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Re: Discussing, or not discussing, major business outages
From: I Am Not An Isp <patrick () ianai net>
Date: Tue, 09 Feb 1999 12:30:54 -0800
At 11:24 AM 2/9/99 -0600, Phil Howard wrote:
If an ISP is so far gone that they have to actually turn off the equipment and thus they cease to function, then I believe that what more damage could be done _MAY_ be less than the need for the rest of us to know they have gone belly up.
I guess that's where we differ. What "more damage" can be done cannot be accurately assessed by us. And yes, I agree that - from an operational standpoint - the rest of us have some "need" (if that is the right word) to know a network is about to be, or just has been shut down. However, since we cannot accurately assess the costs to that network's employees, creditors, customers, etc., the people *directly* involved have to assess that and decide when it is time to go public. Yes, they may keep it in longer than necessary, but our nebulous "need to know" how other networks on the 'Net are doing cannot possibly compare to their business, personal and other needs. IMHO. :p Oh, and you'd be surprised what can be done at the 11th hour. I know I was.
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