[NANOG] Re: [NANOG]Re: Request to Reinstate Feeless BGP Sessions with Enhanced Security Measures

[Josh Luthman via NANOG <nanog () lists nanog org>]

I see, that's not how it reads to me.

Cogent is known to tack on BGP fees - $50/mo? - and my favorite one was
when the contract didn't have it but they added it after installation.

On Mon, Mar 3, 2025 at 1:42 PM TJ Trout <tj () pcguys us> wrote:

> Josh this crazy guy is talking about remote v6 BGP tunnels which HE
> discontinued due to abuse, has nothing to do with BGP peering for transit,
> he doesn't charge fees and probably never will.
>
> On Mon, Mar 3, 2025, 5:46 AM Josh Luthman via NANOG <nanog () lists nanog org>
> wrote:
>
> > Attention to Reinstate Feeless BGP Sessions with HE.  It's in the subject.
> >
> > On Sun, Mar 2, 2025 at 5:03 PM Tom Beecher <beecher () beecher cc> wrote:
> >
> > > I’m not sure what you are attempting to gain by CCing this list on
> > messages
> > > like this, but please stop.
> > >
> > > On Sun, Mar 2, 2025 at 13:16 Volkan SALiH <volkan.salih.06 () gmail com>
> > > wrote:
> > >
> > > > Mike Leber
> > > > CEO, Hurricane Electric
> > > > 760 Mission Court
> > > > Fremont, CA 94539
> > > > United States
> > > >
> > > > Subject: Request to Reinstate Feeless BGP Sessions with Enhanced
> > > > Security Measures
> > > >
> > > > Dear Mr. Leber, and interested NANOG members;
> > > >
> > > > I hope this letter finds you well. I am writing to respectfully
> > request
> > > > the reinstatement of feeless BGP sessions by Hurricane Electric,
> > > > considering the latest advancements in routing security and spam
> > > > prevention.
> > > >
> > > > Recent developments in Resource Public Key Infrastructure (RPKI)
> > > > validation have significantly enhanced the security of internet
> > routing,
> > > > effectively mitigating the risk of man-in-the-middle attacks. RPKI
> > > > ensures that only legitimate Autonomous Systems (AS) can announce
> > > > specific IP prefixes, thereby increasing trust and reliability in BGP
> > > > sessions.
> > > >
> > > > Additionally, to address concerns related to email abuse, it is now
> > > > feasible to implement filtering on mail server ports (such as 25, 465,
> > > > and 587) for feeless BGP sessions. By applying such restrictions,
> > > > potential spam-related issues can be proactively managed while
> > > > maintaining the accessibility and robustness of the service.
> > > >
> > > > The restoration of feeless BGP sessions, with these enhanced security
> > > > measures in place, would provide substantial benefits to the global
> > > > internet community by fostering network expansion, enhancing
> > resilience,
> > > > and ensuring a more secure routing environment.
> > > >
> > > > I sincerely appreciate the invaluable services that Hurricane Electric
> > > > provides and trust that you will consider this request in light of the
> > > > latest security improvements. Thank you for your time and attention to
> > > > this matter. I look forward to your response.
> > > >
> > > > *Best regards,*
> > > > VOLKAN SALİH
> > > > ANTAKYA/HATAY/TURKIYE
> > > > +90 540 415 5555
> > > > +90 540 489 9999
> > > >
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