GE> Date: Thu, 15 Mar 2007 16:49:20 -0500 (CDT) GE> From: Gadi Evron [ tongue perhaps only slightly in cheek ] GE> Some things the NOC used to help us with quite lot, that were not GE> directly related to their obvious job description: GE> GE> 1. Reboots (as specified earlier). GE> 2. Getting files on and off machines (via email to the NOC?) GE> 3. Installing machines. 4. Frequent NANOG posting. GE> Meaning, tasks which either take a lot of time or make us go down three GE> floors to do ourselves. I believe one would classify the proposed #4 as the former. Eddy -- Everquick Internet - http://www.everquick.net/ A division of Brotsman & Dreger, Inc. - http://www.brotsman.com/ Bandwidth, consulting, e-commerce, hosting, and network building Phone: +1 785 865 5885 Lawrence and [inter]national Phone: +1 316 794 8922 Wichita ________________________________________________________________________ DO NOT send mail to the following addresses: davidc@brics.com -*- jfconmaapaq@intc.net -*- sam@everquick.net Sending mail to spambait addresses is a great way to get blocked. Ditto for broken OOO autoresponders and foolish AV software backscatter.