On Tue, Jun 04, 2002 at 04:47:51PM -0400, Leo Bicknell wrote: > > In a message written on Tue, Jun 04, 2002 at 03:47:00PM -0400, Richard A Steenbergen >wrote: > > Exchange point blocks SHOULDN'T be transited by anyone, therefore you > > should not hear them from your peers. > > I would say this the other way around, all exchange point blocks > should be transited by someone. > > Back in the day, things like the mae-east FDDI were originated by > a half dozen AS's. Why? If you had "full routes", but didn't > connect to the mae, you could traceroute but not ping it, and things > of that nature. It confused people. Of course, the inconsistent > announcements were also an issue.
Am I right that I don't see a reason why IX blocks should be transited other than traceroute should work? I can think of a couple of reasons why the blocks SHOULDN'T be transitted by anyone. Adi