Now that doesn't mean other operators can't put in a lightning talk about the impact or 'event' this triggered in their own NOC environments along with what they recommend operators do to reduce the spun cycles <G>
great idea! as i was about to send to someone else with a thinner skin than you :) path poisoning is used operationally, though we suspect somewhat ill-advisedly. but the proof of the latter will be in the pudding. imiho, alarm systems that raise a real alert about my asn being in the as path of *someone else's prefix* are systems i would repair. at most, it's a "when you're bored, take a look at this strangeness." of course, we're sorry we set off folk's broken alarm systems :-) [ sense of humor required, leo ] and, fwiw, i liked the haiku! randy