On 8 Feb 2000, Sean Donelan wrote:
Was there something Yahoo!, GlobalCeneter or other providers could have done, either individually or in cooperation, to prevent the problem?
I would say that they first have to all agree as to what the problem was...
Likewise, could they, individually or in cooperation with other providers, have shortened the duration or severity by doing something different?
And finally, would they be more successfull in tracking the source the the problem by doing something different?
Probably. However the discussion would quickly become one about the disparity in philosophies between academics and "traditional" corporate types. It's a social and cultural issue not a strictly operational one... /\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\ Patrick Greenwell Earth is a single point of failure. \/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/