* mel@beckman.org (Mel Beckman) [Thu 05 Sep 2019, 14:17 CEST]:
I don’t think this is a reasonable understanding of Nanog. Nanog members ask each other for operational tool recommendations all the time, and since these products are right up the alley of Nanog’s mission — network operations — it’s a perfectly reasonable use of Nanog.
Did you read Todd's email at all? He asked the poster to do more homework before bothering the mailing list membership, an entirely reasonable request, especially given their recent posting history of similarly worded questions with lack of background supplied.
But you read a single comment without researching any Nanog history,
This is laughably wrong. Todd is a long-time NANOG attendee and has even served on its Program Committee. (Pot, kettle, black.) -- Niels.