From: asamonte@polyslo.csc.calpoly.edu (Just some loser...)
Newsgroups: alt.irc
Subject: Re: why someone from faraway is running CALTECH IRC???
Keywords: Please help
Date: 28 Jan 93 22:41:31 GMT
Organization: Nothing worth mentioning...

ogpaik@ugcs.caltech.edu (Paris_Lover) was telling me...
>Hi, my name is Oon-Gil Paik. I am from Caltech and have been enjoying
>the IRC world for couple of years. Today, I want to ask opinion
>from you about what should be done with a server here at CALTECH.

Gee, you've been using the caltech server for a couple years, and
NOW is the only time you've had a problem?  I think there is
something else involved here.

>Currently , our server is run by some outsider from boston. The person
>is now controlling the IRC server logging in to our machine far away
>from the east coast and not letting any one else from CALTECH even
>become an op. She is always busy with her other work not being so caring
>to caltech people who ask questions or ask for an op status. To my
>surprise, she gave a person from some neighborhood university have
>an op from THIS CALTECH SERVER!!!  Currently, no one from  caltech has
>any authority over the server what so ever.

Ayup, that person is me.   And I am NEVER to busy to help people.  
I help them all the time.  If you read the motd, it says you can
/msg Rogue_F for help.  And quite a few people do it, too.

Granted, Helen isn't around all the time.  She's a busy camper.
But I guess maybe that's why my name is first.

As for your accusations that no one from caltech has
any authority over the server...well let's see.

thumper@ugcs.caltech.edu (thumper) has op and is admin on the server.
(FYI he was the original admin of the betwixt server who 
entrusted it's care and continuement with Helen)

heather@iago.caltech.edu (The technical contact for ALL of caltech)
is fully aware of Helen's running the server, and edorses it fully.

Gee, and you say caltech is in the dark...tsk tsk.


>She is not associated with  caltech -she was  not from caltech undergrad  
>-ate nor caltech graduate and the reason why she is currently holding
>the server authority is very vague in current situation. 

I just gave you the reasons...

>Before I have really serious talk with our sys manager about the fact
>that it is the highe time for a caltech person who is current at caltech
>to run his/her school's server -NOT BY SOME STRANGER.

Well, 1) It is admined by a caltech person.  2) It has sysadmin approval
and 3) So what if Helen isn't from caltech?  It seems to me (from my
original thought) you just want to be an oper and Helen won't let you
This is some sort of attempt to gain control when you don't need any.

This was attempted not to long ago and as a result we got the silly
*.jpl.* servers

>, I would like to ask you on alt.irc for opinion.

Well you got fact, not opinion.
 
>I am not asking a help from you not because the person in boston has
>been ignorant not only people of caltech IRC participants but also
>to many people from other parts and I actually witnessed them complaing
>about the  person-   the way she is know to those is somehow of dictatorship
>image.

What are you babbling about?  
 
>Wbut because  I believe caltech is now ready to run our server on our
>own.  

The caltech server has been running FINE for quite a number of years...
Why change it?  Helen has the knowledge and experience to admin the server
Do you?

>Please , email to me with you opnion. your opnion will be hightly appreciated.
>Don't we need to run our caltech server on our own when we have some people
>with urge and ability to do so???

Why mail?  posting is more fun.


-Alex

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