Re: Is v6 as important as v4? Of course not [was: IPv6 internet broken, cogent/telia/hurricane not peering]

[Dave Temkin <davet1 () gmail com>]

Randy Bush wrote:
> > As for accusations, I challenge you to show where I accused them of  
> > anything.
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> > From: patrick () ianai net (Patrick W. Gilmore)
> > Date: Mon, 12 Oct 2009 12:09:58 -0400
> > Subject: IPv6 internet broken, cogent/telia/hurricane not peering
> > In-Reply-To: <a05493650910120441i27550f17qaa7d3377824afdda () mail gmail com>
> > References: <a05493650910120441i27550f17qaa7d3377824afdda () mail gmail com>
> > Message-ID: <0A37FD5D-D9D1-4D89-AC8A-105612BB8E39 () ianai net>
> >
> > ...
> >
> > It is sad to see that networks which used to care about connectivity,  
> > peering, latency, etc., when they are small change their mind when  
> > they are "big".  The most recent example is Cogent, an open peer who  
> > decided to turn down peers when they reached transit free status.
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> > I never thought HE would be one of those networks.
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The only thing Patrick is guilty of is not providing enough context. 

The party at fault here is Cogent.  If you re-read the entire thread and 
speak with Mike Leber, you'll find that HE offered peering and/or 
transit, for free, to Cogent - like they do to everyone else, and Cogent 
didn't take it, providing for the segmentation we saw.

-Dave