2nd Root Server in Europe (fwd)

On Tue, 14 Jan 1997, Tony Barber wrote:

> >We agree with this entirely.  To repeat what may not be clear to those
> >added to the lengthening CC: list, some time ago, after securing the
> >endorsement of the UK ISPA, VBCnet approached IANA on behalf of ISPA
> 
> I'm sorry but there isn't and never has been any requirement to enforce 
> peering at any exchange point other then for instance CIX.
> VBC by housing a valuable resource are saying in effect 'yes you can
> use this root server if you peer with us'.
> This is not really acceptable.

This is a complete misreading of what we have said.

On the one hand we peer with everyone at the LINX, with one exception,
MITE, whose routes we already see through GSL.  We have told MITE that
if and when they have routes that are not visible through them, we
will peer with them.  So we aren't forcing anyone to do anything.

On the other hand, following recommendations to us, our intention is
to put a root name server in a class C by itself.  There has been a 
lot of discussion in this area, and this is what I understand to be
the recommended policy.   We don't care what AS this class C is in;
on the whole we would probably prefer that it not be in one of our
ASs.

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Jim Dixon                  VBCnet GB Ltd           http://www.vbc.net
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