[Info-vax] Decuserve.org - Anyone know why it's down?

[VAXman- at SendSpamHere.ORG]

In article <m8421s$4tq$1 at dont-email.me>, Stephen Hoffman <seaohveh at hoffmanlabs.invalid> writes:
>On 2015-01-01 15:38:51 +0000, Craig A. Berry said:
>
>> On 1/1/15 8:46 AM, "VAXman- "@SendSpamHere.ORG wrote:
>> 
>>> Presently, Deathrow is inaccessible (it never was a bastion of stability to
>>> begin with) and OpenVMS.org appears to be down for the foreseeable future.
>>> So, three of the most prominent VMS sites have disappeared from the internet
>>> which, at a time when VMS has been given a chance to reawaken from its coma,
>>> is not a good omen.
>> 
>> And don't forget hoffmanlabs.com bouncing on and off the internet due to
>> ISP problems. It seems that getting a reliable internet connection in
>> certain parts of the eastern US is quite difficult.
>
>Remote access into the Jack (rx2600) console is presently unavailable.  

Yeah, it's been hit and miss; mostly miss.



> I've Gein (DS10L) working again.  But Jack is where the user bits are 
>located.   Gein isn't useful without Jack around.   (q.v. insufficient 
>shared hardware.)  Having spent a chunk of time sorting that, somebody 
>with physical access to the servers is going to have to take a look at 
>the boxes and the wiring.  When that look will happen, I can't predict.

IMO, the NOTES conferences need to be moved to JACK so they can remain
accessible because GEIN's availability has been less than noteworthy.



>While working on Gein, the most recent thing that makes you go "huh?" with VMS:
>
>LANCP> set dev/ful/speed=100 ewa0:
>%LANCP-E-EXBYTLM, Exceeded byte count quota (BYTLM)
>LANCP>

Hmm.



>Locally, HL ISP access is currently working and the HoffmanLabs server 
>is online, though that may obviously change.  Acquiring a second link 
>is underway, though that'll involve the same ISP that's having some 
>difficulty resolving the connectivity or IP routing errors arising with 
>the primary link.   (That same ISP is presently also mired in a labor 
>strike, which has substantially extended their service installation 
>predictions, and which is likely also effecting the ability to resolve 
>the connectivity errors with the primary link.)
>
>It's more than just the eastern US that has problems with affordable 
>broadband access.   This issue arises in many parts of the US.   
>Outside of the population centers, US broadband tends to be slow, and 
>comparatively expensive.   When broadband is even available.

Well, as long as the cable companies maintain their "it's good enough"
attitude along with their cable TV programming focus, quality broadband
service from them will certainly never become a reality.



>As for Eisner, Bolton is now the home of VMS.  Eisner really belongs 
>there.  Now hopefully VSI will improve their external communications, 
>and can hopefully also get Eisner connected expeditiously, but they're 
>undoubtedly busy...

Finger and toes crossed, but that superstitious stuff never seems to do
too much.

-- 
VAXman- A Bored Certified VMS Kernel Mode Hacker    VAXman(at)TMESIS(dot)ORG

I speak to machines with the voice of humanity.