time for a new list?

Forrest W. Christian forrestc at iMach.com
Tue Nov 3 06:57:18 UTC 1998


The problem I see is that there doesn't seem to be any real concensus on
what is a valid point of discussion on the list.

There seems to be some (randy?) that basically feel that if you can't
configure a router to do it it doesn't belong here...  Meaning that this
forum should be primarily about technical operation issues.

On the other hand, there are those among us that when the subject of
router configuration comes up, usually in the context of the right way(tm)
to do BGP configuration, they yell and scream that this doesn't belong
here it should be elsewhere.

I've personally been flamed for sending a simple "Hey, I can't get a hold
of someone at <insert provider here> using whois contact info.  Could
someone from the provider or someone who has contact information for the
provider e-mail me?"  

So maybe the real question is what the heck is this list for?   I've been
to two "live" NANOG's and it seems to me that the discussion on this list
seems pretty much in line with the "official" nanog agenda.

Would someone like to clarify what is and isn't supposed to be on this
list before we try to moderate or split it?


- Forrest W. Christian (forrestc at imach.com) 
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