oh k can you see

Tue Nov 1 22:50:00 UTC 2005

On 1-Nov-2005, at 15:15, Stephen J. Wilcox wrote:

> ok sure, but is this not just normal transit issues, these are not  
> special
> because they are a) anycast b) root-servers?

You're right -- these are normal issues that any multi-homed AS might  
see. The effectiveness of knuckle-rapping after the fact is not  
necessarily great, however, with respect to service uptime.

Anybody who cares about their service availability might think around  
the subject and take appropriate steps to mitigate or avoid leaks.  
Alternatively, they might well consider the cure worse than the  
disease, and live with the occasional leak instead.

I think there is sound, logical reasoning that can result in both  
conclusions, depending on the peculiarities of the service in general  
and the habits of local peers in particular (with a dash of personal  
preference and a sprinkling of past experience). It's the thinking  
part that is important.

Diversity in approach is good, especially in the delivery of a  
single, critical service.

Joe