Subject: Re: Access to ftp.academ.com

From: [email-masked] (Stan Barber)
Date: 26 Apr 1996 20:30:18 GMT

In article <[email-masked]> Phil Poole <[email-masked]> writes:
>Howdy folks.
>
>	I am attempting to download the latest version...and
>	I am unable to even contact ftp.academ.com.
>
>
>	Does any one know if it is currently down ?
No, it was never down. MCI was down in the area, though. MCI is now back up.
>	How about the location of any mirror sites ?
There will be no mirror sites for the beta software.

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From: Chin Fang <[email-masked]>
Date: Fri, 26 Apr 1996 23:29:21 -0700 (PDT)

> There will be no mirror sites for the beta software.

I echo the same sentiment.  It should made as part of every country's Law
that everyone who wants to use Internet must learn how to use traceroute
first :->  That way, no such questions such as "why your server is down" 
would bug so many overloaded sysadmins.

Regards,

Chin Fang
[email-masked]