Re: Netrail woes (was Re: Atlanta-NAP down (fwd))

[Nathan Stratton <nathan () netrail net>]

This is not a NANOG topic, but I felt I should respond, feal free to hit D
now.

On Mon, 25 Aug 1997, Ehud Gavron wrote:

>       So when you just admitted you SHOULD HAVE PAID the bill,
>       but didn't want to, and you didn't order the circuits, do
>       you really expect three fiber carriers to drop their drawers
>       to get their business?

I said I should have paid the bill because our customers should be the top
priority. You then can deal with them in later. I actually did not think
they would shut it off because it was disputed. If you check with the
records the thing I signed with worldcom said I was paying the bills to
get my network up, not because I owed the money.

>       I hate to tell you, but if you think stiffing Worldcom 300K
>       you owed them and then trying to blame THEM for it is legitimate
>       business practices, you need to buy a bigger clue.

I don't think so.

>       "No bible-toting fool who won't pay his bills will be
>       in business long."  - Ehud  (look it up, it's in the same book.)

I have been in business for 3 years and God has blessed me a lot, but this
is not a nanog topic so I will not go into that.


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