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RE: World Trade Center attack
From: "Kavi, Prabhu" <prabhu_kavi () tenornetworks com>
Date: Tue, 11 Sep 2001 10:41:47 -0400
I assume you are talking about the phone system. Not that this is any consolation to you, but the phone system is setup to operate this way during a disaster. When a disaster strikes an area, the phone systems are setup to allow mostly dial-out, rather than dial-in. The reason is that the people in the disaster area who are ok can call family outside the disaster area and get the word out. The family members who receive the call can then inform others outside the disaster area. Otherwise what naturally happens is that a flood of calls come in which ties up all the phone lines. People in the NYC/DC area cannot call out, and then all communications effectively stops. Having explained it, I understand it still doesn't make it better for you. Hope you hear from them soon. Prabhu
-----Original Message----- From: Youse, Chuck [mailto:Chuck.Youse () ebone com] Sent: Tuesday, September 11, 2001 10:22 AM To: 'Nanog@Merit. Edu' Subject: RE: World Trade Center attack I'm currently experiencing problems getting through to friends/family in NYC from London. Anybody else having the same issues ... ? Chuck Youse -----Original Message----- From: Greg Pendergrass [mailto:greg () band-x com] Sent: Tuesday, September 11, 2001 2:15 PM To: 'Nanog@Merit. Edu' Subject: World Trade Center attack Both towers of the World Trade Center are burning after planes flew into them in an apparent suicide attack. Many people are certainly dead. I don't give a damn what network disruption this causes, but please say a prayer for those killed. Greg Pendergrass
Current thread:
- RE: Re[2]: World Trade Center attack, (continued)
- RE: Re[2]: World Trade Center attack Daniel Golding (Sep 11)
- RE: Re[2]: World Trade Center attack Akio Sugeno (Sep 11)
- Re: World Trade Center attack Travis Pugh (Sep 11)
- Re: World Trade Center attack Jake Baillie (Sep 11)
- Re: World Trade Center attack Steven J. Sobol (Sep 11)
- RE: World Trade Center attack Eric Germann (Sep 11)
- RE: World Trade Center attack Steven J. Sobol (Sep 11)
- RE: World Trade Center attack Christian Nielsen (Sep 11)
- Re: World Trade Center attack Ulf Zimmermann (Sep 11)
- Credit for Attack Larry Diffey (Sep 11)
- Re: Credit for Attack Joe Shaw (Sep 11)
- Re: Credit for Attack Joel Jaeggli (Sep 11)
- Operational Content only please. Simon Lyall (Sep 11)
- Re: Operational Content only please. John Fraizer (Sep 11)
- Re: Operational Content only please. EA Louie (Sep 12)
- Re: Operational Content only please. Brian Wallingford (Sep 11)
- Re: Operational Content only please. Todd Suiter (Sep 12)