Status update

[Donald Becker]

Tulip status update:
   I have confirmed that the current 21041 media selection code is bogus,
   and doesn't correctly switch to full duplex on a NWay autonegotiated link.

   I'm about to release an updated 'tulip-diag' that allows writing the
   default media selection field in the EEPROM.  I recommend that you
   *don't* use the new feature.

   The next version will also attempt to address the Alpha-164UX / 21143-TC
   problem.

On Wed, 28 Apr 1999, Dan Stromberg wrote:
> Subject: Re: Free Shopping Cart For Your Website!
> Would it be possible to close the mailing list to subscribers only? Or
> to moderate it?

I don't know of a technical means to stop these messages.

In this case AI.NET is a large ISP, with valid list subscribers.
As usual I attempted to contact the spammers (I got only voice mail) and
I reported the spam to abuse@<ISP>.  Since I got a "we will check this out"
form letter I didn't put them into the host.deny list.

Moderating the list isn't a workable solution.
For instance, I wasn't able to answer my email last week.
And I get so much email that I batch my reading by topic.

If this becomes a common problem I'll convert to a message board format,
where I can post-facto eliminate message.  But message boards are more
appropriate for an archive of announcements than development discussions.

Donald Becker					  becker@cesdis.gsfc.nasa.gov
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