> IMHO it's much cleaner and easier to setup BGP on the router in the middle. > If it's able to carry the routes via IGP it will also be able to do it via > IBGP. the middle is often a little pop with other non-bgp devices i am sure lots of folk can come up with lots of absolutely brilliant ideas how this could be done. but that's not the point, is it. <sigh> randy