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Re: Networking in Africa...

daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (John R Levine)
Mon Dec 2 18:56:42 2002

Date: 2 Dec 2002 18:56:09 -0500
From: "John R Levine" <johnl@iecc.com>
To: "alex@yuriev.com" <alex@yuriev.com>
Cc: "nanog@merit.edu" <nanog@merit.edu>
In-Reply-To: <Pine.LNX.4.10.10212021734480.14445-100000@s1.yuriev.com>
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> Try finding some IP connectivity while in Nigeria. You would be
> hard-pressed, even if you are willing to pay enormous $$.

I get lots and lots and lots of spam from cybercafes located in Nigeria,
as well as apologies from both the cafes and the upstream networks.  I
realize this doesn't fit with your preconceptions, so I'll drop it here.

Be sure not to look at
http://directory.google.com/Top/Regional/Africa/Nigeria/Business_and_Economy/Internet/
or you might learn about at least ten ISPs operating in Nigeria.

Regards,
John Levine, johnl@iecc.com, Primary Perpetrator of "The Internet for Dummies",
Information Superhighwayman wanna-be, http://iecc.com/johnl, Sewer Commissioner
"More Wiener schnitzel, please", said Tom, revealingly.


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