Grant, Your friend is pretty close. Where did you get your PhD? Matt ----- Original Message ----- From: "grant mcdonald" <rgrantmcd@yahoo.com> To: <ietf@ietf.org> Sent: Wednesday, May 01, 2002 2:47 PM Subject: Backbone congestion > hi, a friend of mine is laboring under the delusion > that the internet (the backbone services such a UUnet) > are suffering from a "too much supply, not enough > demand" problem right now, and that this is what is > hurting Telecom stocks. > > i can't seem to convince him that nothing could be > further from the truth, that in fact there is SO much > DEMAND, that prices are at an all time high, and the > reason telecom stocks are shitty is because of > congestion on the networks. > > i even reminded him that IPv6 was being considered > BECAUSE of a congestion problem. > > if anyone who has some industry clout could respond > with just a mere statement of the fact that'd be > great... > > the idea that there ISN'T congestion, and that there > is TOO much bandwidth and not enough demand is simply > the silliest thing i've heard all day... > > -R Grant McDonald, PhD. > -CEO, President > -Infinite Idea Mechanics Corp > > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Yahoo! Health - your guide to health and wellness > http://health.yahoo.com >