On Fri, 9 Feb 1996 09:38:12 -0600 
 Peter Seebach <seebs@solon.com> wrote:

 > Since I still have 7 second plus round trip times to sup.netbsd.org,
 > is there any sup mirror closer to me on the net?  I'm near mr.net.

>From my workstation (2 hops from the FIX), I seem to get lossage to your 
site somewhere within MCI's net.  It loses in different places.  I might 
suggest calling MCI and telling them to get their act together.

Also, keep in mind that massive flooding in Oregon has apparently caused 
serious trouble for Sprint ... I've heard reports that Sprint and US West 
are losing COs and PBXs because of the water.  (Trust me, you can't 
even get phone calls through ... I can't believe that they'd consider 
internet connectivity higher priority than phone connectivity in an 
emergency situation.  And, if they do, the PUC is going to get a letter 
from me...)  So, that's bound to screw things up ... I know of 
at least a couple of folks who are affected by the Sprint lossage.

As for a "closer" SUP mirror ... it's likely that a mirror closer to you 
will have trouble updating itself at the moment due to the recent 
lossage.

So, are there any volunteers to go out there and fix the internet?  ;-)

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