From: Mike '/m' 

On Fri, 7 Oct 2005 09:59:36 -0400, "Frank Haber"
 wrote:

>Whatever this spat is, I hope it's over.  *This* is the net's fragility - it
>may be resistant to nuclear holocaust, but it's no match for pure greed.  My
>wife and I had research to do Wednesday.  Anything out west was like pulling
>teeth, while Europe was near-normal.  A chastening experience, for anyone who
>depends on the net.


Cogent promises super-cheap bandwidth.  Anyone who is singly-homed with
Cogent is not dependent upon the net.

 /m

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