At 12:46 PM 11/5/97 -0800, Adam Hersh wrote:

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With all of the problems with MAE-EAST.....

Any plans from anyone to create a ATM exchange point in the DC area?

-Adam Hersh

Wouldn't that be a UUHaul trailer? :-) Erik

In the true MAE spirit, I rented a parking place right next to the door to MAE-East. I've parked a UHaul trailer in that space with a really big Ethernet switch on it. Power comes from an extension cord to the ceiling light. Since they never turn off the lights, I have 24x7 power available. Ventilation comes from passing traffic and I have a backup fan in my truck. Aircraft avoidance is made possible by rapid mobility (I keep the motor on my pickup running.) Forklift upgrades are entirely avoided since I already have a pickup truck. Marketing is simple. "Everyone you never heard of is already connected to Kent's Trailer Exchange." If we decide we don't like the MAE-East garage we can simply move it, if your drop cables are long enough. I avoid latency problems by running the switch at faster than light speeds. There is no packet shredding at Kent's Trailer Exchange, although from time to time I rewrite packets and turn all the IP options on, just for fun. Statistics are quite easy too. I've already published the traffic growth charts for the next 12 months. see http://www.6SigmaNets.com/trailer-exchange/business-plan/index.html

In short Kent's Trailer Exchange has everything you could want in a slapped-together public exchange point. Next time you leave MAE-East, drag a fiber drop on your way out the door and meet me at the trailer. We'll have you up and running in a giffy. Oh, and bring a cup of hot coffee. It's getting damned cold in the garage this time of year.

--Kent President, CEO, Chairman, Chief Architect, Webmaster & Publicist Kent's Trailer Exchange An Instant Idea Brought to you by Six Sigma Networks