Matt, I do wish you'd feel free to ask us these sorts of questions directly. We're more than happy to provide you with an explanation, and an honest answer based on the facts will go a lot farther towards providing you with a solution, than open speculation on a mailing list. But feel free to solicit opinions. Language used in networking can be a bit confusing, since some of the aspects of networking are somewhat subtle. I will send you a more detailed explanation, but I wanted to set the record straight in this public forum. The reason we cannot guarantee transit AS connectivity is a direct result of not being your default connection. If you select us as default, we can guarantee transit access. The particulars behind that are technical; I will fill you in off-line, since that information is proprietary. And yes, it really does have a strong impact on our backbone *design*. [ BTW, Matt, we are iSTAR internet, inc. (formerly fONOROLA i*internet). Please use our new name when referring to us, to avoid any confusion. ]
[ Editorial mode on ] Frankly, it is this sort of unenlightened, baseless opinion that gives Usenet its deserved reputation. It certainly doesn't reflect the level of professionalism that a reputable NSP should display, on this list in particular. [ End of editorial mode ] ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Brian Dickson, Email: briand@istar.ca iSTAR internet, inc., Tel : (613) 780-2200 Suite 202, 250 Albert Street, Fax : (613) 780-6666 Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, K1P 6M1 http://www.istar.ca -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
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