[71925] in North American Network Operators' Group
Re: Attn MCI/UUNet - Massive abuse from your network
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Jeff Shultz)
Fri Jun 25 13:14:39 2004
Date: Fri, 25 Jun 2004 10:13:52 -0700
To: nanog@merit.edu
From: "Jeff Shultz" <jeffshultz@wvi.com>
Reply-To: "Jeff Shultz" <jeffshultz@wvi.com>
In-Reply-To: <OF19921A8A.17D7764D-ON80256EBE.005799DB-80256EBE.00590F01@radianz.com>
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** Reply to message from Michael.Dillon@radianz.com on Fri, 25 Jun 2004
17:12:45 +0100
> Remember, that packet switched networking
> originated with the desire to build a telecom
> network that could survive massive destruction
> on the scale of a nuclear war, but continue to
> function. If we apply that kind of thinking to
> planning network deployment then there should be
> little extra risk from terrorist knowing where
> the vulnerable points are. Spread the risk
> by spreading the vulnerable points.
I thought the old "nuclear survivable" argument was killed off years
ago - I seem to rember it being refuted in "Where Wizards Stay Up Late."
Packet switched networking originated with a desire to see if it would
work....
And you are welcome to assume the expense of spreading the vulnerable
points.
--
Jeff Shultz
A railfan pulls up to a RR crossing hoping that
there will be a train.
