At 06:41 PM 8/27/97 -0600, you wrote:

>>I'm just guessing here, but keep in mind that the end of August is
>>generally a very busy time of year for university computer centers
>>and I wouldn't be surprised if they're understaffed and things like
>>gateways are given low priority. Just remembering what it was like
>>when I worked at a University Computer Center :-)
>
>Indeed.  If American is even a tenth as hassled as we are at idbsu.edu at
>the moment, I'd not be replying either.  It is also a time when systems are
>prone to go down, especially since there are usually new things running on
>them (esp. admin systems or mail systems), and loads are at max with
>registration, bill paying, confirmation, whatever.  And of course most
>folks would like to get a check this Friday too.  o-)

I would have volunteered that answer too, except that American has been
having these problems since February, including through the middle of the
summer- traditionally the LIGHTEST load for on campus computer resources,
and the best time to unbreak broken systems.

In addition, American has gone through three sysadmins in the past three
months...


However, the real reason I'm posting: today my gated newsgroup at American
seems to be working like a champ!!! I'm seeing postings from the list and
directly to the newsgroup in under an hour. Is anyone else seeing this? Is
it only temporary? Dare I hope?

Philo <-will not put faith in system responsiveness on a Sunday morning
during Labor Day weekend...
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