> That said, I think we all need to remember this is a free service being > offered by Sunbelt/GFI that has a direct expense to them (Lyris, servers, > bandwidth aren't free). If an issue is so critical that an hour is too > long, maybe a mailing list is not the best source.
Agreed, but people will find other solutions if they feel that this list is not useful. If I were running the list, and an upgrade to Lyris crippled it, I'd be very upset with Lyris. Hopefully Lyris would be receptive to constructive criticism, or I would look for an alternative. --Matt Ross Ephrata School District ----- Original Message ----- From: Kevin Lundy [mailto:[email protected]] To: NT System Admin Issues [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Fri, 27 Jan 2012 10:08:13 -0800 Subject: Re: List response time is abysmal > I would suggest that the delay actually increases the volume. Multiple > people might chime in with the same response, simply because they haven't > seen the other responses yet. I'm not talking about the people that chime > in with +1. > > That said, I think we all need to remember this is a free service being > offered by Sunbelt/GFI that has a direct expense to them (Lyris, servers, > bandwidth aren't free). If an issue is so critical that an hour is too > long, maybe a mailing list is not the best source. > > Kevin > > On Fri, Jan 27, 2012 at 11:48 AM, Andrew S. Baker <[email protected]> wrote: > > > I would recommend initiating a poll to gauge just how much angst there is > > around this. You might be surprised at how many people care about the > > performance... > > > > * * > > > > *ASB* *http://XeeMe.com/AndrewBaker* *Harnessing the Advantages of > > Technology for the SMB market… > > > > * > > > > > > > > On Fri, Jan 27, 2012 at 10:12 AM, Donald Bittenbender < > > [email protected]> wrote: > > > >> I will take your comments to GFI and see if there’s anything that can > >> be done to improve this situation. Thanks for everyone’s feedback.**** > >> > >> ** ** > >> > >> Donald Bittenbender > >> Software Developer**** > >> > >> GFI Software – www.gfi.com**** > >> > >> Tel.: +1 866 389 5597 ext 6065 Mob.: +1 727 748 2708**** > >> > >> ** ** > >> > >> *From:* Jonathan Link [mailto:[email protected]] > >> *Sent:* Friday, January 27, 2012 9:52 AM > >> > >> *To:* NT System Admin Issues > >> *Subject:* Re: List response time is abysmal**** > >> > >> ** ** > >> > >> While I recognize that the hosting of the list is a free option to us > >> users, one hopse that GFI does recognise some benefit out of hosting this > >> community.**** > >> > >> **** > >> > >> That being said, this community is likely to die off if we can't expect > >> reasonable mail turnaround. Reverting to a prior version seems like a > good > >> idea, if it is at all possible. Or finding another product.**** > >> > >> On Fri, Jan 27, 2012 at 12:09 AM, Donald Bittenbender < > >> [email protected]> wrote:**** > >> > >> When we performed our most recent upgrade we noticed that Lyris now has > >> an "SMTP Send Limit" and it will not send more than xx messages over xx > >> amount of time. This gets worse the faster people post to the list with > xx > >> hours. > >> > >> Unfortunately there isn't anything we can do about it at the moment, but > >> coded into Lyris itself. > >> > >> > >> Donald Bittenbender > >> Software Developer > >> GFI Software – www.gfi.com > >> Tel.: +1 866 389 5597 ext 6065 Mob.: +1 727 748 2708**** > >> > >> > >> > >> -----Original Message----- > >> From: Kurt Buff [mailto:[email protected]] > >> Sent: Thursday, January 26, 2012 11:38 PM > >> To: NT System Admin Issues > >> Subject: List response time is abysmal > >> > >> I know others have mentioned it, but it's really noticeable... > >> > >> I'm talking *hours* between when I send in an email and when I see it > >> back in my inbox. > >> > >> More RAM, faster disks, fatter pipe? > >> > >> I won't say it's unusable, but it's getting less comfortable. > >> > >> Kurt > >> > >> ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ > > ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > > > --- > > To manage subscriptions click here: > > http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ > > or send an email to [email protected] > > with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin > > > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ > ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > --- > To manage subscriptions click here: > http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ > or send an email to [email protected] > with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to [email protected] with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
