Re: Internet infrastructure - recovery planning

["Patrick W. Gilmore" <patrick () ianai net>]

On Oct 23, 2007, at 6:03 PM, Deepak Jain wrote:

> I'm sure the day is not too far in the future where we will have to  
> write a citation for ourselves for rebooting a router w/o having  
> filled in a prior REQUEST TO REBOOT (RTR) form with the government.
>
> Or worse, we'll need badges to handle such vital communications  
> activities.

Badges?  We don't need no stinkin' badges!!  (Sorry, someone had to  
say it. :)

More seriously, I worry about things like this not just 'cause the  
Gov't is ignorant and incompetent, but because of Jared's second  
question.

--
TTFN,
patrick


> (and understanding why they are treating the Internet so  
> differently than POTS is left to the reader)
>
> Deepak
>
> Jared Mauch wrote:
> >         Anyone else read this GAO report yet:?
> > http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d08212t.pdf
> >         As a service provider were you interviewed
> > by GAO?  Just curious.
> >         - Jared