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From: ccrth@lut.ac.uk (Rob Thirlby)
Newsgroups: soc.culture.british,comp.protocols.tcp-ip
Subject: Re: IP in the UK (was Re: Fingering the English)
Message-ID: <1991Jun06.062415.1848@lut.ac.uk>
Date: 6 Jun 91 06:24:15 GMT
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Reply-To: Rob@uk.ac.lut(Rob Thirlby)
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The decision to use IP tunelling rather than multiplexing our access
lines to janet reflects the very variable and unpredictable demand from
sites and the wide disparity of bandwidth of the access lines.  Also
many of us are hoping to use tunelling facilities in our existing kit
such as netcomm switches/ECB rather than buy unnecessary routers.

We are getting there.  The pilot scheme is being persued with vigour and
many sites such as mine will ensure that the pressure to offer a 
service is kept up!  After all isnt it said in religious circles
that late converts make the most devout members?

Yrs,

Rob Thirlby