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Re: Computers, anyone?

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From: Mike Spencer
Date: Thu, 28 Jun 2018 03:13
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Bob Eager <news...@eager.cx> writes:

> On Wed, 27 Jun 2018 17:42:54 -0300, Mike Spencer wrote:
> 
>> nob...@example.org (Scott) writes:
>> Okay, it's a minirant.  'Cause I'm presently engaged in yet another such
>> encounter with Inter.net & Fibernetics.  Their telecom line is broken so
>> I should reboot my computer. Grumble.
> 
> So glad my ISP is intelligent. Ring up and ask for tech support and they 
> put you through to a real techie.

Yes, nice isn't it?  We have *two* ISPs.  I mentioned the problematic
one by name lest word get back to the *other* one that I was slagging
them.  At other one, Tallships.ca, I can phone the sys admin or get
quick email response.  Problems go away or at least are correctly
identified and attended to.

Why two ISPs?  Long, mostly boring story that can be papered over with
the convenient phrase from Unix documentation: "...for historical
reasons..." 

-- 
Mike Spencer                  Nova Scotia, Canada
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From: Mike Spencer <mds@bogus.nodomain.nowhere>
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Subject: Re: Computers, anyone?
Date: 28 Jun 2018 00:13:25 -0300
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