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Re: Customer AS
From: Sean Donelan <SEAN () SDG DRA COM>
Date: Mon, 19 Aug 1996 19:03:12 -0500 (CDT)
PS There is a proof by existance that reliable operation w/o customer multihoming is possible. It is called POTS.
That's funny. Anyone who needs reliable telephone service quickly learns how to multi-home between telephone providers, inbound and outbound. AT&T periodically puts out a press release saying their network is so reliable, no one needs to buy service from anyone else. But people still do. If you want reasons to buy service from someone other than AT&T, just ask your Sprint or MCI salesperson. Anyone who needs reliable electrical service, quickly learns how to multi-home between electrical providers. The street mains, a UPS, and generator. Some people even get a redundant connection to another street mains. Yes, it is complicated to multi-home between providers of anything (telphone, electricity, Internet, bagels). A redundant connection to the same provider might help in a few limited circumstances. But generally, when a provider fails on one connection, the probility their other connections are working drop dramatically. When the electricity fails, using a different connection to the same electical provider usually doesn't work either. That's why people buy UPS's instead of second power supplies. -- Sean Donelan, Data Research Associates, Inc, St. Louis, MO Affiliation given for identification not representation - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Current thread:
- Re: Customer AS, (continued)
- Re: Customer AS Sean Donelan (Aug 18)
- Re: Customer AS Paul A Vixie (Aug 21)
- Re: Customer AS Justin W. Newton (Aug 21)
- Re: Customer AS Perry E. Metzger (Aug 21)
- Re: Customer AS Dave Morton (Aug 21)
- Re: Customer AS Dave Morton (Aug 21)
- Re: Customer AS Sean Doran (Aug 21)
- Re: Customer AS Perry E. Metzger (Aug 21)
- Re: Customer AS Vadim Antonov (Aug 21)
- Re: Customer AS Matthew Kaufman (Aug 21)
- Re: Customer AS Sean Donelan (Aug 21)
- Re: Customer AS Matthew Kaufman (Aug 21)
- Re: Customer AS Joseph McDonald (Aug 23)
- Re: Customer AS Jon Zeeff (Aug 23)
- Re: Customer AS Nick Williams (Aug 23)
- Re: Customer AS Joseph McDonald (Aug 23)
- Re: Customer AS Vadim Antonov (Aug 21)
- Re: Customer AS Curtis Villamizar (Aug 21)
- Re: Customer AS Vadim Antonov (Aug 21)
- Re: Customer AS Curtis Villamizar (Aug 21)
- Re: Customer AS Randy Bush (Aug 21)
- Re: Customer AS Perry E. Metzger (Aug 21)
(Thread continues...)
- Re: Customer AS Sean Donelan (Aug 18)