Search Again: Re: delegating IP''s From: Men & Mice Support Date: Saturday, May 22, 1999 Time: 1:44:00 am >would you agree with this then, If they are unable to acomplish this, >then they are probably not the technical geniuses I want as my >upstream... right? Actually, there is a possible reason why they couldn't do this: If they don't own the whole class C themselves, but just a part of it. >( I mean, I dunno how to do it, but then again I'm an Idiot. Plus I knew >enough to ask you and find out, right? Do I want sombody dumber than me >as my upstream?) No, having a dumb upstream provider isn't a good idea. I know, it's happened to me. It's the sort of situation you never get into intentionally. >Are there any valid reasons for them not to do it per 2317? any >downside for them by doing this? None that I know of. They might have to redo their own reverse records, but that should be trivial. ____________________________________________________________________ Chris Buxton Men & Mice cbuxton@menandmice.com http://www.menandmice.com

Messages In This Thread: Re: delegating IP''s by Aaron Lynch on May 21, 1999 at 7:57:00 am Re: delegating IP''s by Men & Mice Support on May 21, 1999 at 10:03:00 pm Re: delegating IP''s by Aaron Lynch on May 21, 1999 at 10:29:00 pm Re: delegating IP''s by Mia''s Virtual Post Office on May 21, 1999 at 10:35:00 pm Re: delegating IP''s by Men & Mice Support on May 21, 1999 at 11:43:00 pm Re: delegating IP''s by Aaron Lynch on May 21, 1999 at 11:51:00 pm Re: delegating IP''s by Aaron Lynch on May 22, 1999 at 12:19:00 am Re: delegating IP''s by Men & Mice Support on May 22, 1999 at 12:37:00 am Re: delegating IP''s by Aaron Lynch on May 22, 1999 at 1:04:00 am Re: delegating IP''s by Men & Mice Support on May 22, 1999 at 1:44:00 am Re: delegating IP''s by Jerry Pasker-System Admin. on May 24, 1999 at 8:01:00 pm Re: delegating IP''s by Aaron Lynch on May 24, 1999 at 10:20:00 pm