[25013] in North American Network Operators' Group
Re: read this before you consider EXODUS
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Russell Briggs)
Wed Sep 1 20:34:32 1999
Date: Wed, 1 Sep 1999 17:31:54 -0700
From: Russell Briggs <russb@puffer.quadrunner.com>
To: Ravi M <ravim@iname.com>
Cc: wrath@cs.umbc.edu, nanog@merit.edu
In-Reply-To: <37CDA42D.4DD883AC@iname.com>; from Ravi M on Wed, Sep 01, 1999 at 06:09:50PM -0400
Errors-To: owner-nanog-outgoing@merit.edu
On Wed, Sep 01, 1999 at 06:09:50PM -0400, Ravi M said:
>
> What sounds like "fruitless bitching" to you will serve as useful
> information for other people out there, who are in the process of
> selecting service providers.
No. The only way to offer a even remotly reliable view on whether or
not an ISP is good/bad is to see the good AND the bad. I think I can
speak for the majority of the list when I say that making nanog into a
public bitch forum is the last thing we want. Take your gripes elsewhere.
> This is a *open* forum that people bring realities like these publicly.
> You are entitled to speak for yourself, and if it sounds like what you
> inferred, you are subscribing to the wrong list. Just do a
> "unsubscribe". One of the intent of this open list is to make aware of
> realities of ISPs around, beyond the glare of the press and marketing.
Have you even taken the time to read the charter/aup for nanog? The first
rule in the aup states that:
Discussion will focus on Internet operational and technical
issues as described in the charter of NANOG.
Not whether or not you think Exodus sucks.
-RussB
>
> And using words like "fruitless bitching" does not make your opinion
> more potent to anyone, unless they hold a lot of Exodus stock (: Do
> you?. Try to refrain from unnecessary language.
>
> Take it easy
> RaviM
>
>
> > http://fnews.yahoo.com/street/99/09/01/valley_990901.html
> >This sort of fruitless bitching pretty much serves no useful purpose.
>
>
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