I wrote:

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My argument was that in addition to the peering settlement charges, each network would charge their customers for the traffic they generate.

mleber@he.net wrote

Since you are proposing a receiver pays system there is less motivation for networks to charge the sender. In fact, they would probably pay the sender.

My thought was that you charge the sender and receiver. They are both using resources on their origination networks.... This helps prevent people from gernerating legitmate, non-fraudulent traffic -- i.e. extra traffic that is not necessary. Sean ___________________________________ Sean Butler, CCIE #3897 IBM Global Services -- OpenNet Support Phone: 8-631-9809, 813-523-7353 Fax: 8-427-5475 813-878-5475 Internet email: sebutler@us.ibm.com