Subject: Re: Discussion point: Telco quality? Date: Sat, 10 Oct 1998 23:02:02 -0700 From: "Roeland M.J. Meyer" <rmeyer@mhsc.com> To: David Lesher <wb8foz@nrk.com> CC: nanog@merit.edu (nanog list) References: <199810110142.SAA17274@condor.lvrmr.mhsc.com>
At 10:24 PM 10/10/98 -0400, David Lesher wrote:
Unnamed Administration sources reported that Roeland M.J. Meyer said:
Are there things that can happen to both which will really ruin your day? Yes.
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But such will never happen, so we can all rest easy....right?
Cascaded failures will do it. aka Murphy having a party.
----------------------------------------------- Big Party! International Murphy's Observance Day! January 1, 2000 Everyone's Invited -- Location to be Announced! ----------------------------------------------- or will it be International Murphy's Observance Year? recent y2k news: worldcom is far behind schedule: http://june.wcom.net/about_worldcom/year_2000_compliance/timeline.shtml congressional testimony from bellatlantic on what should (and isn't) being done: http://home.swbell.net/adheath/castellano.htm little progress from bellsouth: http://www.garynorth.com/y2k/detail_.cfm/2560 amazing performance from sbc! (sw bell & pacbell) http://www.garynorth.com/y2k/detail_.cfm/2506 the itu is sleepwalking: http://www.garynorth.com/y2k/detail_.cfm/2832 international communications (and banking) status: (hopeless) http://y2ktimebomb.com/Industry/Telecom/ihugo9840.htm