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RE: Nigerian state-run telephone company cuts lines because of Y2K fear
by Robert Cannon 30 Dec '99

30 Dec '99

Any additional reports concering this? Robert Cannon Speaking Almost Entirely for Myself ------Original Message------ From: Sean Donelan <sean(a)donelan.com> To: nanog(a)merit.edu Sent: December 30, 1999 2:08:43 PM GMT Subject: Nigerian state-run telephone company cuts lines because of Y2K fear The Nigerian state-run telephone company NITEL cut service to 20,000 lines serving private competitive telephone companies in the country due to Y2K fears. The private companies say they are Y2K ready, and NITEL was just trying to disrupt the competition. http://dailynews.yahoo.com/h/nm/19991230/tc/yk_nigeria_1.html Although many US networks plan to disconnect their own networks over New Year's, as far as I know, no US incumbant telephone company has plans to cut service to ISPs, CLECs or competitors due to Y2K fears. ______________________________________________ FREE Personalized Email at Mail.com Sign up at http://www.mail.com?sr=mc.mk.mcm.tag001

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Re: y2k call / infoline for the first timezones to switch over
by Robert Cannon 30 Dec '99

30 Dec '99

Sorry if this is a repost - it did not seem to go thru. -B Agreeing with Bill, you should also contact Izumi Aizu who is heading up an International Coordination Effort out of the Internet Association of Japan and the Asia and Pacific Internet Association. izumi(a)anr.org I would say his effort is very complimentary to Sean's, with a more Asian International focus. Izumi's invitation to participate in the International Center can be found on http://www.iaj.or.jp/y2kcc/invitation-e.html I guess he is calling it the Y2KCC/JP. The announcement says "To participate, please send e-mail to: y2kcc-intl(a)iaj.or.jp as soon as possible." -Robert Cannon Speaking Almost Entirely For Myself ------Original Message------ From: bmanning(a)vacation.karoshi.com To: Jan Ahrent Czmok <czmok(a)darwin.gigabell.net> Sent: December 29, 1999 3:29:00 PM GMT Subject: Re: y2k call / infoline for the first timezones to switch over > > > Dear Collegues, > > did any conference exist for the first isps in the timezones who are > switching over ? > > If yes, what are the appropiate websites / phone numbers ? > > Jan > Yes, there will be a conference call / coordination center for ISPs in the AP region. The coordination will be funnled through the ICC/IOPS site and I expect will be posted on Seans excellent notification mailing list. --bill ______________________________________________ FREE Personalized Email at Mail.com Sign up at http://www.mail.com?sr=mc.mk.mcm.tag001

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Re: The Y2K glitches start being reported
by Sean Donelan 30 Dec '99

30 Dec '99

On Wed, 29 December 1999, Paul Ferguson wrote: > There's more on this story at: > > Racal Date-Change Software Bug Bites UK Shoppers > http://dailynews.yahoo.com/h/nm/19991229/tc/britain_swipe_1.html Why do I have visions of engineers at Racal chasing P.R. people down the hallways? I like the part how the Racal spokesperson says its not a millennium issue, but a century issue, therefore not a Y2K problem. I must admit, Boxing Day was not on any Y2K list of problem dates I saw.

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Re: More on Y2K "glitches"....
by Sean Donelan 30 Dec '99

30 Dec '99

On Wed, 29 December 1999, Paul Ferguson wrote: > At 11:48 AM 12/29/1999 -0800, Vern Paxson wrote: > > > http://www.wired.com/news/technology/0,1282,33324,00.html > > > >Hmmmm, a pretty misleading article. The headline is "The Glitches Start > >Marching In", but it reports exactly one glitch, the one we already heard > >about, and then has a nine-bullet list that the headline makes you think > >will be additional glitches, but in fact is a list of precautionary > >measures various people have taken. > > True. :-) Ask and ye shall receive. Wired has changed the headline on the front page to read "Trying to Avoid the Glitches" although the headline on the article page is unchanged.

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End of year freeze (Re: Y2k silly season)
by Sean Donelan 30 Dec '99

30 Dec '99

On Mon, 27 December 1999, Deepak Jain wrote: > Speaking of telephone style networks. Has anyone noticed significant > degradation in their cell/pager coverage/performance over the last couple > of weeks? What type of degradation? I haven't noticed any larger than normal problems. Many carriers have a end of year freeze on network changes. Although the freeze has been planned for a long time, I notice it didn't stop sales people from promising due dates during the freeze period. If you are expecting to see new service turned up on Dec 31, I don't think your odds are very good. Some of my friends at other carriers told me they had a big push to get a lot of changes into their networks before December 23 to beat the freeze.

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y2k call / infoline for the first timezones to switch over
by Jan Ahrent Czmok 29 Dec '99

29 Dec '99

Dear Collegues, did any conference exist for the first isps in the timezones who are switching over ? If yes, what are the appropiate websites / phone numbers ? Jan

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Re: y2k call / infoline for the first timezones to switch over
by Robert Cannon 29 Dec '99

29 Dec '99

Agreeing with Bill, you should also contact Izumi Aizu who is heading up an International Coordination Effort out of the Internet Association of Japan and the Asia and Pacific Internet Association. izumi(a)anr.org I would say his effort is very complimentary to Sean's, with a more Asian International focus. Izumi's invitation to participate in the International Center can be found on http://www.iaj.or.jp/y2kcc/invitation-e.html I guess he is calling it the Y2KCC/JP. The announcement says "To participate, please send e-mail to: y2kcc-intl(a)iaj.or.jp as soon as possible." -Robert Cannon Speaking Almost Entirely For Myself ------Original Message------ From: bmanning(a)vacation.karoshi.com To: Jan Ahrent Czmok <czmok(a)darwin.gigabell.net> Sent: December 29, 1999 3:29:00 PM GMT Subject: Re: y2k call / infoline for the first timezones to switch over > > > Dear Collegues, > > did any conference exist for the first isps in the timezones who are > switching over ? > > If yes, what are the appropiate websites / phone numbers ? > > Jan > Yes, there will be a conference call / coordination center for ISPs in the AP region. The coordination will be funnled through the ICC/IOPS site and I expect will be posted on Seans excellent notification mailing list. --bill ______________________________________________ FREE Personalized Email at Mail.com Sign up at http://www.mail.com?sr=mc.mk.mcm.tag001

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More on Y2K "glitches"....
by Paul Ferguson 29 Dec '99

29 Dec '99

See: http://www.wired.com/news/technology/0,1282,33324,00.html - paul

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Re: More on Y2K "glitches"....
by Vern Paxson 29 Dec '99

29 Dec '99

> http://www.wired.com/news/technology/0,1282,33324,00.html Hmmmm, a pretty misleading article. The headline is "The Glitches Start Marching In", but it reports exactly one glitch, the one we already heard about, and then has a nine-bullet list that the headline makes you think will be additional glitches, but in fact is a list of precautionary measures various people have taken. Vern

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Even Area 51 has DACS problems
by Sean Donelan 29 Dec '99

29 Dec '99

Sprint filed an outage report covering Area 51 (yes, that Area 51) last week. A circuit breaker was turned off disrupting 8 DS3s, long distance and "special services." Full details are not known. Power was restored to the DACS shelf and service restored after about 5 hours. http://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Engineering_Technology/Filings/Network_Outage/19…

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