In message <2.2.32.19961013021241.006b47b0@lint.cisco.com>, Paul Ferguson write
s:
Herr Manning,
>>
>> You mean that routing protocols need to take account of policies?
>>
>> Or do you mean that BGP isn't good enough?
>>
>> Michael Dillon - ISP & Internet Consulting
>
>Yes... (silly
>Yes... (serious)
>
>BGP has a number of serious flaws. The more complex the routing mesh, the
>more they will become visable. And if what I see is correct, IDRP, the
>BGP heir, has the same sets of problems.
>Another suggestion? Lacking one, one might suggest that the complexity
of the 'mesh' needs to be simplified.- paul
Paul,
It's that sloppy multiprovider model. Let's go back to one NSFNET
core. 
Curtis
ps- For the *extremely* humor impaired -- I'm just joking. I'm not
seriously suggesting that. I am suggesting to Paul through (friendly)
sarcasm that we have to live with routing complexity.