I hate when contact numbers are disconnected. Does anyone have a good contact for MAI.net? -scott huddle@new6% whois -h rs.internic.net mai.net MAI Network Services (MAI3-DOM) 8200 Greensboro Drive Suite 1400 McLean, VA 22102 Domain Name: MAI.NET Administrative Contact, Technical Contact, Zone Contact: Bono, Vincent J. [1LT] (VB14) vbono@MAI.NET 703-734-8602 1-800-918-0524 (FAX) 1-703-506-1436 Record last updated on 04-Jun-96. Record created on 28-Jun-95. Database last updated on 10-Sep-97 04:58:14 EDT. Domain servers in listed order: NS1.MAI.NET 204.152.42.33 NS2.MAI.NET 204.152.42.12 The InterNIC Registration Services Host contains ONLY Internet Information (Networks, ASN's, Domains, and POC's). Please use the whois server at nic.ddn.mil for MILNET Information. Randy Bush <randy@psg.com> wrote
a senior engineer at a well-known provider just pointed out to us that a weenie provider at mae-east was o not rewriting next-hop o sending our routes to others o sending others' routes to us o likely pointing default at us
their noc phone was answered by a modem. we suspended peering with them and wrote to their noc. we got back a snotty message. we have ceased peering with them.
we installed packet filters. our traffic on the east fddi dropped noticeably.
when the larger providers decline to peer with the smaller, there is a sad reason. traceroute -g is your friend.
randy