[26351] in North American Network Operators' Group
Re: Y2k silly season
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Robert Cannon)
Mon Dec 27 14:53:21 1999
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Date: Mon, 27 Dec 1999 14:51:14 -0500 (EST)
From: Robert Cannon <rmcannon@mail.com>
To: nanog@merit.edu
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From the Federal Governments Y2K Consumer Information Pages
"An unusually large number of telephone calls are likely to be made on New
Year=92s Eve and on New Year's Day, 2000. This high traffic could cause del=
ays
and other problems on the telephone network unrelated to any Year 2000
problems. For this reason, we ask that you minimize telephone use on New
Year=92s Eve or Day."
http://www.y2k.gov/java/Y2K_message.htm
-Robert Cannon
Speaking almost entirely for myself
------Original Message------
From: Hank Nussbacher <hank@att.net.il>
To: nanog@merit.edu
Sent: December 24, 1999 5:13:49 AM GMT
Subject: Re: Y2k silly season
In regards to self fulfilling prophecies:
The phone companies won't admit it but they are scared that at 1 second
past midnight, everyone will say to themselves, "Hmmm, lights are still on,
I wonder if the phones have stopped working?" and then within 1 minute,
millions of people will be lifting their phones off the hooks to check
dial-tone. You know what happens when that happens. :-)
-Hank
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