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From: Liz Read <>
Subject: Re: 1901 Census
Date: Sat, 05 Jan 2002 01:25:27 GMT
References: <9d.20e3cef0.29646b8d@aol.com>, <3C3339C3.9464167B@erols.com>, <3c340f84@iridium.webone.com.au>


On Thu, 3 Jan 2002 18:59:39 +1100, "VH-ADG" <> wrote:

>
>"Singhals" <> wrote in message
>news:...
>>
>> You'd think someone somewhere would be smart enough to RENT
>> server space for the first month -- or at the VERY least, a
>> couple days to get the good vibes going -- to cover demand.
>> [Those do not study history, repeat it ?]
>
>and what exactly would that achieve for them? It's not an issue of server
>space.
Actually .... it is. Bandwidth is also an issue.

>Please, I know you are frustrated, but as an Information Technology
>specialist I find all the finger pointing quite offensive considering your
>obvious lack of knowledge of the procedures behind the system.
As an IT specialist of more than 20 years I find your attitude pretty insulting too.
We're dealing here with a high volume of highly educated users who have known for
some years *exactly* what they need from this system and who have fought hard for
input into design and implementation phases. These are people who deserve an honest
answer, (as do all users of all systems). To satisfy these people, all the PRO had to
do was to say how many hits they were getting and how many hits they could support...
but this didn't happen. How do you suppose the users feel ?

>Let me ask you this! If 10 million people want to go home by bus at 2am on
>1'st Jan, would you buy 500,000 buses to cater for that need or would you
>simply have them wait whilst the existing buses picked them up and took them
>home? I already know the answer by the way... i'm just wondering if you do.

Duh... I'd lease the busses for a day or two. What would you do? Buy extra busses
(with a life expectancy of 20 years) and charge the users accordingly? Make the
buggers walk? Get real!

>Best wishes on hitting the site when the furore dies down!

I can wait ... but I'm glad I don't have to wait for the 1951 census for my
grandparents to show up:-)

Liz Read

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