OPS: Forwarded mail....

[bd166 at scn.org]

IMHO, I would guess (because I dont have the time or expertise for a
lengthy analysis) the gut feeling among frequent and relatively patient
SCN users (if they mean anything) is, and Im pretty good at guessing gut
feelings, that there are some SCN reliability questions on the
hardware/software end... and they (the SCN users) dont really care how its
fixed, they would just like it fixed.

So, after the big debate, it would be great to get it fixed, however that
needs to be done... and it doesnt seem like there can be that many
permutations (just another gut feeling). 

I think were all together in this, so onward...?

Alan


On Sun, 6 Feb 2000, Rod Clark wrote:
> Subject: Re: OPS: Forwarded mail....
> 
> > Damn the facts, and full speed with a backup mail server, eh?  
> 
> JJ, 
> 
>    SCN needs a backup Web server, to avoid Web outages like the
> many lengthy ones that we have experienced when SCN4 is down
> while SCN3 (with its Web server running bb) is up just fine but
> there is no switchover machanism.
> 
>    SCN also needs a backup mail server, which will help a great
> deal but will not solve all problems. 
> 
> > It is quite premature to attempt to "fix" something when we have no
> > idea of what the supposed problem is. Or to even assume there is
> > any real or substantial problem without some basic information.

> . My opinion is that SCN's
> system ("your" system, if you like) has needless unreliability in it.
> Say what you like about my opinion on this but I came by it honestly,
> and I find your guidance about the virtues of a complete lack of
> backup units when attempting to build a reliable system to be
> excessively unhelpful.
> 
> Rod Clark
> 
> 


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