On Tue, 29 Apr 2008 19:10:15 -0400, Thompson, Steve wrote: >-----Original Message----- >From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On >Behalf Of Alan Altmark >Sent: Tuesday, April 29, 2008 5:33 PM >To: IBM-MAIN@BAMA.UA.EDU >Subject: Re: Planned IBMLink Outage April 25 - 26 > ><SNIP> > >Everyone needs "In case of emergency, break glass. Here is the phone >number for the Support Center. The phone is that object under the pile >of papers. Every 30 days, verify you still have a dial tone. It was >used in the Before Times - back before anyone heard of the web or >e-mail. It provides a switched point-to-point connection from here to >IBM. It remains the most reliable communications mechanism we have." ><SNIP> > Did anyone see a phone number, before the snippage?
>Until someone cuts the trunk line between you and the CO (Central Office >- Telco speak). Thanks to a tornado, that happened recently and somehow >the Internet connections were still functioning (I guess they were fibre >and went in a different direction than the copper). -- NO, the tornado >didn't do it, someone cleaning up after did it ... -- > The Internet, perhaps FKA DARPANet, was designed with the philosophy of providing alternate paths in case of a nuclear attack. And, "The net perceives censorship as damage, and bypasses it." That makes it hard to block spam. >Belt, suspenders, hands in pockets, and a roll of duct tape. > Perl is the programmer's duct tape. Rexx is the dinosaur's duct tape. -- gil ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
