"We can't send email more than 500 miles"
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https://kottke.org/12/05/we-cant-send-email-more-than-500-miles
https://kottke.org/12/05/we-cant-send-email-more-than-500-miles
This is definitely one of my most favourite sysadmin stories.
Thanks for the walk down memory lane OP.