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From: dave@ecrc.de (Dave Morton)
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Subject: Re: problems with nsfnet-relay.ac.uk
Message-ID: <1991Feb26.092928.954@ecrc.de>
Date: 26 Feb 91 09:29:28 GMT
References: <1991Feb22.181958.14608@ns.uoregon.edu> <75539@bu.edu.bu.edu>
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In article <75539@bu.edu.bu.edu>, kwe@bu-it.bu.edu (Kent England) writes:
|> 	As I understand it, there was trouble in the transatlantic
|> link, which is beyond the NSFnet connection.
|> 
Sigh - I know, but why are we still going over the pond to get to the UK ?
Is there a reason why we cannot get the root name server in Europe operational
and simply go over mcsun or whatever. Hey - it's not just the UK...... 
Am I missing something like the politics........

Dave Morton,
European Computer Research Centre		Tel. + (49) 89-92699-139
Arabellastr 17, 8000 Munich 81. Germany.	Fax. + (49) 89-92699-170
E-mail:	dave@ecrc.de


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