Within the past year or two i’ve seen it occur.
> On Sep 16, 2019, at 18:44, Ben Cannon <[email protected]> wrote: > > “They also run their links hot which create latency for anything flowing > through it.” > > Mike, I’d have agreed with you - 15 years ago. Is this current at all? My > views on Cogent have evolved dramatically over the years. How recent is your > data? > > -Ben > >> On Sep 16, 2019, at 4:21 PM, Mike Lyon <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> The argument has been listed numerous times so i didn’t want to bore people: >> >> 1. Sprint peering battle. Google it >> 2. He.net peering battle. Google it. >> 3. Google IPv6 peering battle. Google it. >> >> All of which point to them being pompous assholes. >> >> They also run their links hot which create latency for anything flowing >> through it. >> >> Cheers, >> Mike >> >>> On Sep 16, 2019, at 15:59, Stephen M. <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> Please don’t praise or complain like we’re supposed to take it at a total >>> face value. If you don’t like them so much - we are you’re audience. >>> Explain. >>> >>> If you like Cogent - explain. >>> If you don’t like Cogent - explain. >>> >>> Cheers, >>> Stephen >>> >>> //please pardon any brevities - sent from mobile// >>> >>>> On Sep 16, 2019, at 10:01 PM, Mike Lyon <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> >>>> Whenever asked about Cogent, i just say, “Friends don’t let friends use >>>> Cogent.” >>>> >>>> I’ve told two of their reps over the past two years that even if the >>>> service was free, i wouldn’t use it. And yet, they still call. >>>> >>>> -Mike >>>> >>>>>> On Sep 16, 2019, at 13:53, Ronald F. Guilmette <[email protected]> >>>>>> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> In message <[email protected]>, >>>>>> Owen DeLong <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> Given their practice of harvesting whois updates in order to spam newly >>>>>> acquired AS contacts, any time it is my decision, Cogent is ineligible >>>>>> as a vendor. >>>>> >>>>> So I guess then that their aiding and abetting of fraud and IP block >>>>> theft, as I documented here recently, is an entirely secondary concern... >>>>> as long as they don't spam you, yes? >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Regards, >>>>> rfg
