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Re: [nanog] the whole world disappeared?

daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Marc Hurst)
Mon Apr 13 17:46:03 1998

Date: Mon, 13 Apr 1998 17:34:59 -0400 (EDT)
From: Marc Hurst <mhurst@fastlane.ca>
To: Stephen Balbach <stephen@clark.net>
cc: Rob M VanHooren <rob@linkd.net>, nanog@merit.edu
In-Reply-To: <Pine.LNX.3.95.980413161319.485n-100000@bisco.clark.net>


I noticed that all PSI Canada/Istar traffic dropped off the planet todya. 
I changed accounts and it would appear Sprint was able to stay alive....

On Mon, 13 Apr 1998, Stephen Balbach wrote:

> 
> I just heard "all of AT&T's PVC's died worldwide" -- this should be fun.
> 
> On Mon, 13 Apr 1998, Rob M VanHooren wrote:
> 
> > Anyone have details on AT&T tkt# 841-302-457?
> > 
> > Apparently 75% of all Canada/US cross-border just fell over and died.  
> > I've got Frame and T's *and* 800/888 voice circuits that just went for a 
> > nosedive.  Nobody's saying squat.
> > 
> > Anyone with a clue or ETA?  Who dropped a bomb or something?  Is it just 
> > AT&T?  I tried Sprint and MCI's NOCs; they are both also "experiencing 
> > heavy call volume" and that might be a clue it's bigger than just one IXC.
> > 
> > And I wanted to go home on time (ie. before midnight).  Sheesh.  I know, I 
> > know, it's my fault -- I chose this as a career :-))
> > 
> > Anyone with a clue, drop us a note?
> > 
> > 	w/thx.
> > 				--R.
> > 
> > PS:  yes, yes, this really should have gone to outage-discuss.  Sorry...
> > 
> > 
> > ~*-,._.,-*~'`^`'~*-,._.,-*~'`^`'~*-,._.,-*~'`^`'~*-,._.,-*~'`^`'~*-.._..-*~
> >  Rob M. VanHooren - Chief Plumber,                     +1 519 679-1155 x33
> >  Packet Pusher, and Resident Mad Scientist(tm)          Alarms to 646-4724
> >  Network Engineering Services                 171 Queens Avenue, Suite 320
> >  Linkdata Communications Inc.                               London, CANADA
> > 
> > 
> 
> 

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