On Sat, 18 May 2024 at 01:07, William Herrin <b...@herrin.us> wrote: > I don't understand why Cogent is allowed to operate one of the root > servers. Doesn't ICANN do any kind of technical background check on > companies when letting the contract? > > For those who haven't been around long enough, this isn't Cogent's > first depeering argument. Nor their second. And they're behaving > unreasonably. I don't know any of the details -this time- but > historically speaking Cogent is behaving badly -again- and you can > take that to the bank.
This seems awfully simplistic, 'Cogent at 100% fault, in each case'. It doesn't match my understanding, and therein lies the problem. In my understanding of the issues, in a few of them, I would rate 100% fault at the other side. What are we asking in terms of your proposed policy change of allowing host a root DNS? You must peer with everyone and anyone, at any terms? I think we would struggle to form policy to capture the problem in a fair and equitable manner. As long as our toolbox only has a capitalist hammer, peering disputes are going to be a thing. Cogent has outlived many of its peering dispute history partners. They are the grandfather of disruptive transit pricing, which many others have struggled to meet profitably, and I believe they are a big reason for current transit pricing being as low as it is in the US and EU. -- ++ytti
