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Re: A transAtlantic cable was severed.


From: "Howard C. Berkowitz" <hcb () clark net>
Date: Tue, 23 Feb 1999 16:53:38 -0500

On Tue, Feb 23, 1999 at 01:31:46PM -0500, David Lesher babbled:
Unnamed Administration sources reported that Henry Linneweh said:

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According to this bbc article in Sci/Tech and Janet took a dump for 24
hours
as A direct result.

There's an obvious problem. How could they locate both ends,
lift same, splice, and seal the cable in 24 hours?

Specially trained sea monkeys?



Nahhh....the squid documentation hasn't kept up with its new capabilities:
"We're not just a web cache any more."  Splicing goes faster with ten
tentacles.



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