[67959] in North American Network Operators' Group
Re: How relable does the Internet need to be? (Was: Re: Converged Network Threat)
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Roland Perry)
Thu Feb 26 12:37:38 2004
Date: Thu, 26 Feb 2004 17:20:14 +0000
To: nanog@merit.edu
From: Roland Perry <nanog@internetpolicyagency.com>
In-Reply-To: <200402261652.i1QGq3ln018676@turing-police.cc.vt.edu>
Errors-To: owner-nanog-outgoing@merit.edu
In article <200402261652.i1QGq3ln018676@turing-police.cc.vt.edu>,
Valdis.Kletnieks@vt.edu writes
>We often can't get the owners of the fiber to 'fess up to the actual
>physical path, when we're trying to build out diversity.
>
>What makes you think the Ambulance Service will have the competency
>to have any *clue* where their dial tone actually comes from and goes to?
You need a Regulator[tm] which insists that the Ambulance Service
demonstrates that they understand these issues, or revoke their licence.
A bit like you do for the wetware behind the steering wheel (or the life
support system in the back).
--
Roland Perry
