At 08:14 PM 30-01-97 -0600, Sean Donelan wrote:

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But any reasonable ISP realizes that by using the RADB servers is wonderful, but does not come close to preventing an: ip route 0.0.0.0 0.0.0.0 <innocent ISP>

Nor can the route servers tell when someone/something blocks packets down at the layer 2 level. Since the route servers are now being paid by the exchange point operators, maybe there is a chance the two could be coordinated. Or at least checked for conflicts?

-- Sean Donelan, Data Research Associates, Inc, St. Louis, MO Affiliation given for identification not representation

That is already an issue at the ATM NAPs, since traffic can't flow until PVCs are set-up between consenting peers. And we have had some problems in this area. So I think the answer is "Yes". --Kent ~~~~~ ~~~~~ ~~~~~ ~~~~~ ~~~~~ ~~~~~ ~~~~~ ~~~~~ ~~~~~ ~~~~~ ~~~~~ ~~~~ Kent W. England Six Sigma Networks 1655 Landquist Drive, Suite 100 Voice/Fax: 619.632.8400 Encinitas, CA 92024 kwe@6SigmaNets.com Technical Expertise for PacBell NAP and PacBell Internet Services