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Re: Back online, should be for good this time.

Posted: Thu May 19, 2016 12:11 am
by rgorke
Yes!!!! Very happy we are back up....you all have no idea what I went through with one of my amps....

Maybe worth a thread for reference.

Re: Back online, should be for good this time.

Posted: Thu May 19, 2016 6:02 am
by Roe
great to have the forum back

Re: Back online, should be for good this time.

Posted: Thu May 19, 2016 11:21 am
by VelvetGeorge
Reboot #357...
Thanks for hanging in there with us while we fix long standing issues on the forum and set it up properly for stable operation going forward.
Saving all of the data going back to 2003 is a job in itself. Sorting through files to weed out possible malicious software is daunting.
Moving to a new server, installing, importing, testing and securing has been a lot of work. And expensive, but I couldn't bear to lose all the info posted here in the last 13 years.

You may see a new layer of authentication when accessing the forum now. It's vital to ensure our traffic is legit.

We are still using too many resources in the background and are working to weed out old scripts. These background resource hogs may still trip the server bandwidth meters and the host may clamp down on us. Just know it's part of the process and we are working through it.

george

Re: Back online, should be for good this time.

Posted: Thu May 19, 2016 11:34 am
by coldengray
George - thank you for preserving this site, it is invaluable. The amount of knowledge shared is immeasurable and necessary for all enthusiasts and builders.

I bet if you put up a "tip jar" where people could donate to the sites fees plenty would chip in...I know I would.

Re: Back online, should be for good this time.

Posted: Thu May 19, 2016 3:37 pm
by neikeel
coldengray wrote:George - thank you for preserving this site, it is invaluable. The amount of knowledge shared is immeasurable and necessary for all enthusiasts and builders.

I bet if you put up a "tip jar" where people could donate to the sites fees plenty would chip in...I know I would.
Sounds like a good idea, a few $ from everyone soon adds up. :thumbsup:

Re: Back online, should be for good this time.

Posted: Fri May 20, 2016 11:58 am
by VelvetGeorge
I appreciate it guys. In theory, the banner ads should fund the hosting and maintenance. In fact, many of the advertisers have continued to pay the monthly ad cost during our troubles. This has been a huge help with the costs of fixing this stuff.

Let us right the ship and get on track. If you want to contribute, please support the companies that advertised here.

Scumback
Throbak
Marstran
ASW

I'm sure I'm forgetting several others, I'll go look it up and post back.

george

Re: Back online, should be for good this time.

Posted: Fri May 20, 2016 11:58 am
by VelvetGeorge
Oh!

Valvestorm

Valvequeen too


george

Re: Back online, should be for good this time.

Posted: Fri May 20, 2016 4:51 pm
by coldengray
I have purchased goods from Marstran, Valvestorm, Scumback and ASW...but would love to contribute to the forum directly.

Re: Back online, should be for good this time.

Posted: Mon May 30, 2016 12:04 am
by Peter K
Regarding a schematics archive: YES.