RAS> Date: Sat, 3 Jul 2004 02:07:06 -0400 RAS> From: Richard A Steenbergen RAS> What is with people in this industry, who latch onto an idea RAS> and won't let go? If someone was talking about 80286 based RAS> machines in 2004 we would all be in utter disbelief, but you RAS> can still routinely find people talking about "the MAEs" and RAS> "congested NAPs". Can I get a class C with that? [ snip ] RAS> Given how poorly some folks do this, and how quickly a RAS> congested port can degrate the reputation of an exchange RAS> point, it seems like this would at least be a very basic RAS> safety net (doesn't help if they only have 1 OC12 of RAS> backhaul off of that GigE port, but still better than RAS> nothing). To think some of us thought exchanges would save providers from tyrannical ILEC loops. ;-) Eddy -- EverQuick Internet - http://www.everquick.net/ A division of Brotsman & Dreger, Inc. - http://www.brotsman.com/ Bandwidth, consulting, e-commerce, hosting, and network building Phone: +1 785 865 5885 Lawrence and [inter]national Phone: +1 316 794 8922 Wichita _________________________________________________________________ DO NOT send mail to the following addresses: davidc@brics.com -*- jfconmaapaq@intc.net -*- sam@everquick.net Sending mail to spambait addresses is a great way to get blocked.