Merit/NSFNET.Information.Services-Interested.Parties@um.cc.umich.edu, Elise Gerich <epg@merit.edu>, Jessica Yu <jyy@merit.edu>, nsfnet-info@merit.edu, nsfnet-reports@merit.edu, smh@merit.edu, "Stefan Fassbender (GMD/EASInet)" <stf@easi.net> In-Reply-To: Message of Wed, 01 Apr 92 14:41:12 EST from <sgoldste@cise.cise.nsf.gov> On Wed, 01 Apr 92 14:41:12 EST you said:

Which just goes to illustrate that traffic-based cost-sharing models for [intercontinental] links are complicated by things like FTP where the origin address sends huge amounts of data for which it did not initiate the session. Some countries/entities turn out to be (grossly) net exporters of data. --SG Yes, but I still contend that the MERIT provided traffic figures for the incoming EASINet traffic are completely wrong by a factor 1000, sorry for looking stubborn, but wrong statistics are worse than no statistics.

Olivier