Re: billing systems

[Richard Welty <rwelty () averillpark net>]

Richard A Steenbergen <ras () e-gerbil net> wrote:

> I prefer to pick a random number, then consult my Magic 8-Ball with the
> question "Is this customer paying enough money?". If the answer is no, I
> raise their bill by 10Mbit and try again.

> Sometimes the billing department gets a little backed up when the results 
> are hazy, but other than that it's a great system.

ISPs using a magic 8-ball based billing system may find that customizing
the 8-ball is not only feasible but may make for better profit margins
when the 8-ball is properly tuned:

    http://8ball.ofb.net/howto.html

i might be persuaded to make a presentation on this at the next nanog
meeting.

cheers,
  richard
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