Re: Fiber Cut In Sterling VA.

[Aaron Abelard <aaron () abelard com>]

On Fri, 25 Jul 1997, Robert E. Seastrom wrote:

>    Date: Mon, 25 Aug 1997 04:18:41 -0400
>    From: "Shaun S. Amini" <samini () diginetusa net>
>
>    And the trend continues...  We had 2 major fiber cuts here @ 1:00 P.M.
>    thanks to 
>    Joy Construction who was digging for MCI Metro.
>
> This could be a valuable new technology - notice the date on this
> message; we have almost a month to prepare for and try to avert this
> upcoming fiber cut!

I noticed it because August 25th is my birthday.  But August 25th, 1997 is
a Friday, not a Monday.  Fiber cut causes system administration problems?

 Aaron Abelard / aaron () abelard com / http://www.abelard.com/
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