[plug] Leaving list

[Harry McNally]

On Mon, 21 Jul 2003 11:35:41 +0800 "Kai Jones" <kai.jones at broome.wa.gov.au>
wrote:

> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Harry McNally [mailto:harrymc at decisions-and-designs.com.au]
> > Sent: Monday, 21 July 2003 11:34 AM
> > To: plug at plug.linux.org.au
> > Subject: Re: [plug] Leaving list
> >
> >
> > On Mon, 21 Jul 2003 10:32:20 +0800 "Kai Jones"
> > <kai.jones at broome.wa.gov.au> wrote:
> >
> > > You're 18k's from the Dandaragan exchange and on a RIM, that's 18k's
> > > (prolly more if the line is not laid in a direct line) of copper that
> > > has the potential to be corroded, chewed, damp or moist in some way,
> > > etc etc
> >
> > I may be wrong here, but my understanding is that a digital link of
> > some sort(copper or fibre) connects the RIM to the exchange. The copper
> > pair that may be tired is only the distance from Kevin's modem to the
> > RIM; not 18 km.
> 
> [..]
> 
> I was under the impression he's 18 k's from the RIM and the RIM connects
> via the digital link to the excahnge at Dangaragan, or he's 18 k's from
> Dandaragan's exchange and the RIM is prolly in the middle somewhere ?

Ah. Ok. I wasn't reading the situation clearly enough. The people that are
connected by the RIM may be spread over a wide area.

> either way I think it's a line issue and having a determined talk to
> Telstra -might- help things, but having a chat to WestNet would prolly be
> good, too !

Agreed. Can't have someone leaving the list because the technology can't
keep up :-) This must be solvable without satellite dishes and so forth.

cu
Harry

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