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Patrick: We can Help in Dallas in the Infomart, I will give the NOC a call. Jeff Smith President Verio Texas At 01:38 AM 8/13/98 -0700, Patrick W. Gilmore wrote: >At 11:42 PM 8/12/98 -0500, Karl Denninger wrote: >>I had heard this through several sources and on a couple of lists today as >>well. > >You'd be surprised how many people I heard it from. :) > >Unfortunately, the rumor is correct, Priori is in bad shape and will likely >not continue as a viable business. :( The article was ... not entirely >correct, but close enough not to quibble. We have not filed for >bankruptcy, but the chances are high enough that I'm not willing to risk my >downstream's continued existence on ours. > >I'd like to add some facts to stop the rampant rumors: > >* Priori has not filed for bankruptcy, but likely will Friday or Monday >barring a miracle. >* I turned off our web page. >* The backbone is running and has a high likelihood of continuing to run >until at least 3 PM PDT, Friday, 8/14, 1998. After that, I do not know. >* The employees are all laid off. (I'm technically unemployed - so I can't >be speaking for "the company"! ;) >* All customers have been notified. > >>Sorry to be feasting on dead bodies, but keeping people online is more >>important than netiquette right now. > >I COMPLETELY agree, and I am currently working for free to get our >customers moved. I do appreciate any offers of assistance to get my >friends and customers "on net" ASAP. I currently have problems in the >Denver, Dallas and Boston markets. I believe I have secured at least >temporary transit for all customers in all other cities. There isn't a >whole lot of bandwidth necessary, but getting a loop in days is, as we all >know, nearly impossible. If someone in our collocation facilities could >keep them up, even sub-optimally, even temporarily, I would greatly >appreciate it and donate my engineering time to do whatever was necessary >to get it done. > >Here are my POP locations: > > >Boston >10 Second Avenue >Waltham, MA 02154 >781-672 >Two DS1s > > >Dallas >The "Infomart" >1950 Stemmons Freeway >Dallas, TX 75207 >214-760 >One DS1 > > >Denver >8765 West Orchard Drive >Englewood, CO 90017 >303-221 >One 6 Mbps fractional DS3 > > >All are MFS owned POPs facilities. > >Even if you are not in those locations, but close or think you can rig >something for the customers, I'd love to hear from you. Please call the >NOC line 888-477-7662 and ask for Patrick. Thank you. > >>Karl Denninger ([email protected])| MCSNet - Serving Chicagoland and Wisconsin > >TTFN, >patrick > > >************************************************************** >Patrick W. Gilmore voice: +1-650-482-2840 >Director of Operations, CCIE #2983 fax: +1-650-482-2844 >PRIORI NETWORKS, INC. http://www.priori.net > "Tomorrow's Performance.... Today" >************************************************************** > > >
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