Hi, On Wed, May 25, 2022 at 9:16 AM Cynthia Revström via db-wg <db-wg@ripe.net> wrote: > > Even if it could mean that email might also be broken that is not necessarily > the case.
Yes. > Many companies use cloud services for email so they might be completely > unaffected by their network issues. Yes. > Also just because something is broken doesn't mean it's so broken email stops > working. Yes. > And of course, PBX systems can also experience issues if there is a big > incident with the network. Yes. And many companies outsource switchboard type numbers to answering services with access to a call tree. > You also have to consider that there might not be a PBX system or a dedicated > NOC number even for some companies that might still have 10-20 employees. > > While I do get your point, I stand firm in thinking that the networks can > decide if they want to accept calls or not themselves. > > I would like to know if my network is experiencing issues but we have emails > and personally I feel comfortable relying on them to work well enough seeing > as they are with an external provider that has nothing to do with my network. If we want to make a particular communications medium required, making it e-mail seems more practical than making it phone. But if we are looking at changing from phone being mandatory, why should we dictate what the mandatory technology is? Why couldn't there be a choice and just a requirement that a choice is made? Kind regards, Leo -- To unsubscribe from this mailing list, get a password reminder, or change your subscription options, please visit: https://lists.ripe.net/mailman/listinfo/db-wg
