Kent Covert (and others) wrote:
>
> In article <[log in to unmask]
u>, DJRambo <[log in to unmask]> writes:
> > On Sun, 7 Jul 1996, DJRambo wrote:
> >
 
> >  ....bunch-o-stuff removed
> I have learned that there were some changes to the NDS on Friday that could
> be affecting you.  Reports from some users indicate a definite performance
> slowdown in connecting to the NDS.  Since the NDS is used to authenticate
> PPP connections, this could result in timeouts when using PPP and may be
> the cause of the problems you're seeing.
>
> Watch this newsgroup for more information as it becomes available.
 
The NDS was heavily modified last week to prepare it for this fall's automation
of ID creation.  It appears to be running at a normal speed now after a few days
of slowness.  This may not have been the trouble for some folks.  In switching
around the NDS, the PPP process for ID verification was changed too and a couple
of sections of the NDS were mistakenly left out.  They included MCS (home of mos
t
guest/test accounts) and PFD (Physical Facilities...home of DJRambo).  Sorry for
the oversite.  (MCS and PFD were not actually missing, just misplaced.)
 
later,
Steve Thole
MCIS Client Services/Networking