[53925] in North American Network Operators' Group
Re: Networking in Africa...
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (alex@yuriev.com)
Tue Dec 3 10:04:39 2002
Date: Tue, 3 Dec 2002 10:16:24 -0500 (EST)
From: alex@yuriev.com
To: John R Levine <johnl@iecc.com>
Cc: "nanog@merit.edu" <nanog@merit.edu>
In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSI.4.40.0212021853030.8290-100000@tom.iecc.com>
Errors-To: owner-nanog-outgoing@merit.edu
> > 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.
*yawn*
Have you ever been in Lagos?
Alex
