Charles Sprickman wrote:
The internet is different now, there's no
comparison to what it was in '94 or '96. Those episodes were more
embarrasments than anything else. Would UUNet or ATT or Genuity think
twice about upgrading routers if there was impending danger of a lack of
memory or cpu?
In this market, with capital expenditures WAY down, I would expect non-upgrade solutions to be more likely.
Can a small ISP in Florida still clobber the whole internet? Learning experiences, that's all...
You'd be surprised at the number of substantive ISPs who can be impacted by customer mistakes... David Barak "Quis custodes ipsos custodiet?" - Juvenal __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get email alerts & NEW webcam video instant messaging with Yahoo! Messenger http://im.yahoo.com