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Grex > Coop > #321: linking sports conference between M-Net and Grex | |
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jep
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linking sports conference between M-Net and Grex
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Nov 14 13:42 UTC 2011 |
Would it be difficult to link a conference between M-Net and Grex? If
not, would there be interest in doing so?
I am the fw of the sports conference on both systems.
The conference on Grex hasn't been used in many years. I made an effort a
few years ago to generate activity there, but it didn't attract anyone but
myself. There was, however, some recent activity because M-Net was down
for a couple of weeks.
I'm not sure what the mechanism would be for linking a conference. It
seems like both a political and technical question, so I decided I'd start
here. I'll add a similar item to the policy conference on M-Net.
Thanks!
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denise
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response 1 of 21:
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Nov 14 15:07 UTC 2011 |
I would follow the sports conf. if it was here on Grex. I used to check
in on the conf. on M-net but I usually don't remember to.
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jep
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response 2 of 21:
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Nov 14 19:36 UTC 2011 |
There's been a sports conference on Grex since the beginning, but it's not
usually very active.
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cross
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response 3 of 21:
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Nov 14 20:42 UTC 2011 |
This is non-trivial to do correctly. The software has diverged since it
was last attempted.
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jep
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response 4 of 21:
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Nov 15 02:45 UTC 2011 |
Why couldn't it be done using a mounted file system? Is it a security
hazard? (I know little about network security.)
Really, I'm just asking. It seemed worth asking the question.
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denise
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response 5 of 21:
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Nov 15 02:49 UTC 2011 |
I know the sports cf has been here the whole time; was basically saying
that if those of you who normally posted in the sports cf on mnet also
posted here, then I'd be interested in reading it here [and maybe even
participate!]. :-) Though I'll have to check and see if my account on
mnet is still there...
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cross
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response 6 of 21:
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Nov 15 02:51 UTC 2011 |
resp:4 It's a security hazzard, for sure. NFS (the easiest distributed
filesystem to use between Grex and M-Net) doesn't work well across a wide-
area network, and then, neither YAPP nor backtalk really expects to run
on NFS.
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jep
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response 7 of 21:
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Nov 15 03:19 UTC 2011 |
re resp:5: You should check it out, denise. I think you would feel at
home there.
re resp:6: I'm not even sure if the two systems could read each other's
item formats any more.
Thanks for your replies, Dan. I appreciate them, even if they aren't
what I was hoping to see.
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