[wellylug] depeering

[Jamie Baddeley]

On Fri, 2005-02-18 at 12:00 +1300, Tony Wills wrote:
> At 11:40 18/02/2005, you wrote:
> 
> >TelstraClear have just depeered from the WIX.
> >
> >You can no longer reach linux.citylink.co.nz, and ftp.nz.debian.org.
> >
> >If you are a customer and wish to complain, please call 0800 467272
> >
> >The calls are free for us, because they pay for them. Perhaps the
> >collective 0800 bill might hurt.
> 
> It'll only cost them the equivalent of a local business call unless you're 
> calling from out of town, so not likely to break their bank.

Call them from your cellphone then.

> 
> Why have they done this, does this mean there is no way to reach those 
> sites as a telstra customer, 

Yes.

> does this mean citylink is no longer connected 
> to the wide world? 

No.