So what was the Exodus/GTEI agreement like? Did it fit neatly into one of these categories? Are there other more esoteric arrangements? Is GTEI basically trying to get Exodus as a "customer" in a round-about way? That certainly seems like an easy way to make more cash. "I'll talk to you, but only if you buy 'Peering Bundle #A13' from us at $100,000/mo. and you have no other options. We are big, and this is what you need to do to be a peer."
Who knows? Exodus people and GTE folks each have their own side of the story which will doubtless be different. I don't like to see any kind of dispute/disagreement like this and I hope that its resolved soon. The suffering party here is the customer of both providers and their customers customers. Everyone raving on about it on this list probably won't help either parties. Lines will be crossed and as what always happens in email people will misunderstand and the situation is liable to worsen. I hope all parties come to a more amicable agreement soon though, things like this don't help the fragile business Internet Service Provision is. Regards, Neil. -- Neil J. McRae. Alive and Kicking. Domino: In the glow of the night. neil@DOMINO.ORG NetBSD/sparc: 100% SpF (Solaris protection Factor) Free the daemon in your <A HREF="http://www.NetBSD.ORG/">computer!</A>