Thanks for the information, John. Kinda makes one aware of just how very vulnerable this method of communication is. Of course so was the Pony Express, too! <smile> Barb Mallut [log in to unmask] -----Original Message----- From: John Cottingham <[log in to unmask]> To: [log in to unmask] <[log in to unmask]> Date: Thursday, March 04, 1999 7:23 AM Subject: Major Fiber Optic Cable Break interupts Internet >There is a major fiber optic cable break between Dallas Texas and San Jose >California that is delaying mail and causing havoc during the night. >Perhaps things will return to normal today. > >Messages distributed during the night to Parkinsn Online weren't processed >until this morning through a back door. Aren't computers and the internet >great??? > > >[log in to unmask] Search the parkinsn archive online at: > http://james.parkinsons.org.uk > Catch the Parkinsn's List Online messages at: > http://www.ionet.net/~jcott/parkmail/maillist.html > Click the navigation ads and use the new search tools >John Cottingham >