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Conference terri::cars_uk

Title:Cars in the UK
Notice:Please read new conference charter 1.70
Moderator:COMICS::SHELLEYELD
Created:Sun Mar 06 1994
Last Modified:Fri Jun 06 1997
Last Successful Update:Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:2584
Total number of notes:63384

2223.0. "CARS_UK needs a new home" by COMICS::SHELLEY (Bugs B Gone) Wed Feb 09 1994 14:38

    I have beeen informed by 'der management' of WANLAD::, the home
    of CARS_UK, that they can no longer accept the overhead of this
    very large and busy notesfile.
    
    WE NEED A NEW HOME
    
    Can anyone offer the resources required ?
    
    One opition could be to write lock this conference and start a new
    one somewhere else.
    
    All suggestions welcome. 
    
    Thanks
    
    Royston (co mod)
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2223.1SBPUS4::MarkWed Feb 09 1994 14:471
obvious question, has it been compressed etc ?
2223.2COMICS::SHELLEYBugs B GoneWed Feb 09 1994 15:005
    �has it been compressed etc ?
    
    This is not the issue. We have been told to find a new home.
    
    Royston
2223.3VANGA::KERRELLThe first word in DECUS is DigitalWed Feb 09 1994 16:014
How big is it?

Cheers,
Dave.
2223.4WELSWS::HEDLEYLager LoutWed Feb 09 1994 16:1113
>How big is it?
>
>Cheers,
>Dave.

about 50MB (and growing rapidly!)  There's enough disk space here to
host it, I'm just waiting from a response from our IS team to see whether
they're prepared to have it on one of their systems.

(I have another system which has plenty of disk space if anyone knows
where I can get notes server software for Unix SVR3.0...)

Chris.
2223.5VANGA::KERRELLThe first word in DECUS is DigitalThu Feb 10 1994 07:493
I'll take it rather than see it go. Let me know if you don't find a home.

Dave.
2223.6COMICS::SHELLEYBugs B GoneThu Feb 10 1994 09:575
    Thanks guys for your support.
    
    we'll let you know whats happening.
    
    Royston
2223.750 MB is one heck of a sized file!CMOTEC::POWELLNostalgia isn't what it used to be, is it?Thu Feb 10 1994 12:346
Have you made any approach to Fleet to see if they have any facility to cope
with something of this size?  It would be an appropriate place. 

It would certainly be a very great shame if we were to lose this Conference!

				Malcolm. 8^)
2223.8COMICS::SHELLEYBugs B GoneThu Feb 10 1994 12:5410
    Heres an update.
    
    As I have already said, thanks for the offers so far and for the
    constructive comments about the value of the conference and not wanting
    to lose it.
    
    We should be ok as either Richard or Chris (the other mods) are going
    to take it on board.
    
    Royston
2223.9MARVIN::HEALEYBrendan Healey, NaC Engineering Europe, 830-6306Thu Feb 10 1994 15:183
 The file was compressed early December.

 Brendan.
2223.10WELSWS::HEDLEYLager LoutThu Feb 10 1994 17:563
It seems WELSWS:: can provide a new home for it; I'll keep you informed...

Chris.
2223.11New host announcementTOMMII::RDAVIESAmateur ExpertMon Feb 21 1994 13:0419
After all the discussions it has been decided the file will live on 
TIMMII::

This is a mini cluster of 3100 Model 40 and 3100 model 20 with 
sufficient and reserve disk space. The disks are shadowed, and as 
it's only used as a file/print server it has the loading capacity.

I've agreed that the transfer will go ahead on the 4th March in the 
evening. I'll WRITELOCK the conference from 5:00 pm that evening, 
and all being well it'll be available the following morning 
(depending on how long the transfer takes.

So, from 5th March 1994 please modify your entry to point to 

	TIMMII::CARS_UK

( Mod entry cars_uk /file=timmii::cars_uk )

Richard
2223.12Leave a pointer conference?XTINE::HARDINGGary Harding, DTN 847-5571Tue Mar 01 1994 18:158
Can I suggest that you see if you can leave a small pointer notes conference at
the original location for a while.  This will ensure that intermittent readers
like myself will find out about the new location.

Thanks for keeping this conference going - when I have the time I find some of
the discussions very interesting.

Gary
2223.13Final notice! conference moving tonightTOMMII::RDAVIESAmateur ExpertFri Mar 04 1994 13:4213
This conference is moving to TIMMII:: from 11:00 pm tonight!

I'll write lock it at about 10:00 PM, and hopefull re-enable it tomorrow.

You will need to change your entry as follows:

	Notes> Mod entry CARS_UK /file=TIMMII::CARS_UK  (Assumes you've called the 
							conference CARS_UK)

I hope to get Eric to leave an empty conference in the old location with this 
pointer.

Richard
2223.14WE didn't make the transfer!TIMMII::RDAVIESAn expert AmateurSat Mar 05 1994 09:065
    This conference has NOT moved, I'm trying to find out why and I'll
    update you all. Untill such time, please continue using this conference
    as normal.
    
    Richard
2223.15Please don't use today (Sunday)TIMMII::RDAVIESAn expert AmateurSun Mar 06 1994 10:536
    I'm setting this conference NOWRITE, whilst I attempt to transfer it
    using PAN.
    
    I'll let you know the status later
    
    Richard
2223.16Conference openTOMMII::RDAVIESAmateur ExpertMon Mar 07 1994 09:317
Welcome, This conference is now open for business

I've copied all notes over SINCE 1ST JANUARY 1990. I shall 
copy over all the old one's later on today to an archive 
conference.

Richard
2223.17And announcing the archive......TIMMII::RDAVIESAn expert AmateurMon Mar 07 1994 14:397
    Final update:
    
    TIMMII::CARS_UK_ARCHIVE contains all notes from the original
    conference up to and just past 1 march 1990. Needles to say it is set
    read-only.
    
    Richard 
2223.18ThanksCOMICS::SHELLEYBugs B GoneMon Mar 07 1994 14:514
    I'm sure I speak on behalf of all the regulars. Thanks for all the
    effort in a successful move of the notesfile.
    
    Royston