On Mon, 30 Sep 1996, Barney Wolff wrote:
Er, why did the exchange operator let you put a router on their switching fabric if you're not peering there with somebody? Are there actual cases of people with routers at NAPs/MAEs/xIXs who don't peer with anyone?
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