I agree "suckered" may not have been the best choice of wording to represent
all who purchased a Zero CIR for the network. In some situations it my be
appropriate.
Lonnie
----- Original Message -----
From: "ElephantChild" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Lonnie Paschall" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Cc: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Thursday, September 07, 2000 9:46 AM
Subject: Re: Zero CIR
> On Thu, 7 Sep 2000, Lonnie Paschall wrote:
>
> > I am pretty sure it means that the carrier is no guaranteeing any data
rate.
> > I know some gov agencies that got suckered into that agreement years
ago.
>
> Basically, that's what it means. But I would hesitate to use the word
> "suckered". For one thing, it's dirt cheap. For another, it's basically
> what you get from the Internet, so they should've known what they were
> buying. "We'll do our best, but we can't guarantee that your data will
> make it to the destination at all, let alone at any given rate" is what
> "best effort" is all about.
>
> > "John lay" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
> > [EMAIL PROTECTED]">news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
> > > Guys,
> > >
> > > Zero CIR means that the provider is comitted to provide nothing or
there
> > is
> > > a mimimum ?
>
> --
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> true gut-wrenching terror, have children. --Dusty Rhoades.
>
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