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Date: Fri, 31 Jan 1997 12:46:11 +0200 (SAT) From: Gregory Massel <greg@csurf.co.za> To: Steven Huter <sghuter@nsrc.org> Hi Steve Good news from Zambia. This is a traceroute from me to ZamNet over their new 64kb/s satellite link to AlterNet Atlanta. traceroute to lechwe.zamnet.zm (196.7.240.10) 1 cisdbn2.Olivetti.za 2 cisdbn.Olivetti.za 3 cismed.Olivetti.za 4 ndf-access.gt.saix.net 5 ndf-core.gt.saix.net 6 ndf-int.gt.saix.net 7 Serial3-2.New-York4.NY.ALTER.NET 8 Fddi0-0.New-York3.NY.Alter.Net 9 Hssi2-0.CR2.NYC1.Alter.Net 10 104.Hssi4-0.CR2.ATL1.Alter.Net 11 Fddi0-0.GW1.ATL1.Alter.Net 12 * * * 13 lechwe.zamnet.zm Cheers Greg >>Date: Wed, 29 Jan 97 12:13 WET >>From: support (ZAMNET Support) >>To: everyone >>Subject: New High Speed Connection >> >>Dear All, >> >>We're pleased to announce that at 18.00 hrs on Monday 27th >>January our connection was upgraded to a 64 kilobaud direct >>satellite link to Atlanta in the United States. All traffic >>is now passing over this connection, although the old 14.4 kilobaud >>link to Cape Town in South Africa will be maintained as a >>backup service until the end of March. >> >>The result of this upgrade should be quicker delivery of >>e-mail messages, but more significantly, faster access to the >>World Wide Web. With this upgrade and ahead of the next >>financial year we are reviewing our prices and will be >>announcing new reduced connect time charges soon. >> >>Please let us know if you run into any problems in the light >>of this upgrade. >> >>Best regards, >> >>Neil Robinson >>ZAMNET Support