At 23:35 3/25/99 -0800, Randy Bush wrote:
If their house of cards collapses too quickly it could have some serious operational impacts.
yup. so could a metor strike. in other words, gordon cook does not need competition, please. or, in other words, don't we have real operational things to worry about?
While not a network operator, I think it would be most prudent to consider and discuss (among those who ARE netops) what do to if, say, the root server were suddenly comletely unaccessible for several days/permanently for *whatever* reason. Does anyone know if NSI even has an off-site mirror running? Or are all the eggs in one basket? What's going to happen to the ISPs if suddenly everyone of their client's domains are toast? Better to have a plan and not need it than need it and not have it. It's called 'contingency planning'. And a very good idea no matter the endeavor. "Small minds can only contemplate small ideas".....Unknown Dean Robb Owner, PC-EASY (757) 495-EASY [3279] On-site computer repair, upgrades and consultations Read my game reviews/columns in SimOps on WWW.TheGamers.Net