Interesting that (according to Renesys) BT reconnected about 500 networks in Pakistan after the big fibre cut. I wonder if there's any data around that would tell us who filters and who doesn't?
On Mon, Feb 25, 2008 at 9:02 AM, Jim Mercer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > having built an ISP or two in pakistan, PTCL (Pakistan Telecom) is not the > sole provider of bandwidth to the country, although it likely carries the > bulk of traffic to the country. > > operationally, there are a number of jurisdictions which filter content > and connectivity on a variety of basis. > > adjusting the BGP announcements is a fairly quick and sure way to hobble > connectivity to specific content. although, it is quickly bypassed by > shifting the content to other addresses and domain names. > > i'm sure that this was an accidental leakage, and that appropriate > corrections > were/are taken in due course. > > -- > Jim Mercer [EMAIL PROTECTED] +971 55 410-5633 > "I'm Prime Minister of Canada, I live here and I'm going to take a leak." > - Lester Pearson in 1967, during a meeting between himself and > President Lyndon Johnson, whose Secret Service detail had taken over > Pearson's cottage retreat. At one point, a Johnson guard asked > Pearson, "Who are you and where are you going?" >
