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On Tue, 26 Aug 1997, Sean Donelan wrote: > Backhoes and other physical disruptions usually have a nice random > distribution modulo the fact that backhoes are often used in right-of-ways. > With the right statistical model, and enough money most folks can come > up with a survivable plan for typical physical disruptions. On the other > hand, Tech errors are more worrisome, mainly because techs tend to be working > near your most vulnerable points, the nodes that handle failover. > -- > Sean Donelan, Data Research Associates, Inc, St. Louis, MO > Affiliation given for identification not representation Vary true, just ask Worldcom. The big outage near LA was caused by a Worldcom tech who had layouts of where the fiber was. Nathan Stratton President, CTO, NetRail,Inc. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Phone (888)NetRail NetRail, Inc. Fax (404)522-1939 230 Peachtree Suite 500 WWW http://www.netrail.net/ Atlanta, GA 30303 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ "No king is saved by the size of his army; no warrior escapes by his great strength. - Psalm 33:16
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