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The North American Network Operators' Group, or NANOG, is essentially a user group for backbone and large enterprise internet providers. Why should you care about NANOG? Well, if you're responsible for any type of network connected to the internet in North America you're probably interested in the current status of the internet and routing. The NANOG mailing list is my goto location when I think there's a potential routing problem on the internet. The folks there keep a pretty close eye on things and usually report any difficulty with the internet infrastructure.