Randy Kaelber wrote:
>
> > I dunno what happened, but since yesterday the backbone of the net has been
> > experiencing packet loss rates as high as 40%. Ouch.
>
> It looks like Bob Metcalfe of Infoworld's prediction of internet collapse
> is starting to be realized.
>
> Will the last one off the Internet please turn off the routers?  :)
>
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I'll add my observations of the pending collapse.  For the past two
evenings in a row, around 11 pm I've had similar problems with those
being reported.  They occurred both with dialup MUNET and with my NETCOM
ISP.
 
Well, it was fun while it lasted .........
 
R. Sherman
Psychology