Well, Perhaps it's time to move 'chatty' discussion to ag-users? You can find information about this list at: http://www-unix.mcs.anl.gov/fl/research/accessgrid/about/maillist.html.
This would help keep ag-tech more technical (aka, terse, but valuable :-). --Ivan > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On > Behalf Of Derek Piper > Sent: Thursday, February 16, 2006 12:20 PM > To: AG-TECH mailing list > Subject: Re: [AG-TECH] SPAM > > > Maybe we should have an 'ag chat' list too :) > It always happens on any mailing list. People get to know each other > and sometimes the mails are 'chatty', then those that don't post much to > it get all bent out of shape and ideas are raised for another more > 'loosely defined' list for all the chatters to subscribe to. > I'm personally not bothered either way. What's a little more > disturbing > to me is SEEING the unsubscribe messages from people that are supposedly > managing sophisticated videoconferencing applications when they can't > send their unsubscribe message correctly to the right address. :) > > See here, for mailing list info: > > http://www-unix.mcs.anl.gov/fl/research/accessgrid/about/maillist.html > > Derek > > Lee Margetts wrote: > > Have you guys noticed the recent UNSUBSCRIBE emails. > > > > This mailing list generates a very high volume and much of it is > needless. I personally do not feel the need to read three consecutive > emails thanking NCSA. Thank them directly, they'll appreciate it. > > > > The past months, I have remained a subscriber but just delete all the > emails, unread. The UNSUBSCRIBES aroused my interest - and after what > I've read, I dont blame them for wanting to get out. > > > > Dr Lee Margetts > > Senior Consultant > > High Performance Computing > > University of Manchester > > > > http://www.sve.man.ac.uk/General/Staff/margetts > > > > --- Original Message --- > > > >>Heartfelt thanks from JSU too! Unicast bridges are our life > >>saver when multicast won't cooperate. Yesterday's successful > >>testing was a great relief... We appreciate your dedication > >>and service to the AG community. > >> > >>Monika > >> > >> > >>>I'll second that! Many of us take the NCSA resources for > >>>granted. They don' t HAVE to do what they do. Thank you! > >>> > >>>By the way, um, there still seemed to be problems on > >>>Tuesday. Multicast people couldn't receive video from > >>>bridged people. > >>> > >>>Darin > >>> > >>> > >>>On Feb 16, 2006, at 8:54 AM, Cindy Sievers wrote: > >>> > >>> > >>>>I'd like to take this opportunity to thank Mike Miller > >>>>and the network folks at NCSA for all of their efforts > >>>>in identifying and solving the problems with the > >>>> unicast bridge they run against their public venues. > >>> > >>>The public venue server and associated bridges that NCSA > >>> > >>>>provides to the Access Grid community are invaluable > >>>>for many of the large and small events that occur. For > >>>>many participants who work in extremely restrictive > >>>>environments behind firewalls, we have come to depend on > >>> > >>> the public servers. I know that from at least my > >>> > >>>>perspective, we would have been unable to participate > >>>>in many of the highly visible and important events that > >>>>have taken place over the past few years if it were not > >>> > >>>for the services provided by NCSA. Taking the time to > >>> > >>>>track down and fix network issues is frustrating, but > >>>>we all realize how important this task is. So a huge > >>>>thanks goes out to the folks at NCSA for putting forth > >>>>the effort and making such a tremendous contribution to > >>> > >>>the Access Grid community! > > >>> > >>>> > >>>>============================================ > >>>>Cindy Sievers Los Alamos National Laboratory > >>>>[email protected] Group CCS-1 MS B287 > >>>>tel:505.665.6602 Advanced Computing > >>>>fax:505.665.4939 Los Alamos, NM 87544 > >>>>============================================ > >>>> > >> > > > > > > -- > Derek Piper - [email protected] - (812) 856 0111 > IRI 323, School of Informatics > Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana
