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Re: They pulled a BIFF
From: "Andrew W. Smith" <awsmith () rip ops neosoft com>
Date: Tue, 20 Oct 1998 09:03:41 -0500 (CDT)
Hi, I was wondering if anyone has heard of the following term. I received it as a notification of an outtage from a vendor : At 5:35 CST, October 19, 1998 our AT&T backbone had 23 T-3's cut by a contractor. This caused a massive BIFF (Backhoe Induced Fiber Failure).
Sure ... it's a term commonly used to describe a SNAPU. (Situation Normal, All Ploughed Up) --------------------------------------------------------------------------- ** Andrew W. Smith ** awsmith () neosoft com ** Chief Network Engineer ** ** http://www.neosoft.com/neosoft/staff/andrew ** 1-888-NEOSOFT ** ** "Opportunities multiply as they are seized" - Sun Tzu ** ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
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