OT: Free Wireless Internet in KC

Brig C. McCoy mccoyb at lindahall.org
Mon Jan 17 09:49:58 CST 2005


We actually have a separate Internet connection through a commercial
vendor, providing us with a nice backup and the ability to be more
flexible in our access policies.

...brig

On Mon, 2005-01-17 at 08:49 -0600, Jonathan Hutchins wrote:
> On Monday 17 January 2005 08:16 am, Gerald Combs wrote:
> 
> > That hasn't stopped them from using UMKC/MOREnet connectivity in the
> > past.  Is the LHL-to-Newcomb Hall fiber connection still in place?
> 
> I would imagine that Linda Hall wants to implement an access policy that's 
> appropriate to their own users, rather than require any of their users to 
> have UMKC accounts and following UMKC's rules.
> 
> UMKC's "service" staff takes the term "user hostile" to a whole new level.  I 
> doubt many businesses would want to let the U dictate the policies applied to 
> their clients, or to rely on the them for customer support.
> 
> (This is a matter of administrative policy, usually not due to the preferences 
> or ability of the staff.)
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Brig C. McCoy
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Kansas City, Missouri 64110-2498
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