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  From: Dan Shearer <dan@tellurian.com.au>
  To  : Mark Newton <newton@atdot.dotat.org>
  Date: Wed, 6 Dec 2000 21:35:05 +1030 (CST)

Re: "Host based" routers and BGP

On Wed, 6 Dec 2000, Mark Newton wrote:

> On Wed, Dec 06, 2000 at 01:57:12PM +1030, Jason Tan wrote:
> 
>  > I know it is theorectially possiblea nd I think I have a grasp on what
>  > software is available to do it. I would like to know what people who
>  > run real networks have experienced using these tools.
> 
> The people who run real networks usually run them on real routers :-)

An old ISP adage is to let routers route and servers serve. The lines are
getting a bit blurred these days as portions of policy, security, QoS and
routing are being implemented in many different kinds of network equipment
at all sorts of levels. But its a good rule of thumb. [That right, all you
ISP people here?]

--
Dan Shearer
Open Source Manager
dan@tellurian.com.au

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