[128244] in North American Network Operators' Group
Re: Web expert on his 'catastrophe' key for the internet
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Elmar K. Bins)
Wed Jul 28 04:33:40 2010
Date: Wed, 28 Jul 2010 10:33:27 +0200
From: "Elmar K. Bins" <elmi@4ever.de>
To: nanog@nanog.org
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andrew.wallace@rocketmail.com (andrew.wallace) wrote:
> A British computer expert has been entrusted with part of a digital key, =
to help=20
> restart the internet in the event of a major catastrophe.=20
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> =A0
> Paul Kane talked to Eddie Mair on Radio 4's PM programme about what he mi=
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> called upon to do in the event of an international online emergency.
> =A0
> http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-10781240
One, I do not see the operational relevance of this "news".
Second, people cult is just not the hype anymore.
Third, my opinion towards Mr. Kane will stay with myself.
