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From: dpk@holin.ATT.COM (Dave Kleppel)
Newsgroups: news.admin
Subject: Re: Cut off AT&T?  AN AT&T PERSON RESPONDS
Message-ID: <84@holin.ATT.COM>
Date: 13 Jul 88 03:10:30 GMT
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     Boy is this one causing us grief!  Unfortunately those of us who must
deal with this situation are not the ones who make the decisions around here.

     However, those of you out in NETLAND be aware that there are some of us
AT&Ters who are making some noise about this.  Odds are small that it will do
any good, but WE ARE TRYING.

     Although I hate to agree with the subject line, I see it as a last resort
if we cannot get the powers that be to start passing third party traffic again.
Maybe if somebody "important" at this company starts getting their own e-mail
outside of AT&T bounced then they will realize that this idea is foolhardy and
counter-productive.

     I only have one request for the system admins out there.  Don't just cut
off AT&T immediately.  Let us try to do something from the grassroots level.
If it doesn't work then we can use this most harsh alternative.

     Thanks for you time, and I'll try to keep you all "posted" on the status.

Dave Kleppel
AT&T Data Systems Group
Holmdel, NJ
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Dave Kleppel
AT&T Data Systems Group
Holmdel, NJ
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