ISP Information:
A device that connects the cables from computers and other devices such as printers in an ethernet local area network. Traditionally, hubs are used for star topology networks, but they are often used with other configurations to make it easy to add and remove computers without bringing down the network. Smart hubs or switching hubs are often used to improve performance by managing traffic.
ISP Glossary:
hub - I HAD HOPED BY NOW TO QUIT RUNNING THIS MESSAGE, BUT SOMEONEIS CONCERNED THAT SEVERAL HUNDRED OF THE "REAL NAMES" ON THELIST WILL GET DUMPED IN A FEW DAYS BECAUSE THEY WERE SIMPLYTOO BUSY OR ON VACATION AND UNABLE TO RESPOND. WE SHALL SEE.SO PLEASE READ AND RESPOND IF YOU HAVE NOT YET.This announcement is ONLY for those of you who are on (or want to beon) the TELECOM Digest direct email list (as opposed, for example, tothe c.d.t. readers or the web page readers.)Since the automation a few years ago of the mailing list using themajordomo program, our mailing list has become very garbage and spamridden. Ideally, people who use our 'telecom-subscribe@telecom-digest.org'to subscribe should be people who are interested in the Digest andwant to read it. But spammers who grab every email address they can findhere have also spammed the subscription robot pretty badly. During arecent audit of the 'names' on the Telecom mailing list, a large numberof names/email addresses have been found that are just essentially sink-holes. That is to say, the Digest just goes in there and disappears likespam. They are 'names' that majordomo has added because a spammer sentautomated mail which contained data that majordomo took to be a requestto subscribe. The subscription was then started automatically and thenew recipient in fact never intended to subscribe, and simply has hisown filter rules, etc set to dump it on arrival.In some cases they do not know TELECOM Digest is even arriving; in afew other cases they have asked to be discontinued, and I explained tothem how to do that.So as my contribution to reducing the overall volume of spam on the net,I am going to *rebuild the mailing list from scratch*, and take majordomoout of the picture, at least until the mess gets cleared up. I do notwant the Digest going to people who do not want it, or do not know whatit is, etc. I do not like the idea of inflated statistics of 'readers'even if it is just a few. As of January 1, 2004, the mailing list will berebuilt. You **MUST** resubscribe before that point if you wish to remainon our mailing list.This does NOT pertain to you if you only read c.d.t. as a Usenet group,or if you only look at http://telecom-digest.org or if you only read theYahoo or AOL or Compuserve versions of telecom. This ONLY applies to youif you receive email daily from 'editor@telecom-digest.org' entitled'TELECOM Digest' and you wish to continue receiving same. In order tocontinue receiving that piece of email each day, effective Januay 1, 2004you will need to do this:Send a single line email to editor@telecom-digest.org ... (Make*certain* it comes from the same address you want on the list.)In the subject line say 'Subscribe' and your email address andthe name used on that account. Do not just paste this message into areply. Start from scratch. Add no other comments to that message otherthan the subject 'subscribe' and a single line saying the same thingalong with email address and name johndoe@whatever.site (John Doe)This message will be repeated in every issue of the Digest now throughJanuary 1. Shortly after that date the old majordomo list will beremoved. Please do not write to me around January 5 or January 10 tocomplain 'where is Digest? It is not getting here'.Here is to hopefully having a mostly spam/vandal free net sometimein the next year or so.PAT
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