not rewriting next-hop, pointing default, ...s

Fri Sep 12 15:33:51 UTC 1997

On Fri, 12 Sep 1997, Alex.Bligh wrote:

> > >   1 maeegw1.us.insnet.net (192.41.177.112) [AS 3491] 8 msec 4 msec 8 msec
> > >   2 Vienna1.VA.ALTER.NET (192.41.177.249) [AS 3491] 4 msec 8 msec 4 msec
> > >   3 Vienna1.VA.ALTER.NET (192.41.177.249) [AS 3491] !H  *  * 
> 
> Before you throw too many stones, these guys (I happen to know) take
> transit from UUnet, and not, before you ask, over the MAE. Personally
> I don't see a problem with this behaviour as a last resort.

If they buy transit, or do not buy transit from UUNet makes no difference.
You don't see a problem with pointing default at UUNet or any other
provider? This trace was to a network that did not exist, so it should not
have been sent to UUNet.

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