The IPv6 Travesty that is Cogent's refusal to peer Hurricane Electric - and how to solve it

[mhardeman at ipifony.com (Matthew D. Hardeman)]

Bill,

I find that I agree with much of what you?ve said.

If we further constrain the arguments that you set forth so as to cover only that traffic which the customers of the two networks would be able to exchange in any event, by way of transit services purchased by one or the other of the two networks, then I agree wholeheartedly, at least on a purely logical basis.

In that instance, the traffic is exchanged regardless (though often over links that saturate at peaks) and furthermore at additional expense to one or both of the networks involved.