[13493] in North American Network Operators' Group
Re: Announcing The New "MAE-EAST"
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Erik Sherk)
Fri Nov 7 17:40:33 1997
To: "Kent W. England" <kwe@6SigmaNets.com>
cc: nanog@merit.edu
In-reply-to: Your message of "Fri, 07 Nov 1997 13:17:39 PST."
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Date: Fri, 07 Nov 1997 17:34:56 -0500
From: Erik Sherk <sherk@UU.NET>
> At 12:46 PM 11/5/97 -0800, Adam Hersh wrote:
> >With all of the problems with MAE-EAST.....
> >
> >Any plans from anyone to create a ATM exchange point in the DC area?
> >
> >-Adam Hersh
> >
Wouldn't that be a UUHaul trailer? :-)
Erik
> In the true MAE spirit, I rented a parking place right next to the door to
> MAE-East. I've parked a UHaul trailer in that space with a really big
> Ethernet switch on it. Power comes from an extension cord to the ceiling
> light. Since they never turn off the lights, I have 24x7 power available.
> Ventilation comes from passing traffic and I have a backup fan in my truck.
> Aircraft avoidance is made possible by rapid mobility (I keep the motor on
> my pickup running.) Forklift upgrades are entirely avoided since I already
> have a pickup truck. Marketing is simple. "Everyone you never heard of is
> already connected to Kent's Trailer Exchange." If we decide we don't like
> the MAE-East garage we can simply move it, if your drop cables are long
> enough. I avoid latency problems by running the switch at faster than light
> speeds. There is no packet shredding at Kent's Trailer Exchange, although
> from time to time I rewrite packets and turn all the IP options on, just
> for fun. Statistics are quite easy too. I've already published the traffic
> growth charts for the next 12 months. see
> http://www.6SigmaNets.com/trailer-exchange/business-plan/index.html
>
> In short Kent's Trailer Exchange has everything you could want in a
> slapped-together public exchange point. Next time you leave MAE-East, drag
> a fiber drop on your way out the door and meet me at the trailer. We'll
> have you up and running in a giffy. Oh, and bring a cup of hot coffee. It's
> getting damned cold in the garage this time of year.
>
> --Kent
> President, CEO, Chairman, Chief Architect, Webmaster & Publicist
> Kent's Trailer Exchange
> An Instant Idea Brought to you by Six Sigma Networks
>
