Bill, Thanks for the reply, :"bmanning@vacation.karoshi.com" wrote : at Tue, 26 Oct 1999 20:21:35 -0700 (PDT) ..... : :| > :| I think there's also one in Seoul called KIX as well, but I'm not entirely :| > :| sure. :| > :| > Yes, KIX is in Seoul but I think it is domestic IX. In :| > Japan as well there is no IXes which can be called :| > international one. :| :| As I understand, KIX is mostly domestic Korea. Yes. :| Japan has NSPIX3 and JPIX. There is enough :| international capacity to house a root server :| there. :) :| Umm,,, To be correct, Nationwide IXes in Japan are NSPIXP2, NSPIXP3, JPIX. NSPIXP3 is located in Osaka. Yes, M.root-servers.net is on NSPIXP2 and donated transit through NSPIXP2 by some ISPs. It may be called int'l capacity. :-) :| And based on what I have been told, both HKIX and :| STIX can be called international. There is a :| common error in assuming international = US domestic. :| :| This is false. :| Thanks for pointing out. "international" means just the multi-nationality of participant ISPs, right? :| Both STIX & HKIX have interconnections to ISPs in :| many other nations but not quite the connectivity back :| to the US. :| I see. ----- MAEMURA Akinori Network Engineer, C&C Internet Service mesh, NEC Corporation, JAPAN maem@mesh.ad.jp, maemura@mms.mt.nec.co.jp