[cherry]

Jim....what would it require to make this site more secure, faster?....should we have a quick bake sale or is money not the issue?...thx

[cubreporter]

good question...thanks for bringing it up. why is FR so slow? it’s terrible anymore

[1rudeboy]

FR has been slow for nearly every election I can remember.

[snowrip]

Ditto and great points. I know that I’ve been wondering why we’ve been shuffling along lately.

I donate automatically, but if we need to raise funds let’s get the ball rolling for more bandwidth and security!

[HOYA97]

Ping

[backhoe]

FYI- when FR is slow or down, I hang out here:


Guest Room for Freepers.

This is our Canadian sister site, inspired by Free Republic, and naturally it's a bit different ( you learn to say "eh?" a lot ) but the format is similar in that you can use html, or plain text, and ( most ) of the folks are pretty friendly.

[Para-Ord.45]

Took me about 5 minutes to log on to FR and post this.

Reminds me of the good old bad days of 56K dial up :-)

[ScreamingFist]

If I understand correctly, JimRob has already ordered two new servers. I have a feeling they won’t be enough...;)

[Dawn531]

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/freerepublic2/

[Carley]

I have a newly installed high speed cable modem and thought I had a bad hook up.

Good to know it’s not me.

[TornadoAlley3]

*

[Publius6961]

What's wrong with you people?
There is nothing wrong.
It's all your imagination.
Nothing's changed!

Trolls!

< /sarc >

[A Texan]

My backup plan is a bottle of Scotch. No matter how the night goes and whether FR is working or not it will either sooth the pain or help with the celebration.

[Revolting cat!]

[backhoe]

FYI, there is a beta site:

http://beta.freerepublic.com/perl/pings

However, I’m not sure it isn’t tied to the existing servers on the main site.

[smokingfrog]

    
Ordering two new servers.

[Billthedrill]

Just go to the secret, secure backup site. It’s at www....hey, wait a minute. You’re one of Them, aren’t you? I saw you on that yacht in the Barbados sipping martoonis with George Soros! That was you picking the olive out of that supermodel’s navel with your teeth, wasn’t it?!? That was you dancing nekkid with Henry Kissinger in the olive grove, wasn’t it?!!??? Huh. Think yer gonna git that information out of us, do you?

[Steely Tom]

Is it possible that FR is slow because we’re currently experiencing a DOS attack?

[GitmoSailor]

If Jim Robinson is adding two new servers I think they just went on-line at 2:30-2:40 pm.Jim bob if you need extra money please let me know during the next FReepathron.

[potlatch]

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/chat/2087858/posts?page=45#45

JimRob posted today about the new servers.