Totally agree, I'm willing to bet because of Cogent's bad behavior HE will never follow that trend. You might need to look at the previous post, he has a grievance with HE not giving remote v6 bgp tunnels away anymore, they were for early v6 testing but ended up getting abused so HE discontinued them.
On Mon, Mar 3, 2025, 11:07 AM Josh Luthman <[email protected]> wrote: > I see, that's not how it reads to me. > > Cogent is known to tack on BGP fees - $50/mo? - and my favorite one was > when the contract didn't have it but they added it after installation. > > On Mon, Mar 3, 2025 at 1:42 PM TJ Trout <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Josh this crazy guy is talking about remote v6 BGP tunnels which HE >> discontinued due to abuse, has nothing to do with BGP peering for transit, >> he doesn't charge fees and probably never will. >> >> On Mon, Mar 3, 2025, 5:46 AM Josh Luthman via NANOG < >> [email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Attention to Reinstate Feeless BGP Sessions with HE. It's in the >>> subject. >>> >>> On Sun, Mar 2, 2025 at 5:03 PM Tom Beecher <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> > I’m not sure what you are attempting to gain by CCing this list on >>> messages >>> > like this, but please stop. >>> > >>> > On Sun, Mar 2, 2025 at 13:16 Volkan SALiH <[email protected]> >>> > wrote: >>> > >>> > > Mike Leber >>> > > CEO, Hurricane Electric >>> > > 760 Mission Court >>> <https://www.google.com/maps/search/760+Mission+Court+%0D%0A+Fremont,+CA+94539+%0D%0A+United+States?entry=gmail&source=g> >>> >>> <https://www.google.com/maps/search/760+Mission+Court+%0D%0A+Fremont,+CA+94539+%0D%0A+United+States?entry=gmail&source=g>> >>> > Fremont, CA 94539 >>> <https://www.google.com/maps/search/760+Mission+Court+%0D%0A+Fremont,+CA+94539+%0D%0A+United+States?entry=gmail&source=g> >>> >>> <https://www.google.com/maps/search/760+Mission+Court+%0D%0A+Fremont,+CA+94539+%0D%0A+United+States?entry=gmail&source=g>> >>> > United States >>> <https://www.google.com/maps/search/760+Mission+Court+%0D%0A+Fremont,+CA+94539+%0D%0A+United+States?entry=gmail&source=g> >>> > > >>> > > Subject: Request to Reinstate Feeless BGP Sessions with Enhanced >>> > > Security Measures >>> > > >>> > > Dear Mr. Leber, and interested NANOG members; >>> > > >>> > > I hope this letter finds you well. I am writing to respectfully >>> request >>> > > the reinstatement of feeless BGP sessions by Hurricane Electric, >>> > > considering the latest advancements in routing security and spam >>> > > prevention. >>> > > >>> > > Recent developments in Resource Public Key Infrastructure (RPKI) >>> > > validation have significantly enhanced the security of internet >>> routing, >>> > > effectively mitigating the risk of man-in-the-middle attacks. RPKI >>> > > ensures that only legitimate Autonomous Systems (AS) can announce >>> > > specific IP prefixes, thereby increasing trust and reliability in BGP >>> > > sessions. >>> > > >>> > > Additionally, to address concerns related to email abuse, it is now >>> > > feasible to implement filtering on mail server ports (such as 25, >>> 465, >>> > > and 587) for feeless BGP sessions. By applying such restrictions, >>> > > potential spam-related issues can be proactively managed while >>> > > maintaining the accessibility and robustness of the service. >>> > > >>> > > The restoration of feeless BGP sessions, with these enhanced security >>> > > measures in place, would provide substantial benefits to the global >>> > > internet community by fostering network expansion, enhancing >>> resilience, >>> > > and ensuring a more secure routing environment. >>> > > >>> > > I sincerely appreciate the invaluable services that Hurricane >>> Electric >>> > > provides and trust that you will consider this request in light of >>> the >>> > > latest security improvements. Thank you for your time and attention >>> to >>> > > this matter. I look forward to your response. >>> > > >>> > > *Best regards,* >>> > > VOLKAN SALİH >>> > > ANTAKYA/HATAY/TURKIYE >>> > > +90 540 415 5555 >>> > > +90 540 489 9999 >>> > > >>> > > _______________________________________________ >>> > > NANOG mailing list >>> > > >>> > > >>> > >>> https://lists.nanog.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/PEJN7R2XU7CBSPZ4INTXBKPMUC4JT3OV/ >>> > _______________________________________________ >>> > NANOG mailing list >>> > >>> > >>> https://lists.nanog.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/N32G7Y7OYJWP2XJWYBU4KT6Y64CA7FPD/ >>> _______________________________________________ >>> NANOG mailing list >>> >>> https://lists.nanog.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/JUS5TRINN2IGNHLNJU2YZTUEOVY62XAQ/ >> >> _______________________________________________ NANOG mailing list https://lists.nanog.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/5LKQCH2JUAXX67AXGMSOHQ33SK4D26YW/
