On Sunday, March 02, 1997 11:28 PM, Paul Ferguson[SMTP:pferguso@cisco.com] wrote: @ At 04:03 PM 3/2/97 -0600, Scott Huddle wrote: @ @ > @ >I'll assert that if the costs of accepting a route announcement are @ >non-zero that this can only happen if there is a market for @ >announcements and a system of settlements between providers. @ > @ >If the costs are zero, then why have the filters? @ > @ @ I'd suggest that costs are non-zero, and they cannot be quantified @ by dollars, at least today. Since the majority of instability in @ the global Internet is originated by prefixes longer than /19's, @ the amount of resources consumed is an exercise left for the reader. @ Would you support charging $$$ for circuits that go in and out of service beyond some reasonable amount ? Car insurance companies charge people more that have more accidents...:-) -- Jim Fleming Unir Corporation e-mail: JimFleming@unety.net JimFleming@unety.s0.g0 (EDNS/IPv8)
Would you support charging $$$ for circuits that go in and out of service beyond some reasonable amount ?
Car insurance companies charge people more that have more accidents...:-)
Yes, but car insurance companies don't mandate that they supply the driver. Poor analogy, but ... Regards, -- Peter Galbavy @ Home in Wonderland http://www.wonderland.org/ http://www.whirl-y-gig.org.uk/ http://www.demon.net Be remembered not for your final destination, but for your journey.
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Jim Fleming
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Peter Galbavy