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Grex > Helpers > #144: Grex System Problems - Fall 2005 | |
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keesan
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response 225 of 276:
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Dec 15 21:08 UTC 2005 |
Several people in Ann Arbor would stop being paying members if the lines were
discontinued. Which might leave grex financially behind not ahead.
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tod
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response 226 of 276:
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Dec 15 21:40 UTC 2005 |
Isn't there an alternative to Grex having its own dialups?
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mary
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response 227 of 276:
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Dec 15 22:59 UTC 2005 |
Rane, Grex no longer has a dedicated staff dial-in line. That was
disconnected quite a while ago as we felt it simply wasn't being used
enough to warrant the expense.
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mary
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response 228 of 276:
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Dec 15 23:05 UTC 2005 |
Now, as to whether staff would ever elect to dial-in to fix a problem if
Grex was off the net? Don't know. I suspect it would be easier to simply
go to Provide than deal with such slow and painful access, but someone on
staff should probably answer that one.
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tod
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response 229 of 276:
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Dec 15 23:29 UTC 2005 |
Beuller? Beuller...
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drew
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response 230 of 276:
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Dec 16 03:40 UTC 2005 |
Re #220:
Long distance can be had cheap enough
now, and modems are fast enough, that
this is much less of a problem.
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root
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response 231 of 276:
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Dec 16 06:51 UTC 2005 |
I think I may have found the problem and have rolled out a fix.
Can someone more local than myself here in Tokyo please give
the line a ring and let me know whether it is working now?
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bhoward
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response 232 of 276:
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Dec 16 07:24 UTC 2005 |
Silly me, I forgot my powerbook has a modem. For the first and
problem last time, I put it to use, and have been successfully
able to dial in.
Emjoy!
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gull
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response 233 of 276:
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Dec 16 08:27 UTC 2005 |
I think the dialin lines are a valuable service for some people, and I'd
hate to see them go away entirely just yet. It will be the end of an
era, when they do.
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bhoward
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response 234 of 276:
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Dec 16 08:35 UTC 2005 |
Re#232
s/problem/probably/
s/Emjoy/Enjoy/
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tsty
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response 235 of 276:
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Dec 16 09:38 UTC 2005 |
what;s with the spam-spew lately?
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mary
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response 236 of 276:
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Dec 16 10:52 UTC 2005 |
Thanks, Bruce. Very nice.
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keesan
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response 237 of 276:
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Dec 16 14:32 UTC 2005 |
Worked perfectly, and nearly instantly.
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slynne
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response 238 of 276:
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Dec 16 14:33 UTC 2005 |
Bruce, you rock
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remmers
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response 239 of 276:
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Dec 16 16:50 UTC 2005 |
Excellent. Thanks, Bruce!
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albaugh
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response 240 of 276:
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Dec 16 19:12 UTC 2005 |
> If Grex is "NOT AN INTERNET PROVIDER" it seems that there is not much of a
> reason to keep dialup lines.
Your logic is backwards - *because* grex is not an ISP its primary purpose of
being a BBS must be supported via the ability to connect via direct dial.
It just so happens that because grex is good enough to support e-mail to/from
the internet that connection into grex from the internet is also supported
(as well as access to the internet from grex in the limited fashion of lynx).
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tod
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response 241 of 276:
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Dec 16 19:19 UTC 2005 |
What happens when modems and Internet get replaced with some form of wifi?
Will Grex oldskoolers still demand their 9600 baud in the name of charter
semantics for "BBS"?
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kingjon
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response 242 of 276:
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Dec 16 19:22 UTC 2005 |
I highly doubt that will ever happen unless Congress decides to get
into the ISP business and provide every citizen with whatever passes
for Internet then. An Internet connection costs money, while Grex
doesn't.
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albaugh
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response 243 of 276:
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Dec 16 19:36 UTC 2005 |
While direct dial access to a remote computer system remains viable, and many
people still use it / depend on it, then yes, for such people in the Ann Arbor
area, grex should still support it. A large percentage of people with
internet access connect to it via dial-up anyway, I'll warrant.
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marcvh
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response 244 of 276:
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Dec 16 19:41 UTC 2005 |
Roughly 65% of Internet users (in the US) have broadband, so yes, people
without it comprise a significant fraction.
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keesan
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response 245 of 276:
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Dec 16 20:59 UTC 2005 |
I heard 50%. Maybe you are counting people who use it at work.
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marcvh
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response 246 of 276:
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Dec 16 21:20 UTC 2005 |
Nope, just home users. Your 50% figure was accurate in August of 2004
but it's grown considerably since then, and is projected to break 70% by
February.
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keesan
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response 247 of 276:
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Dec 17 01:11 UTC 2005 |
We know two people living in subsidized housing with broadband. One also pays
for cable TV. No wonder there are so many enormous web pages around. Ebay
is not the worst of them.
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keesan
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response 248 of 276:
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Dec 17 01:44 UTC 2005 |
I really appreciate dialup access. No more frequent 1-2 min stalls, or
having what I type appear at random intervals, or unpredictable disconnects.
My 'ISP' (WCC) is not much better than grex as it used to be, this month.
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krj
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response 249 of 276:
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Dec 17 06:30 UTC 2005 |
Telnet daemon may be down. Telnet in is broken, SSH works.
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