SBS 2008 64 Bit causing excessive Internet traffic
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From: Cliff Galiher - MVP on 12 Apr 2010 19:09 I suspect "bad" isn't accurate, as much as perhaps a bit short-sighted and abrasive (no offense intended.) It is easy to fall into the US mentality where upgrading service is easy. In many parts of the world, everything is metered, dynamic IPs are the norm (hence the importance of understanding smarthosts and at least sending mail via a static IP) and thus taking steps to throttle back even "important" traffic must be taken. And when you simply come in and drop the hammer saying "upgrade, you are a fool not to" ...people will react adversely to that, and negatively. Just take it on the chin, shrug it off, and accept that you ruffled some feathers. No reason we can't all get along. -Cliff "Leythos" <spam999free(a)rrohio.com> wrote in message news:MPG.262d693e4868976398a2c5(a)us.news.astraweb.com... > In article <#G6pkio2KHA.1016(a)TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl>, not(a)your.nellie > says... >> >> 7GB is my 45 day 'allowance' and your attitude STINKS TO HIGH HEAVEN!!! > > What? > > 6GB is nothing in many environments. > > Asking if he's considered all those things is 100% valid, as they often > consume large amount so of bandwidth: Windows Updates, Antivirus > Updates, DNS queries,WSUS updates.... > > How is my "Attitude" bad in that? > > -- > You can't trust your best friends, your five senses, only the little > voice inside you that most civilians don't even hear -- Listen to that. > Trust yourself. > spam999free(a)rrohio.com (remove 999 for proper email address)
From: Leythos on 12 Apr 2010 19:12 In article <#EiF2Rp2KHA.1624(a)TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl>, sbradcpa(a)pacbell.net says... > > Leythos wrote: > > In article <#G6pkio2KHA.1016(a)TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl>, not(a)your.nellie > > says... > > > >> 7GB is my 45 day 'allowance' and your attitude STINKS TO HIGH HEAVEN!!! > >> > > > > What? > > > > 6GB is nothing in many environments. > > > > Asking if he's considered all those things is 100% valid, as they often > > consume large amount so of bandwidth: Windows Updates, Antivirus > > Updates, DNS queries,WSUS updates.... > > > > How is my "Attitude" bad in that? > > > > > It's unlimited bandwidth attitude not Australian metered. Oh, come on, most of us are US based in this group, and while it's frequented by people from Oz and other countries, there was nothing in his post to indicate his country. Just because Oz has a 6GB limit doesn't mean that it's acceptable. People get changes by not accepting what companies want to force on them. -- You can't trust your best friends, your five senses, only the little voice inside you that most civilians don't even hear -- Listen to that. Trust yourself. spam999free(a)rrohio.com (remove 999 for proper email address)
From: Leythos on 12 Apr 2010 20:00 In article <egTQrUp2KHA.5004(a)TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl>, cgaliher(a)gmail.com says... > > I suspect "bad" isn't accurate, as much as perhaps a bit short-sighted and > abrasive (no offense intended.) It is easy to fall into the US mentality > where upgrading service is easy. In many parts of the world, everything is > metered, dynamic IPs are the norm (hence the importance of understanding > smarthosts and at least sending mail via a static IP) and thus taking steps > to throttle back even "important" traffic must be taken. > > And when you simply come in and drop the hammer saying "upgrade, you are a > fool not to" ...people will react adversely to that, and negatively. Just > take it on the chin, shrug it off, and accept that you ruffled some > feathers. No reason we can't all get along. Cliff, I specifically wrote, exactly copied: " 6GB is nothing, you should get a better service. Have you considered Windows Updates, Antivirus Updates, DNS queries, WSUS updates, etc...? I can do 6GB in a single day, from just one workstation. " No where in there did I suggest anyone is a Fool or Hammer anyone for a 6GB limit. It should also be noted, since you guys have missed it, there was no country of origin listed in the post. If the OP had stated, I'm in Oz and have a 6GB limit I would not have made the comment about 6GB being nothing in the grand scheme - so some consideration for the lack of country should be noted. I don't know how a person can run a business on 6GB/month when you consider service packs for XP/Vista/Win7, Office, antivirus updates, ISO images, email attachments, downloading drawings/files from customers..... I'm as easy going as the next guy, but to call me out for 6GB when the country wasn't specified in the OP's posts is just rude. -- You can't trust your best friends, your five senses, only the little voice inside you that most civilians don't even hear -- Listen to that. Trust yourself. spam999free(a)rrohio.com (remove 999 for proper email address)
From: Susan Bradley on 12 Apr 2010 21:21 Leythos wrote: > In article <#EiF2Rp2KHA.1624(a)TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl>, sbradcpa(a)pacbell.net > says... > >> Leythos wrote: >> >>> In article <#G6pkio2KHA.1016(a)TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl>, not(a)your.nellie >>> says... >>> >>> >>>> 7GB is my 45 day 'allowance' and your attitude STINKS TO HIGH HEAVEN!!! >>>> >>>> >>> What? >>> >>> 6GB is nothing in many environments. >>> >>> Asking if he's considered all those things is 100% valid, as they often >>> consume large amount so of bandwidth: Windows Updates, Antivirus >>> Updates, DNS queries,WSUS updates.... >>> >>> How is my "Attitude" bad in that? >>> >>> >>> >> It's unlimited bandwidth attitude not Australian metered. >> > > Oh, come on, most of us are US based in this group, and while it's > frequented by people from Oz and other countries, there was nothing in > his post to indicate his country. > > Just because Oz has a 6GB limit doesn't mean that it's acceptable. > People get changes by not accepting what companies want to force on > them. > > After busy season at the office I have to research to see if I have options other than crappy AT&T dsl. I didn't the last time I looked around No options isn't just an AU thing. And we shouldn't be US myopic so much when it comes to bandwidth issues.
From: Leythos on 13 Apr 2010 06:36
In article <DE2F54B9-BA6A-4A96-8BD3-3E2D5B3A9AE8(a)microsoft.com>, cgaliher(a)gmail.com says... > > 6GB is nothing, you should get a better service. > > Let me be blunt: That left no room for alternatives. You may not have used > the WORD "fool," but you did hammer them for not making a better business > decision, which by implication means you assumed they had a choice. > And that's where you and others appear to be thinking incorrectly. From "MY" perspective, having customers around the world, having seen no mention of Oz in the Op's post - notice that part again, there is no mention of Oz anywhere in the op's post, my comment about 6GB is accurate for MOST of the world and is not a stab in the eye or a slight on their business decision. There are providers that have monthly caps, there are providers that don't, there is no way to know until/unless a poster gives some indication of their location in the world. So, as for "Ruffled Feathers", maybe those that jumped to get ruffled would take a look at themselves and see that the OP's post had nothing in it to state geographical location. -- You can't trust your best friends, your five senses, only the little voice inside you that most civilians don't even hear -- Listen to that. Trust yourself. spam999free(a)rrohio.com (remove 999 for proper email address) |