HANK@vm.tau.ac.il (Hank Nussbacher) (01/24/91)
TELECOM Moderator asked, >On a related note, how are net connections to the middle east being >maintained at this time? Are any sites able to get through at all >with news? We have two 9.6kb lines. One goes to Nysernet in the USA and is an IP link (which was supposed to be upgraded to 64kb on Jan 15th but our PTT is busy with other things these days). The other link is an RSCS (Bitnet) link to France. The Israeli termination spot for these two links is in separate spots in the country, specifically for such emergencies. One missile missed one of our Cisco routers by about 500 meters. Our PTT has also started using its new fiber optic cable - AMOS - ahead of schedule. This links into TAT8. The fiber optic cable is a joint venture among all Med. countries, including Greece, Cyprus, Italy as well as others. Hank Nussbacher Israel [Moderator's Note: Thanks for writing, and do take care of yourself. Please stay in touch with us. PAT]
lemson@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu (David Lemson) (01/24/91)
TELECOM Moderator asked, >>On a related note, how are net connections to the middle east being >>maintained at this time? Are any sites able to get through at all >>with news? I have been trying to get in touch with some friends in Rehovot, Israel, who have an account on BITNET. (A machine called VOLCANI) Ironically, I received a "PATH LOST TO VOLCANI" for the past week until about two days ago, when I received an "all is well" response from my friends. The Israeli government is urging people to return to work and not give Hussein a victory. The net appears to be up. David Lemson U of Illinois Computing Services Student Consultant Internet : lemson@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu University of Illinois, Urbana [Moderator's Note: I understand however that large gatherings of people are still discouraged (perhaps forbidden under the emergency laws) for the time being until further notice. Zubin Meta was to conduct the symphony on Wednesday night; it had to be cancelled. PAT]
KLUB@maristb.bitnet (Richard Budd) (01/26/91)
Hank Nussbacher <HANK@vm.tau.ac.il>writes in TELECOM Digest V11 #59 >Our PTT has also started using its new fiber optic cable - AMOS - >ahead of schedule. This links into TAT8. The fiber optic cable is a >joint venture among all Med. countries, including Greece, Cyprus, >Italy as well as others. I'm curious whether Egypt, Turkey, or Syria are among the Mediterranean countries included in the AMOS fiber optic venture considering the strained relations between Greece and Turkey over Cyprus and the belligerent state of affairs between Syria and Israel. Of course, it could be possible. I just finished explaining to someone about an Iranian student who receives his news from Israeli radio. Richard Budd | E-Mail: IBMers - rcbudd@rhqvm19.ibm VM Systems Programmer | All Others - klub@maristb.bitnet IBM - Sterling Forest, NY | Phone : (914)578-3764