Re: Microsoft NOC?

[Robert Sanders <rsanders () mindspring net>]

> The reason it is imperative that there be a telephone number for an
> ISP is that it's really hard to use e-mail to contact an ISP if the
> network connectivity to the ISP is not working.

This ought to make one a little less sanguine about the prospect of
unifying the packet data and voice networks in a "one pipe carries it all"
model.  I suppose there's always smoke signals.

regards,
  -- Robert