No no. The ISP that went down (@link) was a major backbone for the DSL providers, but wasn't the one that FurryMUCK used.
I understood that. When Northpoint declared themselves Chapter 11, the major carrier who supplied their connectivity from DSLAM to NAP realized, "Hey, they can't pay their bills," so they turned off the ATM network that connected Northpoint DSLAMs to the world. So the Northpoint DSL lines remained active for quite some time afterwards, but the data couldn't go anywhere.
Hence, Furry was Northpointed -- their lines were active, but the data itself couldn't get to/from them. :)
I understood that. When Northpoint declared themselves Chapter 11, the major carrier who supplied their connectivity from DSLAM to NAP realized, "Hey, they can't pay their bills," so they turned off the ATM network that connected Northpoint DSLAMs to the world. So the Northpoint DSL lines remained active for quite some time afterwards, but the data couldn't go anywhere.
Hence, Furry was Northpointed -- their lines were active, but the data itself couldn't get to/from them. :)
-Feren
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