Date   : Thu, 18 Jul 1985 09:05:37 EDT
From   : David Towson (SECAD) <towson@AMSAA.ARPA>
Subject: Failure of network service to AMSAA.ARPA

Fellow CP/Mers - While I was on vacation (6-13 July), the machine from which
this list is distributed was moved from its normal site to a trailer located
a short distance across the parking lot.  Plans had been made for continuing
network service, and indeed the network was just about the first form of
communications to come up.  Two days ago, we had a real humdinger of an
electrical storm.  Residential electric service was disrupted for many homes.
Another casualty was the AMSAA network interface.

     As you can see, we are now back in netland, but this has been accom-
plished using borrowed equipment.  The loan is short-term, but repair of the
network interface is underway.  If all goes well, there will be no further
interruption of service.  However, Old Man Murphy hangs around here too, so we
make no promises.

     In the worst-case scenario, there is another machine with a light enough
load to host info-cpm.  This machine has just had some new hardware installed,
and it is presently not entirely well.  But what the heck - we wouldn't want
life around here to get dull, would we?

     So for the present, info-cpm is back.  We'll see what the future brings.


Dave
towson@amsaa.arpa  aka info-cpm-request@amsaa.arpa