In article <[log in to unmask]>, I wrote (in part):
>
> Miami University is experiencing network connectivity difficulties this
> afternoon (Wednesday, 27 November 1996) which we believe are due to
> larger connectivity difficulties being experienced by our Internet Service
> Provider (ISP), OARnet.
>
> The OARnet Support Center in Columbus reports that network connectivity
> throughout the State of Ohio is being negatively affected this afternoon
> by the fact that one of OARnet's primary connections to the rest of the
> Internet (one of its T3s to MCI in Atlanta) has failed, and network
> traffic is backing up as a result.
 
As it turned out, the OARnet <-> MCI T3 between Columbus and Atlanta was
cut somewhere in Alabama, but was excavated, spliced together, and back in
service by 8:40pm Wednesday.
 
John
 
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