PH> Date: Thu, 11 Mar 2004 20:31:52 +0200 PH> From: Petri Helenius PH> I�m refering to the most popular way of causing an IGP PH> meltdown. Obviously there are other ways, like software PH> defects to make your IGP go mad. But when your upstream�s IGP PH> does that, you want to have provider B to switch over to. Okay. I was unsure if you were referring to a clueless downstream bloating their IGP, or a clueless transit network redistributing downstream routes. Eddy -- EverQuick Internet - http://www.everquick.net/ A division of Brotsman & Dreger, Inc. - http://www.brotsman.com/ Bandwidth, consulting, e-commerce, hosting, and network building Phone: +1 785 865 5885 Lawrence and [inter]national Phone: +1 316 794 8922 Wichita _________________________________________________________________ DO NOT send mail to the following addresses : blacklist@brics.com -or- alfra@intc.net -or- curbjmp@intc.net Sending mail to spambait addresses is a great way to get blocked.