[38012] in North American Network Operators' Group
Re: EMAIL != FTP
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (David Lesher)
Sat May 26 22:53:01 2001
From: David Lesher <wb8foz@nrk.com>
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To: nanog@merit.edu (nanog list)
Date: Sat, 26 May 2001 22:43:42 -0400 (EDT)
In-Reply-To: <9DC8BBAD4FF100408FC7D18D1F0922860E46A8@condor.mhsc.com> from "Roeland Meyer" at May 26, 2001 08:38:22 AM
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Unnamed Administration sources reported that Roeland Meyer said:
>
> > A) A friend got bit badly by the "anything I can attach I will"
> > syndrome. He was in the UK, and the usual USG local POP (from PSI)
> > was FUBAR.
> So, why were they dialing international when ATT WorldNet is closer/cheaper?
Because, as I said, his agency had/has an account with PSI.
Standimg orders are to use it. When not available, they fall back
to calling LD.
> They could have also used ATT and punched a tunnel through
> to their host (still have to allow ATT dial port access).
So YOU are volunteering to shepard this through Procurement?
{It's clear you have never been a GS employee or you'd not make such
suggestions....}
> > B) I'm intrigued by the proposal for pseudo attachments.
> > Hmm, what's really needed?
> Key ingredient ... critical mass of sysadms.
True. What's the Buddist truism..
"Enlightenment is 10,000 miles that way. Start walking"....
I think is how it goes..
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A host is a host from coast to coast.................wb8foz@nrk.com
& no one will talk to a host that's close........[v].(301) 56-LINUX
Unless the host (that isn't close).........................pob 1433
is busy, hung or dead....................................20915-1433
