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From: Jamie Bowden <bowden@cs.odu.edu>
Newsgroups: demon.ip.support,demon.tech.unix,comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: Re: Batch FTP and Web Pages
Date: Tue, 2 Jul 1996 17:38:03 -0400
Organization: Old Dominion University
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On Tue, 2 Jul 1996, Brian {Hamilton Kelly} wrote:
> Ahem. Demon have installed a 45Mb/s transatlantic link, which is
> currently being tested, and scheduled to enter service within the next
> fortnight. Note that the capacity of this link, which costs Demon some
> hundreds of pounds *per hour* is the same as MCI's current
> transcontinental backbone. A very large number of Demon's customers use
Sorry to disappoint, but MCI has 155mbit backbone from coast to coast
these days. I had losses in connectivity several times during the
upgrade process, but the end result was worth it.
Jamie
I have my finger on the pulse of the planet.