26 Feb
2008
26 Feb
'08
3:58 a.m.
On Mon, Feb 25, 2008 at 09:27:41AM +0200, Hank Nussbacher <hank@efes.iucc.ac.il> wrote a message of 17 lines which said:
- Lack of clue - Couldn't care less - No revenue
Take your pick - or add your own reason. PCCW is not alone. They just happen to be the latest in a long line of ISPs that follow the same rules - their own.
No, most operators do filter BGP announcements. I know it, because I have read it on Cnet: http://www.news.com/8301-10784_3-9878655-7.html
That's because Hong Kong-based PCCW, which provides the Internet link to Pakistan Telecom, did not stop the misleading broadcast--which is what most large providers in the United States and Europe do.