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NZNOG 2003 - Vote Count So Far
by Donald Neal 09 Jan '03

09 Jan '03

Days since I asked people who expect to attend to express a preference: 1 Preferring UniForum: 4 Preferring Waikato: 4 Will attend either, not worried: 1 Volunteering to help: 1 - Donald Neal ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ "This communication, including any attachments, is confidential. If you are not the intended recipient, you should not read it - please contact me immediately, destroy it, and do not copy or use any part of this communication or disclose anything about it. Thank you." ------------------------------------------------------------------------------

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RE: NZNOG 2003
by Donald Neal 09 Jan '03

09 Jan '03

Chris, So far as I'm aware the income tax laws haven't changed in the past year, so UniForum membership is still likely to be a condition of the UniForum option. How the UniForum organisation is structured, and hence what the subscription is, was to be reviewed last year, though I've not heard of an outcome from that. - Donald Neal > -----Original Message----- > From: Chris Hellberg [mailto:odysseus(a)soa.co.nz] > Sent: Thursday, 9 January 2003 16:43 > To: Donald Neal > Cc: nznog(a)list.waikato.ac.nz > Subject: Re: NZNOG 2003 > > > On Thu, Jan 09, 2003 at 11:43:06AM +1300, Donald Neal wrote: > <<Stuff about venues>> > > I don't have a strong opinion either way on the two venues (as long as > there's beer and curry close-by), however I would prefer not to have > to pay for membership to a society that I'll never have any > interest in. > > That being said, I'm sure the cross-pollination on technical > discussions and presentations of the NZNOG and Uniforum type is good, > just keep the membership optional. > > Checking the list of past NANOG presentations: > > http://www.nanog.org/authors.html > > Gives a great start for potentials at NZNOG 2003. Jeff > Doyle is a pretty well-known brand in networking who I'd like to see > this year. > > Chris > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ "This communication, including any attachments, is confidential. If you are not the intended recipient, you should not read it - please contact me immediately, destroy it, and do not copy or use any part of this communication or disclose anything about it. Thank you." ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ - To unsubscribe from nznog, send email to majordomo(a)list.waikato.ac.nz where the body of your message reads: unsubscribe nznog

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Re: Hi All
by Robert McDonald 09 Jan '03

09 Jan '03

> > Fyi, Today is my last day at TelstraClear, I'm moving down country to a > > less stressful life without pagers and multi-gigabit routers ( but plenty > > of tasty snapper ) . The primary TelstraClear wholesale network engineers > > will now be Tim Harman and Matt Camp in Auckland with Mark Seward and Sid > > Jones in wellington. > > It's interesting infact that this is happenning more and more. Now that > I am unemployed, and not having much luck with finding work I am > personally thinking of enrolling in university to finally make something > of myself (in the traditional sense) after dropping out of high school > to be a geek. > I know of at least one other engineer who is now attending university > and one other that is thinking of leaving his job to finish his degree. > > I also know at least one person (other than Tony) who has moved "down > country" for the better life style (and dare I say cheaper housing > prices) offered by a rural setting. > > I think we might have what you would call "a trend" taking place here. > Has the downturn finally affected the real geeks or is it simply the > tie-wearing corpo-drones with cisco qualifications pushing us out of the > industry that we created? > Is it really that slow in the market? > > I'm interested your opinions. I hope there is stil a place in the industry for a geek like me. I'd love to leave school straight into any kind of geek position. I am not one who likes the business side of the IT industry. I just wanna play with cool stuff. - Although the way it's going i'll be 5 years out of uni with a few certs as well before i get employed in any position with responsibility. Oh well such is life. What 16yo Dreams of upgrading his 486dialup router to a cisco with gigibit fibre. Who's bedroom hums like the server room of a large ISP? - without aircon! (probly because of the switch that howls and the CPU fans that are old and broken), And who cares about maintaining 100% uptime on his home lan? :D Cheers, Rob > > In the 6 years I've been in the ISP/Telco industry I have seen the New > > Zealand Internet grow from 64k links and 14.4 modems to 2.5gigabit links > > and broadband. The reliability and professionalism has also taken a > > quantum leap, and I think it is important for everyone to stop > > occasionally and appreciate how far we ( as an industry ) really come. > > Indeed. It seems like a lot has happenned since we had to manually > reset hundreds of external modems on shelves every morning. > I do have to say that I am really proud of the network engineers in this > country because even as the industry becomes more and more corporate > oriented the personalities on this list and their cohorts have created a > very real feeling of friendship and camaraderie that has made this a > great industry to work in. - To unsubscribe from nznog, send email to majordomo(a)list.waikato.ac.nz where the body of your message reads: unsubscribe nznog

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Re: NZNOG 2003
by Donald Neal 08 Jan '03

08 Jan '03

Roger De Salis sent this to the list: Quoting Mark Foster <blakjak(a)blakjak.net>: > I had intended this to go onto the list for discussion but missed the > reply-all button... > > > > >I'm not sure what Roger has in mind for Uniforum this year but > >I'd definately like to continue to see NZNOG and Uniforum work > >together in the interests of a single, good value conference, > >as opposed to two smaller ones. This is exactly what I had in mind, and IMHO, an individual smaller conference for Uniforum won't work. (This is my personal opinion!) Since Donald has beaten me to the punch, my current thinking is I am trying to secure a speaker from the Seattle Gigapop, to talk about Internet 2 operations overseas. The conference was intended to maintain a very strong (or stronger) networking theme. I was about to send out a Call for Papers, and maybe this is an opportune time to ask if there are any speakers people would dearly like to see. Another speaker I had in mind was a notable from Australia, to talk about their side of the ditch. --------------------------------------------------------------------- Practical stuff, I have an agreement for the Waipuna Lodge, on 10-11 and 12 July 2003, and it appears to me to be very similarly priced to the Centra last year, but it is quite a bit larger and offers opportunities for more flexibility with groups. In conclusion, wot he said. //shields on Any comments, encouragement, opinions welcome //shields off Rgds Roger ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ "This communication, including any attachments, is confidential. If you are not the intended recipient, you should not read it - please contact me immediately, destroy it, and do not copy or use any part of this communication or disclose anything about it. Thank you." ------------------------------------------------------------------------------

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Fwd: Re: NZNOG 2003
by Mark Foster 08 Jan '03

08 Jan '03

I had intended this to go onto the list for discussion but missed the reply-all button... >Date: Thu, 09 Jan 2003 11:58:41 +1300 >To: "Donald Neal" <Donald.Neal(a)telecom.co.nz> >From: Mark Foster <blakjak(a)blakjak.net> >Subject: Re: NZNOG 2003 > >I for one liked Uniforum and NZNOG having their linked arrangement for the >last conference, theres a lot of crossover interest there and I see there >being some merit in being able to make the one trip and cover all bases, >as it were. > >I also know that the NZ Open Source Society would most likely be quite >keen to have a presence at at least one of them as there are obviously >some crossovers there as well given the nature of OSS use among Network >Professionals... > >I'm not sure what Roger has in mind for Uniforum this year but id >definately like to continue to see NZNOG and Uniforum work together in the >interests of a single, good value conference, as opposed to two smaller ones. > >At 11:43 9/01/2003 +1300, you wrote: >>In July of last year I posted to this list asking people to express their >>preferences between one of two different formats for an NZNOG gathering >>for this year. As I described them then, the options were: >> > >*snipped* - To unsubscribe from nznog, send email to majordomo(a)list.waikato.ac.nz where the body of your message reads: unsubscribe nznog

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RE: NZNOG 2003
by Tim John 08 Jan '03

08 Jan '03

Hi Donald, I thoroughly enjoyed last years Uniforum and intend going to the next one, regardless of venue and, hopefully, cost. Although the raw talent from Kiwi speakers is high (as we found out last year), I would still look forward to attending some presentations by our international peers. If the Hamilton location puts a shadow on this, perhaps the Auckland venue should be given more consideration. Tim -----Original Message----- From: Donald Neal [mailto:Donald.Neal(a)telecom.co.nz] Sent: Thursday, 9 January 2003 11:43 a.m. To: nznog(a)list.waikato.ac.nz Subject: NZNOG 2003 In July of last year I posted to this list asking people to express their preferences between one of two different formats for an NZNOG gathering for this year. As I described them then, the options were: "1/ UniForum NZ Roger De Salis has volunteered to act as convenor for next year's UniForum NZ conference. In general terms, his intention is to stage a conference similar in structure to this year's, though with Linux content much more focussed toward a business audience, and in general a stronger programme. NZNOG would be welcome to participate on more or less the same basis as this year, though presumably making up a smaller proportion of a larger conference. This would probably be at around the same time of year and probably in Auckland. 2/ The University of Waikato The University of Waikato have offered to host a NZNOG gathering, to be held at their main campus in Hamilton. This would be a stand-alone event, with the university providing administrative staff time for registrations and the like. No decision has been made as to when this would be. If held outside university terms, e.g. in February, accommodation on campus would be available at a cost of approximately $35 per night. There would be a cost for the venue, but this would be well below the rate a hotel would charge. The Hamilton option is likely to have a significantly lower cost. It is possible that a university setting would discourage sponsors, who provided a good number of overseas speakers this year. On the other hand, the likely venue photographs well and we haven't asked them yet." I received exactly one clear statement of a preference. A subsequent posting by Tony McGregor confirmed that he was confident that a gathering at The University of Waikato could keep its registration fee very low, possibly as low as zero. I know that Roger De Salis has continued to work on content for a UniForum conference, and intends a Next-Generation Internet stream for that. I'd like now to hear back from people who would actually plan to attend one or other if it were offered a) whether they have a clear preference for one format or the other, and b) whether they're in a position to do any work towards making something happen. If you're making a general comment, by all means send it to the list, but please send statements of personal preference just to me. I plan to summarise feedback more or less as I receive it. - Donald Neal ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- "This communication, including any attachments, is confidential. If you are not the intended recipient, you should not read it - please contact me immediately, destroy it, and do not copy or use any part of this communication or disclose anything about it. Thank you." ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- DISCLAIMER: The content of this email is confidential and may contain legally privileged information intended only for the individual or entity named above. Access to this message by anyone else is unauthorised. If you are not the intended recipient, please be advised that the use, distribution and publication of the above information is prohibited. If you have received this email in error, please contact Domainz by returning the email and destroying the original. Thank you. - To unsubscribe from nznog, send email to majordomo(a)list.waikato.ac.nz where the body of your message reads: unsubscribe nznog

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rsm.govt.nz mail probs?
by Andy Gardner 08 Jan '03

08 Jan '03

Anyone else having trouble getting mail to rsm.govt.nz ? ----- The following addresses had permanent fatal errors ----- <info(a)rsm.govt.nz> ----- Transcript of session follows ----- 550 <info(a)rsm.govt.nz>... Host unknown (Name server: rsm.govt.nz: no data known) -- Andrew P. Gardner barcelona.com stolen, stmoritz.com stays. What's uniform about the UDRP? We could ask ICANN to send WIPO a clue, but do they have any to spare? Get active: http://www.tldlobby.com - To unsubscribe from nznog, send email to majordomo(a)list.waikato.ac.nz where the body of your message reads: unsubscribe nznog

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visibility of 202.41.136.0/22 within NZ
by Joe Abley 06 Jan '03

06 Jan '03

Hey, If BGP-aware people here have a spare minute, could they check the paths (if any) corresponding to 202.41.136.0/22 in their RIBs, and send me some mail about them? This is a new allocation from APNIC, and I'm trying to figure out whether there is more work to be done before it exists reasonably in peoples' filters. Private mail is good. No need to pollute the list. Thanks, Joe - To unsubscribe from nznog, send email to majordomo(a)list.waikato.ac.nz where the body of your message reads: unsubscribe nznog

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Work for beer
by Andy Linton 05 Jan '03

05 Jan '03

Much as I am enjoying the summer weather I find I need money to buy beer. (Yes, this is shallow attempt to meet the requirements of the AUP.) So if you have some work you think I could tackle for you over the next few weeks/months, I'd love to hear from you. For those of you who don't know me, I have extensive experience with Unix systems and designing, building and running IP networks with AARNet, connect.com.au, Telecom Xtra, Netlink and Telstra-XXXX. andy - To unsubscribe from nznog, send email to majordomo(a)list.waikato.ac.nz where the body of your message reads: unsubscribe nznog

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The New Zealand Network Operators' Group
by Donald Neal 05 Jan '03

05 Jan '03

The New Zealand Network Operators' Group The New Zealand Network Operators' Group (NZNOG) has no king, president or formal membership. At present it consists of the subscribers to this mailing list, which anyone is free to join. This posting, or one like it, is sent to all subscribers each month. NZNOG held a face to face gathering as part of the UniForum NZ conference in 2002, and is likely to hold another face to face gathering this year. It doesn't hold other national face to face meetings, but see http://thursdaynightcurry.com/ if you live in or near Wellington or Auckland. Operators' Contact List See http://www.usenet.net.nz/noc/ for operational contact details for most New Zealand ISP's. These are intended for use by other network operators rather than by most customers. Auckland Peering Exchange See http://www.ape.net.nz/ for details of the Auckland Peering Exchange and those connected there. About This Mailing List This list has just under four hundred addresses subscribed, increasing by a few each month. You may only post to the list from an address subscribed to one of the mailing lists described below. The NZNOG mailing list is provided through a server at The University of Waikato, and is administered by an employee of Telecom NZ Ltd. Neither of these organisations, nor the administrator, is responsible for its content. NZNOG Mailing List Acceptable Use Policy The NZNOG mailing list exists to provide a forum for the exchange of technical information and the discussion of implementation issues that require cooperation among New Zealand network service providers. In order to continue to provide a useful forum for discussion of relevant technical issues, users of the list are asked to respect the following guidelines. 1. Discussion will focus on Internet operational and technical issues. 2. Discussion related to meetings of network service providers is appropriate. 3. Discussion unrelated to these topics is not appropriate. 4. Postings to multiple mailing lists are discouraged. 5. Postings that include foul language, character assassination, and lack of respect for other participants are unacceptable. 6. Blatant product or service marketing is unacceptable. 7. Postings of a political, philosophical or legal nature are discouraged. 8. Postings to the list should be in ASCII or MIME encoded as text/plain. Attachments should not be sent to the list. To present a document, a suitable URL may be referred to. For documents of general interest, the use of proprietary file formats is discouraged. 9. Breaches of list etiquette should be dealt with privately with the offending list user, and should not result in complaints being sent to the list. 10. A person repeatedly breaching list etiquette shall receive warnings from the list administrator. A further breach after the second such warning within thirty days shall result in the offender being unsubscribed from the list. Other action may also be taken to block postings to the list by the offender. Any such unsubscription is to be immediately announced to the list. Mailing List Archives A full archive is available at http://list.waikato.ac.nz/archives/nznog/ Any message sent to the list will be archived and made available on the web automatically. Changes are not made to the archive on request, though the administrator remains happy to assist the Office of the Privacy Commissioner should any complaint be laid with that office. Subscribing to the List To subscribe to the NZNOG list, send email to majordomo(a)list.waikato.ac.nz, where the body of the message reads subscribe nznog Digest Mailing List If you don't wish to receive postings as they are sent, you can instead subscribe to the nznog-digest mailiing list, on which all postings are sent out in a single "digest" every couple of days. Post-only Mailing List An address from which you wish to post, but which will not receive messages from the list, may be subscribed to nznog-postonly. You will presumably want to have another address subscribed to the main nznog list. Donald Neal NZNOG Mailing List Owner/Administrator/Muggins ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ "This communication, including any attachments, is confidential. If you are not the intended recipient, you should not read it - please contact me immediately, destroy it, and do not copy or use any part of this communication or disclose anything about it. Thank you." ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ - To unsubscribe from nznog, send email to majordomo(a)list.waikato.ac.nz where the body of your message reads: unsubscribe nznog

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