[VoIP] Status monitoring

Wed Aug 29 06:23:26 CDT 2007

Sorry to post to this so late.  But I think you said it for all.  Anyone
should be able to be involved with whatever equipment they choose.  Heck
didn't that other group the 311 have some members that calls were routed
out to their cell phones.  No problem.

The important thing to me, and to others I hope, is that we manage to keep
this hostile freee.  A safe haven where all are welcome to come listen
participate or lurk as the case may be.  Where it is AOK to ask questions.

I have said it before and I'll say it again I think this group has done an
admirable job of acomplishing and maintaining that goal.  I am proud to be
associated with the likes of all of you.

Just my two cents,

Dennis H.

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To: "Ian Jolly" <ian at uax.org.uk>, "Voice Over IP Tandem for Analog
Switches" <voip at lists.ckts.info>
From: "Greg Blakely" <greg at vyger.net>
Sent by: voip-bounces at lists.ckts.info
Date: 08/26/2007 11:09PM
Subject: Re: [VoIP] Status monitoring

You guys are entirely correct.  I have re-worked the English version of
the web site, so that the adjectives used are "restored," "heritage,"
"legacy," and "historic."  I also left out any adjective when there
wouldn't be confusion between the asterisk switch and the "older"
switch.

Truthfully, we've morphed into more than just switches trunking one to
the others.  We have people who've amassed some cool sounds and other
recordings stored on their asterisk pbx.  We have others who may own an
80s era key system or an individual rotary dial phone.

These people should all be reachable, with or without the big iron.

Or, at least, that seems to be the consensus.  As such, it only makes
sense to re-work the website to reflect our larger mission.

Something for me to do during my down time.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: voip-bounces at lists.ckts.info
> [mailto:voip-bounces at lists.ckts.info] On Behalf Of Ian Jolly
> Sent: Sunday, August 26, 2007 10:31 AM
> To: jnovack at stromberg-carlson.org; Voice Over IP Tandem for
> Analog Switches
> Subject: Re: [VoIP] Status monitoring
>
> I echo your sentiments John.
>
> I tend to use the term 'Heritage switch'  rather than EM
> switch - as first generation electronic systems are now
> worthy of preservation in their on right.
>
> Why not have them connected to CNET?   It all helps to expand
> the network
> and those interested in preserving old switches together.
>
> I've just had someone  put in touch with me, who has a
> working strowger switch and never realised that there were
> others afflicted in the same way.
> I'm now educating him in the ways of CNET  :-)
>
> We have several folk in the UK who just have an ATA or two
> hosted on someone-else's asterisk tandem. The ATAs are
> connected to exchange trunks on
> first generation electronic PABXs.   These 1st generation electronic
> switches can be now be older than the youngsters who are
> collecting the old telephones connected to them.  Remember a
> 21 year old sees an electronic switch introduced in the late
> 1970's as 'ancient' - they weren't even born then.
>
> Let us encourage the preservation and connection of these
> switches - they are all part of the evolving 'Story of Telecoms'.
>
> Ian Jolly
>
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> eXchange!) from
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>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "John Novack" <jnovack at stromberg-carlson.org>
> To: "Voice Over IP Tandem for Analog Switches" <voip at lists.ckts.info>
> Sent: Sunday, August 26, 2007 4:10 PM
> Subject: Re: [VoIP] Status monitoring
>
>
> >
> >
> > Ian Jolly wrote:
> >> It is almost a year since the subject was discussed.  Chad
> Perkins was
> >> working on it, if I remember correctly and a sample of
> Chad's 'test
> >> results' page is still at http://maine.maine.edu/~chad/cnetmwt.html
> >>
> >> I notice that on the /411 and other pages that there are
> several office
> >> codes listed with a number of entries against each.
> >>
> >> However no response is received if they are dialled.   In
> fact I spotted
> >> the "owner" of one of these listed codes saying on another
> list that he
> >> used to be on "CNET"
> >> To quote him -
> >>
> >> "Again definitely didn't want to put CNET in a bad light
> or anything,
> >> again I actually had a switch on there for a while (It
> wasn't an EM
> >> switch but a digital imitation, yes I can hear a few
> people booing at me
> >> now for trying that, so I gave up on it). "
> >>
> > I for one certainly don't feel that way.
> > There are many reasons for someone not having an EM switch,
> from space,
> > to time, to available equipment.
> > There are several still hooked up that only have simulations, and I
> > think thats just fine. As long as someone has interest, and in many
> > cases, contributes to the community, any sort of
> "imitation" works for me.
> >
> > Perhaps whoever knows who this fellow is can give him a pep talk and
> > either welcome him back or ask that he release the office codes back
> > into the pool
> > It is certainly understandable when someone, as the fellow in New
> > Orleans, gets flooded out and takes years to get back into
> operation.
> > What I don't quite get is someone "giving up" and not letting the
> > community know.
> > Obviously if one dies, notification is forgiven. Otherwise speak up!
> >
> > The status monitor project was interesting and useful, and
> if some of us
> > need to reserve a number for that function, lets do it and pump some
> > life back into the effort.
> >
> > John Novack
> >
> >
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