[..] : This is silly. If the NSA were monitoring traffic with the consent of : EUnet and UUNET (and note that EUnet is owned by UUNET rival PSI), they : wouldn't need to play these routing games; they'd just eavesdrop at an : interconnect or on the leased lines leading into it, run a rough filter : over it to cut down volume, and tunnel the traffic home through other : channels (probably satellite). And if they were monitoring without the : consent of UUNET and EUnet, they still wouldn't play these games because : the providers would be upset about the unexpected load on the expensive : and overloaded transatlantic pipes. PSI has an 11% stake in EUnet, since they took over EUnet Britain, 11% doesn't qualify as 'owning' where I live. Regards, -AJ-