Network for Sale

Thu Feb 22 05:34:32 UTC 2001

<last rant>

I am not one of the guys "there" and do not take credit for their 
work.  I wont bother arguing the same comments that are posted once a 
year.  It would probably bring up the argument of defining transit 
free and tier1.  Im not sure a arguing a company with 4 T1s and 
limited public peering was tier1.  I think there is a bit more there 
and it was not a "little" evolution.  That credit goes to the 185 
some odd employees there today "making it happen."  I think it's 
wrong to cheapen the efforts of all those who put in the hours there 
to take it to 50 facilities and overbuild the network at least 4 
times since.

Anyone want to remember gated and those old GRF routers?  To all the 
peers that peered with Netrail when a BGP session bounced, and just 
gave us a nod instead of a shout... you deserve some thanks also.  I 
would like to believe some of the lessons learned from the GRFs ended 
up reincarnated in todays Junipers.

At 12:19 AM -0500 2/22/01, Nathan Stratton wrote:
>On Wed, 21 Feb 2001, David Diaz wrote:
>
>>  One reason why I thought the name should have been changed long ago.
>>  The only thing about Netrail that is legacy is the name.  There is
>>  nothing left from the original company of long ago and a name change
>>  would have helped show that.  The people there have helped bring it a
>>  long way and deserve the credit for doing so.   It brings up the
>>  interesting point of when do the people that are there start getting
>>  the credit instead of a former founder that has not had anything to
>>  do with the company for 4 years.  I mean that as a general topic not
>>  just relating to Netrail.
>
>All you guys did was add money to what I built. You are selling because of
>the peering that I set up. Sure you expanded on that a lot, but I am the
>guy who got NetRail transit free.
>
>>  As far as this deal going Im sure that 360 got a hell of a head start
>>  on an IP network by their purchase and Netrail found a good home.
>>  Nice to see happy endings on the net.
>
>Well happy endings are when I get paid for my company. What 360 wants what
>I built, not what you guys did after I left.
>
>>  My hats off to the Netrail team.  Especial congrats to Nathan E,
>>  Mark, Keith and Brandon.  I also hope Scott P never decides to flame
>>  me on a lis, apparently he has a talent.  I hope you all are getting
>>  360network Porsches.
>
>Nathan E and Keith are great guys, I am the guy who hired them and get
>them into this business.
>
>P.S. Nathan E and Keith, I do hope you get your Porsches, you guys have
>come a very very long way in 5 years. I wish I made some money from
>NetRail, but I was albe to buy my Porsche and house without NetRail and
>would love to race someday in Atlanta. I may not win in my Boxster S, but
>my new 911 GT3 will blow you away. :-)
>
>-Nathan