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Re: Has PSI been assigned network 1?

  • From: Vadim Antonov
  • Date: Wed Apr 19 21:49:58 1995 
> There should be a host accepting telnet sessions for on-line
> updates (which have to be installed *immediately*, so whoever
> added a network can test connectivity and go ahead).

>I'm surprised your trouble ticketing system doesn't support a "next
>action timer" that allows you to get notification after some time
>period, like when the new circuit is supposed to be turned up, or when
>the routing reconfiguration is supposed to have been completed so you
>can then check connectivity.

Our trouble-ticketing system is a mainframe monster (yes, Virginia,
it is 3270 :) and i didn't write a more useful one yet.

The problem is that the system has to support not only IP-related
stuff but also physical-level crap; and there's a lot of baggage
there.

Sigh.

--vadim