[editor-surveyor]

"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."

They still need to have the pipe to push it through.

[Jim Robinson]

And I’m not about to spread our database all over creation either. It’s here under lock and key and John maintains strict security. It’s in a secure environment and the provider provides excellent, reliable service. We’ve had a few problems recently, but they’re just growing pains. And the new servers should take care of that.