Saw this one on the NANOG list, beginning yesterday. Somewhere between indirectly and critical, the issue effects capacity planning, particularly for those working on VPN solutions for employers or customers. Thought some of you might enjoy reading it. Also, you may want to follow the thread on the NANOG list. Some are concerned with capacity planning. Others are concerned with slowing growth rates. As we all seem to be interested in VPN's, part of good design practice is being aware of the issues surrounding the replacing of private backbones with shared backbones. No such thing as a free lunch. Chuck -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of k claffy Sent: Saturday, December 02, 2000 3:16 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: pretty cool paper re "myth of Internet growth numbers" [meta-operational content warning. followup thread probably belongs on some other list] andrew odlyzko's latest http://www.cisp.org/imp/november_2000/odlyzko/11_00odlyzko.htm fwiw k _________________________________ FAQ, list archives, and subscription info: http://www.groupstudy.com/list/cisco.html Report misconduct and Nondisclosure violations to [EMAIL PROTECTED]