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- From: sblair@upurbmw.dell.com ()
- Subject: Re: Let's do it NOW
- Message-ID: <1992Nov21.225756.25231@raid.dell.com>
- Keywords: public net austin free
- Sender: news@raid.dell.com (Net News Admin)
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- Organization: Dell Computer UNIX Networking Services
- References: <1992Nov16.140128.3773@wixer.cactus.org> <a90cuB1w165w@underg.ucf.org>
- Date: Sat, 21 Nov 1992 22:57:56 GMT
- Lines: 49
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- I have just finally had time to read all that is being proposed,
- etc. in this group.
-
- I need to make some clarifications to multpile posts:
-
- 1) As the person responsible for DELL's internet connection, contrary
- to others' postings, I have *NEVER* said we will take this on at DELL.
-
- 2) As one of the people responsible for a large # of Modem serivices
- here at DELL, I have *NEVER* committed Modem &/or phone lines.
-
- Now to rehash what I've told to no less than several callers to me:
-
- 1) I'm not sure the NSF AUP(Acceptable Use Policy) would allow
- DELL, or any *other* comercial Austin Internet site the option
- to host such a system. I am checking with various parties, including
- our legal folks(as soon as I can get them) whether anyone can do so.
-
- 2) I've only committed to investigate interally to DELL as folks
- here might be interested. No more, no less. Towards that end, I've
- spoken with but a few of the folks internal to here that would quite a
- bit of say so. No decision is anywhere near "in site".
-
- 3) I'm not 100% convinced that anyone supporting this FreeNet project
- save jsq, and a few others(myself too) are aware of the amount of
- startup work, ongoing work, or "daily care and feeding" that an Internet
- connection requires. Several other site admins have stated that by
- the end of their day at work, the last(!!) thing they wish to
- do is to run yet another Internet site. That directly implies that
- it may take untrained, or "new to Internet site maintenance" folks to
- get such a project "on the net".
-
- =========
-
- Now then, in all honesty, this is still(as I've stated to several folks
- verbally) as far as I'm currently concerned, a very infant project. The
- amount of work, time, and maintenance, as well as bills, may well
- stop this from happening. May not also.
-
-
- In no way do I wish the project ill; IMHO it's quite an interesting
- project to undertake, I just wish everyone knew what we go through
- running sites. UUCP == running an Internet site.
-
-
- --
- Steve Blair DELL NETWORK SERVICES sblair@dell.com hostmaster@dell.com
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- the best person didn't win nov 3rd, "none of the above".................me
-