# When things go bad **URL:** \ **Category:** Chatting over the Back Fence\ **Created:** [May 16, 2012, 1:34am UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/when-things-go-bad/22633 "2012-05-16T01:34:31Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![System1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/51bf81/32.png) [@System1](https://forums.suse.com/u/System1)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2012, 1:34am UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/when-things-go-bad/22633/1 "2012-05-16T01:34:31Z")
Hi, I have a client over on the coast in Oregon. I upgraded their server from SLES 9 to SLES 11 and from Groupwise 7 to Groupwise 2012. It all went south and even though SRs with Novell have helped, these people have had it with me. I care about these people and don’t want some fly-by- night screwing them over. Can you recommend someone in the northwest that I can turn these guys over to? Thanks Bob Crandell ---
**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/uploads/suse/original/2X/5/5012ba89e3ffb5220dac47d5ea0ba032e2fe1cb6.png) [@system](https://forums.suse.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2012, 1:39am UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/when-things-go-bad/22633/2 "2012-05-16T01:39:28Z")
On Tue, 15 May 2012 22:34:31 +0000, Bob Crandell wrote: [color=blue] > Can you recommend someone in the northwest that I can turn these guys > over to?[/color] I don’t know if he handles GroupWise at all, but I do know someone who knows the SLES stuff cold out in the Beaverton area (suburb of Portland). Drop me a PM on the forums and I’ll get you his contact info. Jim – Jim Henderson, CNA6, CDE, CNI, LPIC-1, CLA10, CLP10 Novell Knowledge Partner ---
**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/uploads/suse/original/2X/5/5012ba89e3ffb5220dac47d5ea0ba032e2fe1cb6.png) [@system](https://forums.suse.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2012, 2:43am UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/when-things-go-bad/22633/3 "2012-05-16T02:43:27Z")
On Tue, 15 May 2012 22:39:28 +0000, Jim Henderson wrote: [color=blue] > On Tue, 15 May 2012 22:34:31 +0000, Bob Crandell wrote: > [color=green] > > > Can you recommend someone in the northwest that I can turn these guys > > over to?[/color] > > I don’t know if he handles GroupWise at all, but I do know someone who > knows the SLES stuff cold out in the Beaverton area (suburb of > Portland). > > Drop me a PM on the forums and I’ll get you his contact info. > > Jim[/color] That wouldn’t happen to be Randy would it? You know he and I still want you to move up here. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/uploads/suse/original/2X/5/5012ba89e3ffb5220dac47d5ea0ba032e2fe1cb6.png) [@system](https://forums.suse.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2012, 6:54am UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/when-things-go-bad/22633/4 "2012-05-16T06:54:03Z")
On Tue, 15 May 2012 23:43:27 +0000, Bob Crandell wrote: [color=blue] > That wouldn’t happen to be Randy would it? You know he and I still want > you to move up here.[/color] Indeed it is, and I understand that you’ve been in touch. 🙂 And yes, we still want to move out there as well. Still hoping to find something that lets us move to the South Waterfront area in Portland. We really liked that neighborhood when we visited last March. With any luck, I’ll have landed something permanent within the next month that will let me be anywhere. (Was supposed to interview this morning, but we had a technical glitch with the phones, of all things). Jim – Jim Henderson, CNA6, CDE, CNI, LPIC-1, CLA10, CLP10 Novell Knowledge Partner ---
**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/uploads/suse/original/2X/5/5012ba89e3ffb5220dac47d5ea0ba032e2fe1cb6.png) [@system](https://forums.suse.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2012, 7:26pm UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/when-things-go-bad/22633/5 "2012-05-21T19:26:46Z")
On Wed, 16 May 2012 03:54:03 +0000, Jim Henderson wrote: [color=blue] > With any luck, I’ll have landed something permanent within the next > month that will let me be anywhere. (Was supposed to interview this > morning, but we had a technical glitch with the phones, of all things). > > Jim[/color] Of course. The rule of thumb is the more important it is the more likely something will go wrong. Thanks ---
**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/uploads/suse/original/2X/5/5012ba89e3ffb5220dac47d5ea0ba032e2fe1cb6.png) [@system](https://forums.suse.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2012, 8:54pm UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/when-things-go-bad/22633/6 "2012-05-21T20:54:20Z")
On Mon, 21 May 2012 16:26:46 +0000, Bob Crandell wrote: [color=blue] > Of course. The rule of thumb is the more important it is the more likely > something will go wrong.[/color] That’s certainly true. 🙂 Jim – Jim Henderson, CNA6, CDE, CNI, LPIC-1, CLA10, CLP10 Novell Knowledge Partner