[acnielsen guy]

Yesterday my server was down for six or seven hours, and today it is being reported that it was due to sabotage. Sixty-four Fiber Optic cables of Telefonica were cut at twenty points in four different geographical locations in Madrid.

This sabotage shut down all of northern Spain as far as Madrid. The damage, obviously caused by people who knew where to cause the most disruption, was all in high security locations of the company in Madrid.

The Internet, Airlines, Commerce, Banks, large sections of the Government and Universities were paralyzed. . Hospitals and Emergency services we not as affected . The Company and government authorities believe that this was done by Telefonica employees over a dispute with regard to out-sourcing many of the jobs now done by Telefonica personnel.

A similar act of sabotage but on a smaller scale was committed in 1999 over a labor dispute. There will also be a General strike on July 20th in which Telefonica will not participate or support.

[lodwick]

Good Grief! It certainly sounds like an inside job. Most others would have no clue how to pull off such a technically effective strike.

Best wishes on your continueing up time. JL

[palo verde]

oh no ac
are the demands of the telefonica workers unreasonable
can't the company give in?
I hope this is resolved
it is so frustrating not to be able to access internet
Love, Palo

[palo verde]

when I accessed net, msn has article up bout Sun
Sun is emitting something now
and there are pics
when my mind clicks back in, I'll c what they are saying

the pic from 2 days ago of new planet just discovered is still up as my wallpaper
it is beautiful
on my way to today's astronomy pic
it lights up my morning
Love, Palo

[grannie9]

You must have gone crazy with your server down. What did you do for six hours, sleep? Or go to the bar and fill up on Tapa's, and wine.. Mmmmmm... I'll bet you didn't suffer much at all... You just want us to feel sorry for you when all the time you had a ball...