8 Feb
2006
8 Feb
'06
5:54 p.m.
--On February 8, 2006 2:13:32 PM -0500 "Patrick W. Gilmore" <patrick@ianai.net> wrote: <...>
Also, just because it looks like something to an "outside observer" does not make it so. Transit vs. peering is a business relationship, and is defined by the parties involved, not the protocol used or how people outside view it.
And that right there is the heart of the matter. It's a BUSINESS relationship. Not technical differentiation, and this is also probably where the arguments come from, and the confusion.