[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: | The key thing here is that there is some kind of contractual agreement | between the second tier and the core members. If the second tier breaks | the agreement, their email flow is summarily cut off. You can do that | with contracts.
Yup. As you've mentioned, we already have a mechanism for peering between providers - it's called BGP. Is it too much to ask for BGP peering contracts to include requirements to deal with abuse ?