Notes from the Server

Notes from the Server



Author: Stephen Kayner, SMUGgler's Administrator

Date: June, 1994

Keywords: SMUGgler's BBS birthday

Text:
"Happy First Birthday SMUGgler's"
     The server continues to churn along without major problems, and
it's driving me crazy! I still have the feeling that any time I walk in
and look at it, it could be down for the count again. Knock on wood,
wish on a star, walk on eggs...
     This month marks the first anniversary of SMUGgler's BBS. The
efforts of many people have made SMUGgler's a success (in my
ever-so-humble opinion), and it has contributed to the amazing growth
of SMUG. Fifteen new members were added in May, and old members contue
to renew their memberships. We have exceeded the 200 Member Milestone,
and are proceeding into the Great Beyond.
     At our next meeting we'll be presenting a certificate for a free
membership to the winner of the "SMUGgler's Start" contest;  also, the
200th member will be introduced and gifts will be presented , so if you
think you might be #200, by all means show up at the June meeting.
Besides, I want to see who's sending in all these checks I keep taking
to the bank.
     In general, Tuesday evening seems to have taken over from Monday
as the night of highest online activity on SMUGgler's. We tapered off a
tad from last month, and had only one day exceeding 200 logins. Maybe
the students finally had to get busy, and didn't spend as much time in
the throes of OneNet controversies.
     The TCETP gang (in the Tele-School conference) got a shot in the
arm in the last month, in the form of SMUG member Joyce Farruggia.
Joyce jumped in and helped get the team coordinated and the UGCAP grant
proposal written. I had some doubts when I attended the April 28th
meeting that it would happen, but by golly, they did it!
Congratulations on getting the paper out the door, and best of luck on
your proposal.
     Several new conferences were added to SMUGgler's in the last
month. Most of them came from NET, in the form of OneNet conferences.
We're trying out Urban Legends, Conspiracies and Beyond, and Mac
Programming. Why did we get those particular conferences? Because
that's what we were given. Now hush, or you'll go to bed without Tech
Support.
     One additional conference called Current Projects was added to the
Tele-School Project area for the grant proposal activities future hot
projects.
     We're still running with over 90% of SMUG members having
established their accounts on SMUGgler's, but I've loaned out modems in
the last month to folks who haven't logged on yet. If you're one of
those folks, give me (Steve) a call at 445-3454, after 4:00 PM on
weekdays, or from 9 AM - 9 PM weekends, and I'll help you get the
modems hooked up and running. Remember, those modems are on loan, so
you should get some use out of them before they have to be returned.
Don't be shy, we like to help.
     We continue to offer loaner modems to other SMUG member who have
not tried SMUGgler's yet. We'll help you get the hardware and software
installed, and show you around the system. Most SMUG stuff happens
online these days, so give it a try and you'll see why others are using
it daily. For more information, call Casey at 442-3520, or me at
445-3454.
     See you online! - Steve
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