Re: Packet blocking between ftoomsh and outside UTS.

Jas (matt@nospam.uts.edu.au)
Wed, 17 May 1995 21:22:31 +1000 (EST)

Jeremy Fitzhardinge wrote this...
> If progsoc is under pressure from its ISP's (SOCS and ITD), then it has to
> fight as hard as possible to maintain its current state and grow. This is
> up to the executive, and particularly the president. When the society
> this was the *only* role for the executive; it was a body designed to
> satisfy Union requirement and to act as an ambassador to the Union and
> other univeristy bodies.

some people have held this view, but you dont seem to understand how
the real world works.. you fight uni admin on this matter you _will_
lose (unless of course you view ftoomsh being moved to somewhere
outside the uni as a "good thing"(tm)). right now, you are dependant
on the university for the following services 1) power (electricity),
2) data links, 3) voice links. without these three you are
"net-less". given this, if you think you can fight the uni
administration and win, i think you are viewing things a bit lop
sided. this is the uni admin's ball park, so it might be a good idea
to play by their rules, or else the VC will just shut you off. if
progsoc dont make demonstrable moves to limit unfriendly net
behaviour, im sure the VC will have no hesitation in cutting you off
at the knees.

> Might I suggest you resign and allow someone with a more appropriate
> approach to the situation to take your place?

my personal opinoin is that dennis has made a very wise, and
diplomatic decision. i again personally believe dennis has made a more
than acceptable contribution as president. given dennis' current track
record i would have no hesitation in voting him back into the position
of president again, if need be. dennis you have my vote of confidence.

Matt

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Matthew Keenan   Systems Programmer   Information Technology Division
      University of Technology     Sydney Australia

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