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North American Network Operators Group Date Prev | Date Next | Date Index | Thread Index | Author Index | Historical Re: live chat with other nanog'ers
On Thu, Dec 29, 2005 at 04:18:02PM -0800, Kyle Lutze wrote: > > I've been watching the list, saw some posts, but nothing definite has > been done, is there another place besides efnet where competent people > are joining to chat on topic? Otherwise I would love to see people on > freenode or oftc I think that a few people here may be under some misconceptions about #nanog on efnet. There are actually many very experienced network operators who hang out there, including frequent nanog attendees and presenters (along with the usual collection of random twits that you'll find anywhere in life, but what are you going to do). However, I believe you will find that most people are there to unwind, not to discuss networking or to answer questions about routers. As such, nanog list readers who wander in expecting "on topic conversation" or advice about configuring their 2600, rather than general chatter about cell phones and cars, are probably going to be disappointed by the reception they receive. Realistically, most networking issues have already been talked about to death, and most people just don't have anything new to contribute. As far as alternatives go, I think you may find that channels like #ciscohelp on efnet are more in line with what people here are expecting in the way of "on topic conversation". Of course you are always welcome to start your own channel on any of a wide variety of networks, as others have already done in the past, but these tend to come and go with some frequency. Having said all that, by all means if #nanog on efnet doesn't fit your tastes, no one is twisting anyone's arm to be there. :) -- Richard A Steenbergen <[email protected]> http://www.e-gerbil.net/ras GPG Key ID: 0xF8B12CBC (7535 7F59 8204 ED1F CC1C 53AF 4C41 5ECA F8B1 2CBC)
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