[44691] in North American Network Operators' Group
Re: USGS returns to the Internet
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Sean Donelan)
Sun Dec 9 16:46:33 2001
Date: Sun, 9 Dec 2001 16:43:05 -0500 (EST)
From: Sean Donelan <sean@donelan.com>
To: Alan Hannan <alan@routingloop.com>
Cc: nanog@merit.edu
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On Sun, 9 Dec 2001, Alan Hannan wrote:
> It is inaccurate to say that a judge closed down @home.
>
> Rather, a judge allowed @home to terminate service with
> certain service providers.
You are absolutely, positively 100% correct.
It is also inaccurate to say the judge shutdown the Department
of Interior Internet. The Department of Interior (contractors)
did it themselves just like @Home's executives and @Home
engineers terminated access to its network.
A judge issued an order.
Service was terminated.
"Will no one rid me of this troublesome priest?" - Henry II
