Yeah an occasional yank of the network cable on a critical server is always good job security. ;) JK -----Original Message----- From: windows2000-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:windows2000-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Angus Macdonald Sent: Wednesday, January 08, 2003 8:37 AM To: windows2000@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [windows2000] Re: OT: IT-budgeting and PHBs - Long (Was: Can't DCs be ghosted??) It sounds to me that what you need is a "demonstration" of what could happen. Yes it may be slightly unprofessional but it may be the only = way to get the message across. My organisation only discovered how dependant = it was on email when the server was out of action for four days. They listened = to my advice after that, at least for a while. -----Original Message----- From: Sorin Srbu [mailto:sorin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] Sent: 08 January 2003 13:29 To: windows2000@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [windows2000] OT: IT-budgeting and PHBs - Long (Was: Can't DCs be ghosted??) On Wed, 8 Jan 2003 04:22:28 -0800, Charles R. Buchanan wrote: >Personally I think your boss needs his/her head examined. :-O I take = it >that there is way more than 5000USD worth of equipment in there, = correct? >Also just how much money will be lost if that equipment has a massive >failure (heat related)? How much would the company have to spend to = replace >the equipment and how much money will be lost productivity wise? = Sounds like >5000 dollars isn't all that much after all IMO. :-) ================================== To Unsubscribe, set digest or vacation mode or view archives use the below link. http://thethin.net/win2000list.cfm