On Fri, 20 Jul 2001, Larry Bloch wrote:

> Scott, that's all very well after the fact, but firstly, I'm sure you'll 
> agree that hosting AUNIC in the US is strategically a little ridiculous, 
> and secondly, does your offer include the $30k odd of equipment as well and 
> are you prepared to accept the financial liability implied by failure to 
> achieve SLA's? All  of this is included in the contract.

Yes, AUNIC in the US is stupid (but cheap :).

Sorry Larry, but $30k is way too much money to pay for the hardware
required, even with a single level of redundancy.

The question for everyone here is: is a banner .gif such a big deal ? If
yes, take it up with auDA (or offer your own tender! :)

Regards,

Saliya