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North American Network Operators Group Date Prev | Date Next | Date Index | Thread Index | Author Index | Historical Re: They pulled a BIFF
> Hi, > > I was wondering if anyone has heard of the following term. I > received it as a notification of an outtage from a vendor : > > At 5:35 CST, October 19, 1998 our AT&T backbone had 23 T-3's cut by a > contractor. This caused a massive BIFF (Backhoe Induced Fiber Failure). Sure ... it's a term commonly used to describe a SNAPU. (Situation Normal, All Ploughed Up) --------------------------------------------------------------------------- ** Andrew W. Smith ** [email protected] ** Chief Network Engineer ** ** http://www.neosoft.com/neosoft/staff/andrew ** 1-888-NEOSOFT ** ** "Opportunities multiply as they are seized" - Sun Tzu ** ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
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