> On Sat, 1 Mar 2003, Mark Radabaugh wrote: > > > Who actually uses RADB to build filters other than Verio? While my > > experience with other providers is limited Verio is the only one (of the > > ones we have used) who used RADB entries for BGP peers. > > AFAIK, Level3 and C&W.
Teleglobe as well (mirror), unless late to me unknown changes. mh > I have to keep RADB entries (actually altdb, and > c&w's own) up to date in order for each of them to accept our routes and > our BGP customers' routes. > > > Overall it wasn't the best solution IMHO for a couple of reasons: > > > > - there was nothing to keep us from making bogus entries in the RADB > > - filters were only updated once a day making changes slow > > OTOH, they don't have to pay someone to answer and respond to email sent > to bgp-admin. They won't accept routes you accidentally leak to > them. Is > it secure? Not really. Is it cheap, reliable automation, I suspect so. > > > This is not meant as a complaint toward Verio - I'm simply > trying to decide > > why we should go to the added expense of entering our routes in > a RADB. To > > date I have seen no operational difference between using RADB > and not using > > www.altdb.net. No expense other than the time you spend keeping your > objects up to date. > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > Jon Lewis [EMAIL PROTECTED]| I route > System Administrator | therefore you are > Atlantic Net | > _________ http://www.lewis.org/~jlewis/pgp for PGP public key_________ > >
