[2223] in Enterprise Print Delivery Team
Re: Current/Remaining "punchlist" & Post Delivery Task List
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (David F Lambert)
Thu Jan 24 08:22:25 2002
Message-Id: <200201241322.IAA02617@fort-point-station.mit.edu>
Date: Thu, 24 Jan 02 08:12:03 EST
From: David F Lambert <LAMBERT@MITVMA.MIT.EDU>
To: "Rocklyn E. Clarke" <rclarke@MIT.EDU>,
Enterprise Printing Delivery Project Team <printdel@MIT.EDU>
In-Reply-To: Your message of Wed, 23 Jan 2002 23:13:25 -0500
Rocklyn & others,
I agree with everything Rocklyn says below - and there are precedents
on some of the pieces we're requesting. It's not like ASST hasn't
dealt with Apache already on other servers maintained by ASST. We've
been saying all along that LPRng maintenance would be modeled after
Apache maintenance - there are other experts such as Garry & Miki
that ASST need to work with directly. We are a delivery project team
which needs to transition the on going maintenance work into standing
team space. And, the standing team for building and maintaining the
server is ASST.
Unfortunately, it is true there is still fuzz around IPM appl maintenance.
Roger has been tasked with resolving the organizational fit for this
work. As of last night, this is the second highest priority task in
Roger's queue. I would expect a final decision on this as soon as
next week or the week after.
I would suggest the points made by Rocklyn be discussed in person with
Jody. Lynne, if you feel you can handle this chat with Jody gently
but firmly, please do so. If not, let me know. I really believe a
face-to-face will be more effective than email. Let me know your
level of comfort.
-Dave
On Wed, 23 Jan 2002 23:13:25 -0500 Rocklyn said:
>Hi Everyone,
>
>My responses are interspersed with Lynne's text below, but I also
>want to say that in general, I am bothered by the statement "If Jody
>she needs documentation". We are building a one of a kind service
>from assorted components. Jody has been a part of this process from
>the beginning and has installed these components and worked with both
>Garry and Miki to do so. I don't know if "I need documentation" is a
>literal statement from her, but if it is, I don't find it helpful.
>
>Here is what I believe should be our response every time this
>statement is made:
>
> 1. We have provided you with a documentation template at the following URL:
>
> http://web.mit.edu/east/www/central_print_maint.html
>
> Please review it and bookmark it for future reference.
>
> 2. Please identify specific missing pieces of information that we
>can give you.
> Are there specific things that we need to add to the template?
>
> 3. Please don't make us act as intermediaries between ASST and Miki or Garry.
> We're all part of IS and the work will be done more efficiently if we
> communicate directly with the people who have the information we need.
>
>Am I off base here? If not, I propose that Lynne judiciously
>incorporate my responses into an email or personal response to Jody.
>If that doesn't work, then perhaps I should meet with her.
>
>Rocklyn
>
>-------
>At 1:38 PM -0500 1/22/02, Lynne E. Durland wrote:
>>Hi Team,
>>
>>I just met briefly with Jody. I will interlace the responses and
>>questions in the list below. Jody also said there is available
>>disk, when we are ready to actually add space to submit the request.
>>
>>Lynne
>>
>>At 11:29 PM 1/17/2002, Rocklyn E. Clarke wrote:
>
> . . . (content deleted for brevity)
>
>>
>>> 3 - Install Apache on Plunder (with .htaccess mods)
>>
>>Who? Miki or Jody? If Jody she needs documentation.
>
>As I said in two previous emails, Miki is waiting for Jody to contact
>her about this. Miki has evidently prepared documentation and Jody
>should call or meet with her to get it and to plan the work.
>
>>
>>> 4 - Install LPRng on Plunder (with Pillage customizations)
>>
>>Who? Garry or Jody? If Jody she needs documentaton.
>
>In Garry's last email to IPM-SYS he provides a pointer to the
>replacement lpd. I suggest that we install that on Plunder. The
>documentation for LPRng is the same web based documentation that Jody
>used to install the product on Pillage in the first place. There is
>a local copy available at:
>
> http://web.mit.edu/source/third/lprng/doc/LPRng.html
>
>As far as our local customizations are concerned I would point to the
>template that I started and turned over to Lynne and Mary Ellen:
>
> http://web.mit.edu/east/www/central_print_maint.html
>
>I asked ASST to review it several months ago to let us know if we
>were on the right track. I don't recall that we ever heard back from
>them, so I would like Jody's feedback on it.
>
>>
>>> 5 - Install Web interface code and pages on Plunder
>>
>>Rocklyn you and I need to figure out the directories that would need
>>to be copied.
>
>The directories are described in the central printing maintenance web
>page referred to after question #4 above.
>
>
>>
>>> 6 - Install Zephy on Plunder
>>> 7 - Install Update Server on Plunder
>>
>>These last two should be follow on work, or discussed further.
>>
>>>Rocklyn
>>>
>>>--------
>>>At 4:43 PM -0500 1/15/02, David F Lambert wrote:
>>>>Comments, questions, additions, corrections most appreciated! -Dave
>>>>
>>>>Remaining/Current Printdel "Punchlist" 1/14/2002
>>>>
>>>>Better document restricted admin browser functions (REC/MEB 1/28)
>>>>Email to submittor if required fields are blank (REC 1/15)
>>>>Fix large file AIX restriction problem (LED 1/28)
>>>>Header page needs delivery address for passthru printers (REC/LED 1/21)
>>>>Cleanup all test queues on pillage & plunder (LED 1/21)
>>>>Inaccurate page counts for BSD printers (LED 2/14)
>>>>Disk size increase (LED/DFL 2/14)
>>>>Chron jobs to clear up logs (REC 1/21)
>>>>Financial model (Dave needs mainframe data) (REC 1/21)
>>>>Usage report chron jobs (REC 1/21)
>>>>Sys admin guide (LED/MEB ongoing)
>>>>Get .htaccess code from Miki & install (REC)
>>>>Job size for Ops (REC/LED)
>>>>
>>>>List of follow-on enhancements (all)
>>>>- Moira feeds (REC)
>>>> o autofeed from moira
>>>> o redo printcap blocks to accomodate merging moira feeds
>>>>- browser rewrite
>>>>- redirect delivery address
>>>>- use roles for CO authorization
>>
>>Lynne E. Durland
>>Information Systems
>>Database Services
>>W91-109
>>O: 617-258-5857
>>C: 617-293-8091
>>H: KB1FEM
>>
>>"When one door of happiness closes, another opens; but often we
>>look so long at the closed door that we do not see the one which has
>>been opened for us."
>>
>> --Helen Keller
>
