Date:         Mon, 20 Oct 1997 11:04:41 -0700
Reply-To:     "Christopher M. Smith" <csmith@SDSC.EDU>
Sender:       Vanagon mailing list <Vanagon@Gerry.SDSC.EDU>
From:         "Christopher M. Smith" <csmith@SDSC.EDU>
Subject:      Vanagon List Back OnLine
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My apologies to this list for the interuption in service. Thanks to Joel
and Jon for pointing out the list was down. Apparently
someone decided to rearrange some of the desk-top machines on the table
that 'gerry' (our list server) resided on (in the machine room). I wasn't
aware of the rearrangement, but as soon as I walked onto the floor and saw
that Gerry was moved, I knew what had happened. Machine movements happen
all the time. But this is the first time that the system has crashed and
no one bothered to let me know. I'm ticked to say the least.

The system is currently working, but everyone be forewarned that I'm going
to take the system back down early Wednesday morning, October 22, starting
around 5 am (Pacific Time). It should be back up about 4 hours later. I'm
going to give Gerry a thorough physical and systems check-up, check the
archives, and get our list web server working. Yes!, we have a list web
server as part of our systems package. We'll let everyone know what's
happening on this score once the vanagon list "executive board (that's
me, Ron, and anyone else who bothers to voice an opinion) decides what we
are going to web host (Bob Hoover's Sermons, list archives, repair manuals,
technical guides, etc. ?)

Chris
Vanagon List Co-Admin

San Diego Supercomputer Center
P.O. Box 85608
San Diego, California  92186-5608
(619) 534-8370 (office)
csmith@sdsc.edu