How come when the internet goes down some sites still work?

[aphex]

Our roadrunner tanked about half an hour ago, yet I can still get to this site just fine, and connect to AIM...

But nothing else will connect...

Why is that?

 

[dighn]

maybe only the dns was down and you had some names cached.

 

[meltdown75]

some sites have access to special tubes.

 

[FoBoT]

the internet can't really go down
it is more complexicated than you describe it to be

 

[aphex]

Originally posted by: FoBoT
the internet can't really go down
it is more complexicated than you describe it to be

well considering I am the most important person in the world, when my internet goes down, the whole internet goes down

 

[Queasy]

Originally posted by: meltdown75
some sites have access to special tubes.

beat me to it.

 

[FoBoT]

Originally posted by: aphex

Originally posted by: FoBoT
the internet can't really go down
it is more complexicated than you describe it to be

well considering I am the most important person in the world, when my internet goes down, the whole internet goes down

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