Re: [TCLUG:15885] A little public embarassment for MrNet

[Nate Carlson <natecars@real-time.com>]

On Mon, 10 Apr 2000, Adam Maloney wrote:
> I pity da foo.  I called up VISI last week to get another block routed
> to me.  I've started to run out of space on my initial allocation.  I
> told them last month that I would probably get by until June, and I
> would give them plenty of lead time.  One panic call because I had a
> large customer hooking up a bunch of machines, took them 5 minutes to
> get another /23 routed to me.  Very impressive.
Lucky guy.  :)

> I can't imagine waiting 19 days for a reverse delegation.  If my
> upstream took that long, I'd be renumbered out of their block and
> cancelling my service on the 20th day.
>
> Maybe MRNet feels it's only DS-3 and bigger customers that get things
> done in a timely manner?  I would run, I think their days of glory are
> over.  

We've already got more bandwidth from a non-mr.net provider en route..

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