* On Sun, Feb 04, 2001 at 01:58:29PM -0800, Jean Francois wrote:
> Here is what I do know.
> On the AZIPA list there was another posting from a
> consultant who used WiredGlobal for a customer and
> that customer is also down so it is not an isolated
> case.
> I forwarded what I know on to that consultant on the
> list for contacting Covad.
> If there were any other people cut off, they may not
> be able to access the Internet to find out anything
> else or read email.
>
> On Monday I am calling JOHN MACMULLIN to find out
> just what is going on with WiredGlobal.
>
> If DSLNetworks is telling the truth then there is
> the possibility that other services may or may
> not stop based on who is getting paid what.
>
> I would assume that Opnix is billing WiredGlobal for
> bandwidth and if that is the case, then it would
> coust more for operations due to the premium cost
> of Opnix bandwidth.
>
> I don't care about my service going down as much as
> not being notified ahead of time so I could have been
> ready for the cutoff.
>
> It's a lot harder to run a business and do job
> searches via email and web without connectivity.
Couldn't you just go to any public library that offers
Internet access and then use the MagusNet public
anonymous proxy to bypass their filteri...oh, wait. :)
Cheers,
D
> JLF Sends...
>
> --- "der.hans" <PLUGd@LuftHans.com> wrote:
> > Am 03. Feb, 2001 schwäzte Jean Fracois so:
> >
> > > Got a phone call from DSLNEtworks today that
> > explains statements made
> > > by Jay Jacobson in relation to Wired Global
> > Communications and why he
> > > has been distancing himself from any connection to
> > the organization.
> > >
> > > According to DSLNetworks Wired Global
> > Communications is no longer in
> > > business and all DSL customers that were supported
> > thru DSLNetworks
> > > had their service terminated due to non-bill
> > payment.
> >
> > That's wierd. The Wired Global machines recently
> > moved onto the Opnix
> > network. I do notice, however, that the reverse dns
> > entries weren't made,
> > but lookup www.WiredGlobal.com is over there.
> > Actually, so is
> > www.AZIPA.org and the listserver for PLUG as both
> > are hosted by Wired
> > Global.
> >
> > Are these services safe?
> >
> > Granted, Opnix doesn't have the setup to locally
> > support DSL and dialup,
> > so maybe that's all that's being axed. Still sucks
> > that they didn't notify
> > you...
> >
> > > It is probably a safe bet that more portions of
> > Wired Global will stop
> > > functioning after Jay has a particular meeting
> > about the operation on
> > > Monday.
> >
> > Will that meeting affect their hosting capabilities?
> >
> > ciao,
> >
> > der.hans
> > --
> > # der.hans@LuftHans.com home.pages.de/~lufthans/
> > www.YourCompanyHere.net ;-)
> > # C'est la Net - der.hans
> >
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