🚀 go-pugleaf

Karl - Perhaps if you weren't so busy trying to fix all the world's
problems, then you could spend some time on your own shop.  Your WWW
server has got to be either the most unreliable, or undersized machine
around.  At least 1 out of every 5 times I try to hit it, I am "refused".

Please fix this before you attempt to "help" everyone else.

In article <3ulr93$1gp@Jupiter.mcs.net>, karl@Mcs.Net (Karl Denninger) wrote:

> Good morning!
> 
> Ladies and gentlemen, as some of you are aware, at the last meeting of the
> Chicago NAP participants I raised the possibility of an alternative public
> "meet point" in Chicago -- one which is not a NAP, but rather, is run by a
> disinterested party with proven ability in this area.
> 
> That firm is MFS.
> 
> We have obtained an agreement for them to sell MAE-style connection services
> in lit buildings in the Chicagoland area under their standard pricing
> paradigm used at MAE-East and MAE-West.
>         
> I have tentatively dubbed this "Mae-Chicago".
> 
> MCSNet has already indicated that it will be connecting to this meet point.
> 
> Connection speeds offered will be 10mbps anywhere on lit buildings in the
> loop, 100mbps FDDI shared at the Prudential Center, and, if demand warrants, 
> 100Mbps Gigaswitched FDDI.  Pricing will start in the neighborhood of $2,500
> monthly *delivered* at on-net buildings via 10mbps Ethernet.  
> 
> Note that unlike the NAP, this meet point will use the same technologies
> used at the present MAEs, which include Ethernet and FDDI.
> 
> Also note that MEET POINTS DO NOT IMPLY TRANSIT CAPABILITY.  They *do* imply 
> that peering may be established between participants for *direct customers* 
> of the providers who show up at a given meet point, provided that both firms
> who with to peer have something "interesting" to bring to the table.
> 
> A meeting has been scheduled for *any and all interested parties* next
> Friday, 28 July, at approximately 1:00 PM to discuss policy at this "meet
> point" and try to carve out some guidelines, as well as take orders for
> those who are ready to commit at this time.
> 
> Please RSVP ASAP so we can plan the meeting room requirements and get an
> agenda together.  
> 
> I have also established a mailing list, mae-chicago@mcs.net, which is a 
> reflector for those parties who are interested.  If you received this email 
> and *DO NOT* want to be on the list, please let me know and I will remove you.
> Likewise, if you received this mail and *DO* want to continue to receive
email 
> on this topic, please advise, as once this is sent I will be clearing the
> list pending ACKs from those who wish to receive further email on this
> topic.
> 
> This will also be posted to chi.internet, which is the newsgroup in the
> Chicagoland area for interested parties to read about Internet developments.
> 
> Thank you for listening, and may the best meet-point win!
> 
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