Correct. I've created this list because in asking around a bit there wasn't a resource for public discussions for those not currently in the exchanges, and people seemed to not know where to post questions to. (inet-access, nanog, isp-lists, etc). They're not necessarily just for NANOG type 'outage' messages, but for general discussion on people looking for peers, finding out how much it costs for a cable run, who to contact for info, and other general chit-chat about the points. Jeff On 8 Oct 2000, Sean Donelan wrote:
Date: 8 Oct 2000 22:11:12 -0700 From: Sean Donelan <sean@donelan.com> To: nanog@merit.edu Subject: Re: New Peering Point Mailing Lists
On Sun, 08 October 2000, Jeffrey Meltzer wrote:
There doesn't seem to be any mailing lists existing specifically for the public Peering Points. So, I've created a few.
In my experience every public peering point has a mailing list associated with it. I've been subscribed to mailing lists for mae-east, mae-west, all the NAPs with address space managed by Bill Manning and ISI. I'm less familar with mailing lists for XPs outside the US, but most also have a mailing list associated with each exchange point.
Sometimes the XP operator makes a big deal of only allowing certain people to subscribe to their list. But it is rarely difficult to find a member willing to forward messages. I'm subscribed to relatively few lists now, but I have messages forwarded to me all the time. I would prefer to subscribe directly, if only so I could manage my aliases better. But I understand a long time ago the XP operator promised its membership it would only allow other members to subscribe to the list, so now they feel they can't change the rules.