Re: 2nd Root Server in Europe (fwd)

[Geert Jan de Groot <]

On Wed, 22 Jan 1997 10:22:49 +0000 (GMT)  Jim Dixon wrote:
> > If we opt for the root NS to have its own AS then there is no barrier to
> > people offering identical routing policy for the LINX and the NS. If it
> > shares the LINX AS then it will be impossible to have different policy for
> > LINX and the NS. 
> Why is that?  Different prefixes in the same AS can be treated differently.

Please don't. If the routing policy is different, then the AS should
be different. I don't think it's wise to do otherwise with critical
resources like root nameservers.

Geert Jan