Aussie ISP
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Aussie ISP is a mailing list
for Australia
n Internet service provider
s with archives hosted by Home Unix Machine Brisbane User Group. The list was created in 1996 by Andrew Khoo and has become one of the principal forums for Australian ISP professionals and staff to discuss industry relevant issues.
The list is comparable in some respects to the NANOG
mailing list, but with a broader focus than just network operation and peering arrangements. As Australia's population is not as numerous as other countries the propensity for discussions threads encompassing other aspects of the ISP industry to overwhelm the list is not as great as some other countries.
Mailing list
A mailing list is a collection of names and addresses used by an individual or an organization to send material to multiple recipients. The term is often extended to include the people subscribed to such a list, so the group of subscribers is referred to as "the mailing list", or simply "the...
for Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
n Internet service provider
Internet service provider
An Internet service provider is a company that provides access to the Internet. Access ISPs directly connect customers to the Internet using copper wires, wireless or fiber-optic connections. Hosting ISPs lease server space for smaller businesses and host other people servers...
s with archives hosted by Home Unix Machine Brisbane User Group. The list was created in 1996 by Andrew Khoo and has become one of the principal forums for Australian ISP professionals and staff to discuss industry relevant issues.
The list is comparable in some respects to the NANOG
NANOG
The North American Network Operators' Group is an educational and operational forum for the coordination and dissemination of technical information related to backbone/enterprise networking technologies and operational practices. It runs meetings, talks, surveys, and an influential mailing list...
mailing list, but with a broader focus than just network operation and peering arrangements. As Australia's population is not as numerous as other countries the propensity for discussions threads encompassing other aspects of the ISP industry to overwhelm the list is not as great as some other countries.