CHRIS@BROWNVM.BITNET (Christopher Chung) (05/01/89)
Here's further news...
Posted on 30 Apr 1989 at 14:41:36 by BrownVM Mailer (103837)
Serious problem at BITNIC
Date: Sun, 30 Apr 89 14:22:42 EDT
Reply-To: "Michael R. Gettes" <GETTES@PUCC>
From: "Michael R. Gettes" <GETTES@PUCC>
This past weekend there existed a serious problem at the BITNIC. Due
to certain network and LISTSERV related problems the NIC had to be
taken down from the network in order to allow it to process a heavy
backlog of listserv distributions. In allowing LISTSERV to process
what it had to, it generated over 24,000 files. These files have all
been backed off to tape because there is no possible way the BITNIC
could put these files back onto the network, it would simply *never*
catch up. Princeton University has created a method by which we may
place these files back onto the network at a relatively reasonable
rate, about 1000/hour. The actual rate of placing these files back
onto the network will probably be slower so as not to completely
overwhelm other areas of the network. So, there will be a delay of a
couple of days of anything that was submitted to, or had to pass
through, the BITNIC as of last wednesday, since the backlog started.
I would like to thank Princeton University's management for allowing
assistance to the BITNIC to resolve this situation as well as Randi
Robinson (RLRCU@CUNYVM), Arty Ecock and Ricky Hernandez (RICKY@BITNIC)
for all of the exhaustive assistance provided in trying to relieve
this situation. Steps are being taken at this time to try and
alleviate the problem for the short and long term. Discussion of the
problem should be confined to the NODMGT-L list.
I will keep you posted as to any further problems and progress of the
return of these 24,000 files.
Michael R. Gettes, Princeton University