| Michael Leone on Sun, 2 Dec 2001 19:50:19 +0100 |
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On Sun, 2001-12-02 at 12:55, Arthur S. Alexion wrote: > Just read the article which sheds some light on the philosophical issues, > but I am still having trouble with the technical issue, i.e. when @home > pulls the plug, will Comcast no longer have a legal and physical connection > to the internet backbone? Doesn't sound like it. Comcast is talking about making their own backbone, to be ready by June. > I use @home . . . at home. Since I have POP service through my office, and > don't use the @home POP for eMail, and my browser does not start with the > Comcast home page, will I still have a connection? Will I lose anything? If @Home declares bankruptcy, they turn off their servers/routers, so you would have no connection at all. Unless Comcast can get somebody else to agree to do it for them, and have this new ISP do the servicing of your account. And this new ISP would have to work with @Home, to change the routing of your connection from @Home's network/routers to the new ISP's. I think. -- ------------------------------------------------------------------ Michael J. Leone Registered Linux user #201348 <mailto:turgon@mike-leone.com> ICQ: 50453890 AIM: MikeLeone PGP Fingerprint: 0AA8 DC47 CB63 AE3F C739 6BF9 9AB4 1EF6 5AA5 BCDF PGP public key: <http://www.mike-leone.com/~turgon/turgon-public-key.gpg> Foreman, roving paving crew, Dept. of Roads, Hades. Attachment:
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