RE: Possible Internet Disruption starting 16:00 BST

["Mark Hetherington" <mark.egroups@xxxxxxx>]

This is not likely to be a problem. The Internet is overly redundant which
is why it works so well. Other than sites relying solely on KPQN (tragic,
but avoidable given the fact that this issue has been known for some time)
the worst that will happen will be some minor lag while everything
reroutes.

Given the general lag of the World Wide Wait, most people probably won't
even notice. I guess Channel 4 might use it as an excuse for their terrible
uptimes :)

Mark.

P.S. Following the link, the register have actually posted an article
suggesting that the original claim was doomsaying.


> -----Original Message-----
> From: Stuart Poulton [mailto:swp@xxxxxxx]
> Sent: 14 June 2002 14:04
> To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> Subject: [ukha_d] Possible Internet Disruption starting 16:00 BST
>
>
> Hi All,
>
> For those that havn't seen
>
> http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/6/25727.html
>
> From 4pm today (Friday) It is possible that the closure of KPNQWest
> E-BONE will have a knock on effect. With KPQN carrying an estimated
25%
> of european network traffic, something is likely to break, plus delays
> can be expected because routing table updates.
>
> Thought you'd all appreciate the warning, other than that if you've
got
> any downloads you need to get done, I'd make sure they are finished
> before 4pm.
>
> Cheers
>
> Stuart
>
>
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