30 Sep
1992
30 Sep
'92
4:20 a.m.
One of the new networks originates in the former Soviet Union, and traffic between US Government sponsored networks and the former Soviet Union is prohibited at this time. Therefore accordingly, the ANSNET will not re-distribute or announce any routes to this network. Announcing a route to a particular network is nothing more than saying "hey, look, you can reach this network via me". If the party receiving the announcement is not willing or allowed to communicate with that network, it can filter out the announcement; and it might even make a deal with the announcer to filter out the announcement. But that's quite something else than the presented general "we won't announce this network" approach. Piet