a contact who works at Phoenix-IX? I
> >                have been attempting to reach somebody there for a
> >                while now without any luck.
> >
> >                Attempts to each out topeering () phoenix-ix net
> >                <mailto:peering () phoenix-ix net <peering () phoenix-ix net>>as
> > well as Ninja-IX
> >                have been without any luck. We also tried reaching out
> >                to Paul Emmons via LinkedIn mail and never received a
> >                response.
> >
> >
> >            Paul is the correct person.
> >
> >                                           -Bill