At 01:12 AM 3/29/96 -0500, Shikhar Bajaj wrote:

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What you fail to mention, however, is that in an effort to achieve these noble goals across the Internet, you are relegated to using IP over ATM. This is the fatal flaw.

Yes, I admit my guilt. Our clients are looking at solutions in parallel with the Internet. They feel that sole reliance on the Internet will not cut it.

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Sorry. I remain unconvinced.

That's fine. I'm not trying to sell anything to anyone :).

No -- I didn't mean to appear sanctimonious or self-righteous. This just happens to be one of my pet rants. If folks want ATM services, running then adjacent to the Internet is a foolish thing to do. Parallel to the Internet fabric is certainly doable. - paul

Shikhar