Hello. Sorry about the downtime. Looks like an upstream provider is having problems.

Now a bunch of semitrained chimpanzees are jumping up and down on the routing tables. Connectivity is coming and going and the routes are changing even as we speak. Whee.

I hope you're filming that!

(Dan) Only properly trained chimpanzees should be employed. Otherwise you might as well use IT consultants.

Should be sorted now.

chimps running about aimlessly running servers, routers and whatnot? users with more knowledge than the IT staff? sounds like a job for Bath University Computer Services!

[nights] judging by that lack of response, your marketing for BU CS didn't go down too well ;o)

[projoy] oooh, don't. I'm staying late at work to make inroads into a pile of work neglected by a colleague and to show him up as a workshy fop. And I'm STARVING.

[Blob] Thanks :-)

Has MCIOS gone down again? Anyone able to access it?

I expect the monkeys are on the case again.

Oh, I know this sounds like the beginning of a limerick, but I hate it when subordinates sulk. What can be more pathetic than a man who can't accept the fact that his manager is a woman who has vastly more experience than himself? I'm not pointing out improvements he could make for FUN... I'm f*cking helping him... sheesh. *withers and dissolves into a cup of Earl Grey 'Management' Tea*