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| Hi all, due to a disk failure on the main LUGNET server's RAID, we need to take the machine offline tonight at 0:00 CEST. Since this is not the first disk failure we are observing, the machine will undergo some testing, so there may be some (...) (18 years ago, 28-Aug-08, to lugnet.announce)
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| Just btw., may I distract you to (URL) I have put another issue up for discussion? Given your creativity here I am confident that you have some constructive views on that subject as well. Thanks, Jerry (18 years ago, 27-Aug-08, to lugnet.admin.general)
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| (...) Actually, some work on the user profiles is also very high on my wish (and ToDo) list. I'm quite an active networker, too, and on all these "modern" platforms you find - among all that clutter - some desirable features that might be worthwhile (...) (18 years ago, 25-Aug-08, to lugnet.admin.general)
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| (...) Thanks for your suggestions (all of you) - actually an FTX-capable news reader might be something we'd need an idea of the actual demand for. I'll take your suggestions into account and we'll see what we can make of them. There are also some (...) (18 years ago, 25-Aug-08, to lugnet.admin.general)
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 | | Re: Very strange server behavior today
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| As a follow-up to the original announcement, I would like to let everyone know that the "visitor" who basically jammed the NNTP service came back this morning. Since nothing else seemed to help, I had to block out his or her IP range entirely from (...) (18 years ago, 25-Aug-08, to lugnet.admin.general)
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| (...) You are certainly right, however using NNTP to get your awareness raised for new developments in your favorite newsgroup (or boards, as forum jargon would put it) could be quite helpful. I find myself using this means at least for some groups (...) (18 years ago, 25-Aug-08, to lugnet.admin.general)
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| (...) I should like to point out (again), that I was already quite fond of the approach the LUGNET implementation took back when I was just one of many happy users and didn't have the slightest idea I might become one of LUGNET's admins one day. (...) (18 years ago, 23-Aug-08, to lugnet.admin.general)
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| Hi all, unfortunately I had to realize a disturbance in the LUGNET main server's performance today, which at first appeared somewhat inexplicable but ended up being identified as some significant traffic on a normally rather quiet NNTP service. I (...) (18 years ago, 19-Aug-08, to lugnet.announce)
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|   stein (score: 0.437) |
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 | | Re: TLG wants your input on the CITY line
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| (...) Well, the issue may be that there must be something in it for all parties. If LEGO went ahead and produced sets with certain brand names (like they did a long time back with Shell, Philips, Volkswagen to just name a few - or Maersk to be a bit (...) (18 years ago, 14-Jul-08, to lugnet.town)
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 | | Re: Motor problem
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| (...) Hi Magnus, a variety of reasons comes to mind: - Are you using a rechargeable battery? The 9V types of rechargeables sometimes lose power too quickly for such a rather demanding application. - If you let the motor run freely (i.e. without any (...) (18 years ago, 14-Jul-08, to lugnet.technic)
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 | | Re: Best-Lock update
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| (...) Joseph, as a matter of fact I did - and some. (...) BestLock are sometimes found in discount stores, but they are usually older sets of poor quality - hence my hesitant expectations with regard to quality (in material) of newer sets. I do own (...) (18 years ago, 11-Jul-08, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
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 | | Re: Best-Lock update
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| Looks like BestLock are trying to fill a gap here - Playmobil is somewhat successful with their Romans theme, but there hasn't been anything alike in the brick scene. I've become somewhat hesitant w/regard to clone brands over the years - they (...) (18 years ago, 10-Jul-08, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
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 | | Re: TLG wants your input on the CITY line
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| (...) The thing is, with the now somewhat more realistically sized cars, trucks, planes and so on the scale of the old monorail is even more off-scale than the 6wide trains always were. Thus, any kind of monorail would have to be in the range of (...) (18 years ago, 9-Jul-08, to lugnet.town)
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 | | Re: Trek in ABS
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| (...) Good work, and on a very convenient scale, too. Hope BS gets done with moderating the remaining folders soon - I'm really curious now. Regards, Jerry (18 years ago, 9-Jul-08, to lugnet.space)
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