Date:         Fri, 12 Feb 1999 13:01:42 -0800
Reply-To:     Steve <sxs@CONCENTRIC.NET>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Steve <sxs@CONCENTRIC.NET>
Subject:      Re: new Gerry hardware: why?
Comments: To: Mark McCulley <transporter99@HOTMAIL.COM>
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Mark has a good point...all works fine, generally, and we have a spare list
for when it does not.

On the other hand, we could make this list a heck of a lot more than it is,
with much faster searching, a web page with FAQ, a section with photo
guided repair/upgrade info, and so much more, like our type II brethern
have done.  I doube we would have any problem coming up with the cash
necessary to get started on upgrading the entire list, starting with a new
up-to-date server.  Even if we don'ty do it now, sooner or later we will
want to.

steve

Mark McCulley wrote:

> I really don't understand the clamor to update or replace the hardware
> that the list server and archives run on. The list seems to run pretty
> well to me except for the occasional outages that are probably
> software-related problems that won't be cured by a speedier CPU.
>
> There was mention of archive searches timing out. If you're having this
> problem try narrowing down your search parameters. For example, instead
> of searching the entire archives, just search one year at a time. If
> that still times out, try searching a six month period, etc. With a
> little work, I've always managed to find what I was looking for in the
> archives.
>
> -Mark McCulley
>
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