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<P><FONT SIZE=2>-----Original Message-----</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>From: E.B. Dreger [<A HREF="mailto:eddy+public+spam@noc.everquick.net">mailto:eddy+public+spam@noc.everquick.net</A>]</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>Sent: Monday, January 21, 2002 12:08 PM</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>To: James Smith</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>Cc: nanog@merit.edu</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>Subject: RE: DNS DOS increasing?</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>BGP isn't that expensive.</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>For some, it is a cost that can be mitigated by "workaround" technologies that are cheaper.</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>Of course, it could be argued that if you're not willing to make the investment to do it the BGP way, you don't really need it bad enough. </FONT></P>
<P><FONT SIZE=2>Enter the salesman who is heard to tell his prospects "...you don't have the cost of BGP, you get the same effect as BGP, and you don't even have to tell your ISP!".</FONT></P>
<P><FONT SIZE=2>James H. Smith II NNCDS NNCSE</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>Systems Engineer</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>The Presidio Corporation</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>By the way, I speak only for myself, which gets me in enough trouble...</FONT>
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