Thierry: As I mentioned in an earlier post, I too developed some tools to 
diagnose problems with Networker and perform an analysis.  I too thought it 
would be a welcome addition to any Networker shop, but that was when I realized 
that even if you can diagnose a problem, the person looking at it must STILL 
know what the problem is and how to fix it and THAT is what is lacking and not 
the contents or quality of the tool. For example, I offered a free Health Check 
to a Very Large customer and on a conference call/WEBEX I reviewed their data  
with them asking them to hold their questions until the end of the 
presentation. As I pointed out the problems in each display, I heard a slight 
giggle. When curiosity got the best of me, I asked what they were giggling at, 
they told me they have EVERY ONE OF THE PROBLEMS  that I described. So I asked 
why then don't they fix them and their answer was, they don't even have the 
time to start the new backups to keep up with the new servers. For example,  I 
showed them a pool report with a pool that had 500 tapes in it that were on 
hold for 7 years. Their response was "Oh wow, do we still have that pool? We 
could relabel those tapes now and save the company some money"   My Son-in-Law 
was a backup admin and he asked my why he would need a tool like mine. Then he 
called me on a Monday night and asked why a backup would be running since 
Friday night and be on its 100th tape. I asked him if he knew what was being 
backed up from every computer? He said no. Then I had a company ask why their 
backup tapes weren't being released and they had to buy 1000 new tapes for $100 
each? That's $100,000 if your counting. And when I looked at all the Save Sets 
on a tape volume, I saw one Save Set on each of the daily backups that was on 
hold for years, nobody knew the Networker commands to be able to diagnose the 
problem. So take heart, I know where you are coming from and it in NO WAY 
reflects the validity of your work or of your tool. Simply the expertise of the 
person using it.  I have seen it and I too think it's a great tool. Keep up the 
good work. Bill 
 > Date: Tue, 22 Jan 2013 10:58:32 -0500
> From: Frank.Swasey AT UVM DOT EDU
> Subject: Re: [Networker] List alive ?
> To: NETWORKER AT LISTSERV.TEMPLE DOT EDU
> 
> Thierry,
> 
> Like so many others, I am old enough that facebook is just not the "in" 
> thing for me to be doing.  I check it once a week or so to keep up with 
> my kids and grandkids (found out one of my grand kids had been born 
> because it was announced on facebook and not by the traditional 
> telephone tree!)
> 
> I've been a happy customer of yours since 2008 when I learned of NRU at 
> one of the Cambridge Computer courses on NetWorker Administration.  It 
> has given me the graphs I need to get management to do what I want 
> several times.
> 
> I am planning on getting NRU 6 deployed here soon....
> 
> -- Frank
> 
> 
> On Mon, 21 Jan 2013 at 2:46pm, FAIDHERBE Thierry wrote:
> 
> > Having NetWorker Reporting Utility 6 joining facebook only resulted in 13
> > likes.
> > Any 5 year old boy has more friends ... ;-D
> >
> > I asked once myself if interest still even exists in it,
> > packaging, testing and coding it for 6 OSes, for worldwide audience
> > takes me lot of time ... and a for so few ardency ... or if I
> > just continue for my friends.
> >
> > It disappointed me so deeply, cannot imagine.
> >
> > -----Message d'origine-----
> > De=A0: EMC NetWorker discussion [mailto:NETWORKER AT LISTSERV.TEMPLE DOT 
> > EDU] De=
> > la
> > part de Stanley R. Horwitz
> > Envoy=E9=A0: lundi 21 janvier 2013 15:24
> > =C0=A0: NETWORKER AT LISTSERV.TEMPLE DOT EDU
> > Objet=A0: Re: [Networker] List alive ?
> >
> > I am also surprised at the low level of traffic on this list. I wonder if
> > it
> > is due to fewer subscribers experiencing problems with NetWorker or if
> > more
> > people are moving away from NetWorker to other backup solutions.
> >
> > On 01 21, 2013, at 3:42 AM, bingo wrote:
> >
> >> Hi Thiery,
> >>
> >> as you can see, it is still alive. However, the low number of
> > visits/threads surprises me as well.
> >>
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> 
> -- 
> Frank Swasey                    | http://www.uvm.edu/~fcs
> Sr Systems Administrator        | Always remember: You are UNIQUE,
> University of Vermont           |    just like everyone else.
>    "I am not young enough to know everything." - Oscar Wilde (1854-1900)