On Tue, Aug 10, 2021 at 12:20 AM Robert Brockway <rob...@timetraveller.org> wrote:
> On Mon, 9 Aug 2021, C. A. Fillekes wrote: > > > telling the difference between their NANOG and SCA mail? > > Can't say that I do. I've been on NANOG for about 17 years. I used to be > subscribed to over 100 technical lists. Despite these two facts I have no > idea what you mean by SCA in this context. > > I keep reading it as "Society for Creative Anachronism". > > Would anyone care to enlighten me about this SCA list? My Googlefu has > failed me. > > Cheers, > > Rob > > Hi Rob, SCA is the "Society for Creative Announcements", which is all about how to creatively announce your BGP prefixes in ways that get around filters, prefix limits, congested peering links, Backdoor Santa specials, and other such hindrances to the free flow of packets in the directions you really want them to go. I can completely understand how the original poster could have gotten the two lists mixed up. Some days, I can hardly tell them apart myself. Matt PS--for the humour-impaired, here is your requisite wink: ;)
