JimRob & John Robinson - GET YOUR ACT TOGETHER - or the Nut Roots will take down Free Republic

[KayEyeDoubleDee]

If you guys need help doing this stuff, then put out the call for help - there are plenty of telecomm/database guys who hang out at Free Republic who would be happy to be in charge of a local cache of Free Republic at a nearby colo [Northern VA/Atlanta/Texas/Wherever].

And the hardware for a local cache of a flat file structure shouldn't cost more than $1000 or so [and that's for new equipment - used equipment would be essentially costless].

I'm sure there are countless telecomm/database guys at Free Republic who have excellent 1U/2U servers lying around, unused, in their offices, or their garages, with dual gigabit ethernet, capable of supporting 16GB+ of RAM, which wouldn't have any problem serving up flat file structures on any major backbone in the USA.

[Ogie Oglethorpe]

This should be a fun thread...

[rvoitier]

I’ve been wanting to ask for a couple of weeks and this looks like a good opportunity:

Is there an alternative ip for FR?

Thanks.

[reagan_fanatic]

Incoming...

[AppyPappy]

Actually, you could move the “Pray for my kitty” threads to another database. You don’t want to turn this place into a another Lucy

[TADSLOS]

Actually, you could move the “Pray for my kitty” threads to another database. You don’t want to turn this place into a another Lucy

LOL!

[netmilsmom]

I don’t know if it’s an alternative IP but a great poster on the Yahoo Group gave us this...

http://beta.freerepublic.com/tag/news-forum/index

I can always get in.

[TommyDale]

IBTZ!!!

[pgkdan]

There may be a few security improvements that the Robinsons can make but they have their act together already.

[bcsco]

Oh, the human atee of it all. This is gonna be interesting fer sure... :)

[Jersey Republican Biker Chick]

why?

[Obadiah]

Totally agree with Kidd. Get ‘er done. Also, you should be preparing for the future. Get the word out. If you need more dough say so and get the money, make the upgrades. Many of us are already seeing FR crashing mulple times per day, or at least slowing down.

[Jersey Republican Biker Chick]

um...read the thread, it is a quote from a news article.

<P.IBTZ is not applicable here.

[smith288]

I do believe that spreading mirrors across sites would be a great idea. I just dont think its something you can just do on a whim without exploding the whole darn thing.

[Mr. K]

Too bad this site does not accept funding like the MILLIONS Soros has supplied to the Duhmmies and MoveOn.org

But apparently accepting funding immediately removes your ability to be impartial and unbiased... or something like that.

Ask JimRob. He seems to think this site could not be kept the same if it was well-funded

[mainestategop]

What's up man? Don't worry he's on our side he's not a troll.

[UCANSEE2]

“Is there an alternative ip for FR?”

Yes. IIRC, it is on AOL.

We use it when the normal link goes down.

I’ve forgotten the actual URL.

[SolidWood]

IBTZ!!!

Why? It's a constructive suggestion arosen from a legitimate concern.

[AmericaUnited]

I don’t believe you really know, as much as you think you know, on this subject.

[Calpernia]