Re: ftp.nl.debian.org
Mike van Smoorenburg wrote:
> I eas just wondering about ftp.nl.debian.org. Right now, it is
> hosted by UUNET NL, at ftp.nl.uu.net aka walrus.nl.uu.net.
> . . .
> However UUNET has an awful peering policy. They do _not_ peer
> with most providers in the Netherlands. Not even with really big
> ones like Carrier1 or Level3, let alone Cistron Internet.
>
> That means that for a lot of people in .NL, ftp.nl.debian.org
> is routed over France, Germany or even the USA.
>
My employer InterNLnet BV was until recently a part of UUNET Netherlands and still makes use of the UUNET backbone. I notice that to reach www.nl.debian.org (hosted at Cistron) I'm routed over Frankfurt via Level3.
> On the other hand, ftp.uk.debian.org is hosted by xara.net,
> they have a presence at the Dutch Amsterdam Internet Exchange,
> and they peer with anyone who wants to.
>
I believe this is Phil Hand's organization?
> Which leads to the weird situation that from .NL, for most people,
> ftp.nl.debian.org is a few countries away, and ftp.uk.debian.org
> is pretty much local.
> . . .
>
What are the options?
- Urge UUNET to adapt its peering policy: personally I doubt whether my ties with the UUNET organization would enable me to exert the necessary influence.
- Convince UUNET to transfer ftp.nl.debian.org: I don't know the exact historical background but I assume that there's a prestige factor involved here.
- Accept the situation as inherent to the power politics of internetland.
- Something else?
Greetz,
Silvester Claassen
s.m.claassen@stalemate.nl
s.claassen@internl.net
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