On Fri, 23 Mar 2001, Jack Coates wrote:
> thanks for the kind words -- looks like I'll be writing a dial-backup
> HOWTO next, my IDSL line is through NorthPoint and I'm starting to see
> spotty service related to this press release: http://www.northpoint.net.
I don't know if you're aware of this or not, but this is a little bit
nastier than it looks.
Northpoint has a website that ISPs who resell their lines can go to for
general info, updates on trouble tickets, and the like. That website is
prc2.northpoint.net. Two days ago, about 10pm EST, it started redirecting
to the press release on the Northpoint main page.
This was about 2 hours AFTER their phone systems - ALL of them - started
being answered by a recording stating that the US Bankruptcy Court had
frozen all assets, and then hung up on you.
The few Northpoint techs that we had AIM ScreenNames for, tell us that
they don't know what's going on, or if they'll even be employed tomorrow.
AT&T is purchasing Northpoint's assetts; Northpoint Customers are not
considered assetts at this time, only equipment and facilities.
Run, don't walk, to Covad. Even then, you're going to be down if you go
for IDSL.
--
George Metz
Commercial Routing Engineer
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"We know what deterrence was with 'mutually assured destruction' during
the Cold War. But what is deterrence in information warfare?" -- Brigadier
General Douglas Richardson, USAF, Commander - Space Warfare Center
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