Sean: As we start to see the (alleged) practical effects of Sprint's filtering, Sean, could you please bring us up to speed in a concise description of the policy changes and their potential ramifications. As well, perhaps a short description of how to "come into compliance" would eliminate threats of the following nature. Thanks! -- Alan Hannan Email: alan@mid.net Network Systems Administrator Voice: (402) 472-0239 MIDnet, Lincoln NOC Office Fax: (402) 472-0240 "The only way to make a man trustworthy is to trust him" - Henry Stimson <include previous letter from kai@belcom.net> ......... Kai is rumored to have said: ] From: Kai <kai@belcom.net> ] To: baldwin@SDD.COMSAT.COM, insc@sprintlink.net, noc@digex.net ] Subject: 204.82.160.0/22 invisible ] Cc: avg@sprintlink.net, bertolini@computel.com, concaj@belcom.net, ] donagm@belcom.net, ilya@phri.nyu.edu, kai@belcom.net, ken@belcom.net, ] khalfk@belcom.net, ladycom@computel.com, nanog@MERIT.EDU, smd@icp.net, ] smd@sprint.net, susan.evans@SPRINT.SPRINT.COM ] ] My network assignment 204.82.160.0/22 (Sprint-announced) has become invisible ] to all Digex-connected networks, while my old assignment (204.97.218/219) ] is still seen normally. ] Following the NANOG list, I must suspect this is due to the route prefix ] filtering Sean Doran announced, and which seems to have gone into effect. ] As Comsat (a Digex client) can now no longer reach BelCom's overseas ] subsidaries (BelCom is a Computel client, client of Sprint: Computel is ] technically incapable of handling or comprehending this issue, you will ] have to deal with me). ] I demand that this route prefix filtering is turned off immediately: ] The Almaty NATO networking conference is IN SESSION (trace to 206.82.161.1 ] if you can ), and I was absolutely positive about the consequences this ] will have on the relationship between BelCom and Arna-Sprint in Kazakhstan. ] If you want to avoid a press release at the conference detailing names and ] circumstances of this engineering terrorism, you should turn off the route ] prefix filter THIS MINUTE. There was absolutely no humanly sane reason to ] 'pull the plug' on a Sprint customer like this, and to sabotage an event ] that has cost us $50,000 plus 200 engineering hours to make happen. ] This is off to the lawyers. ] ] --- ] Kai Schlichting ] Internet Project Manager, BelCom, Inc. ] 515 Madison Ave Suite 2100 ] NY,NY 10022 ] 212-705-9500 (voice) ] 212-755-0864 (fax) ] kai@belcom.net ] Ask us about Internet service in the CIS! ] Bringing Internet, where there is none ] ] ] <end include of previous letter from kai@belcom.net>
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