[Bahbah]

I don't understand any of that, but I know I am glad you do.

[John Robinson]

I'll proofread that later. I'm going to bed.

[LowOiL]

on Wednesday Mar 12th, I enabled HTTP compression, practically halving our bandwidth usage! Just in time for the overwhelming load that day!

Wow, and we did not have to download a WinZip file to do this?

[grania]

There used to be information about how many people were logged in to FR at any given time. It was kind of a neat thing to know.

[Admin Moderator]

From the posting log stats:

Distinct Posters on Thursday: 4,358...a new record topping the previous high of 4,313 from the day before.

Total articles + replies on Thursday: 35,055...a new record topping the previous high of 31,153 set on Tuesday.

Articles posted on Thursday: 1,222...not a new record, second most ever to the 1,301 posted the day after the 2000 elections.

Replies posted on Thursday: 33,833...a new record, topping the previous high of 30,102 on Tuesday.

New signups on Thursday: 350...the fourth highest total behind 3 days in the timeframe just after the 2000 elections.

Busy busy busy

[tictoc]

On-the-fly compression works only if it also is enabled in the "client browser" (the browser software that people use to log on to FR).

I believe that in Internet Explorer 6, this feature is already turned on by default.

Here is how to check:

Go to Start+Settings+Control Panel, then double click the Icon that says "Internet Options." Now click the tab that says "Advanced" scroll down until you see "Use HTTP 1.1"; make sure there is a check in the box and press ok. Press ok again to close Internet Options, and close any open IE windows. When you launch IE again you should see that surfing is much faster than it was before.

In addition, if you are using a proxy like Proxomitron (Proxo), WebWasher, etc., you should also turn on "Use HTTP 1.1 through proxy connections" by putting a checkmark into the box next to it.

[Quix]

FANTASMAGORICALLY WONDERFUL!

GREAT WORK JOHN. THANKS TONS!

GOD'S BEST TO THE PRES AND THE TROOPS AND YOU, THE FAMILY, AND OF COURSE, FR!

[nicmarlo]

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So, what did I do wrong JR?? : )

[Alas Babylon!]

How's your cpu load? Usually enabling heavy compression will further tax a cpu. Anything over a consistant 75% usage indicates need for a faster cpu or additional cpu's. Then again, for all I know, you're already using SMPs.

[Xthe17th]

Our REACH is now up to 640 (per million internet users). WOOHOO and BUMP!!! Reach is the key stat, IMHO. Yahoo's Reach is something like 300,000 - so there's our goal. Kudos for the great work Robinsons.

[error99]

Thanks for everything, John !
Hope you are getting enough sleep during this !

[HairOfTheDog]

Due to brain damage, some browsers do not work properly or at all when viewing a compressed page, and therefore must not be sent compressed pages.

I hope I am not working on one of the brain damaged browsers!

[txzman]

Amazing Stats. And a great reminder that people need to help support FR with MONTHLY payments.

Liberty ain't cheap!

[FourtySeven]

Translation, for me: Rowr-rowr-rowr-rowr rowr, rowrrowr, rowr, rorrworwor. (like from the Charlie Brown cartoons, when a teacher or other adult would talk to one of the kids)....hehe

I'm just glad you understand it....keep up the good work Misters Robinson!

[Tamzee]

Wonderful to see :-)

[Salvation]

BTTT!

And congratulations on the new server working so well.

[PA Engineer]

Thanks and bump.

[new cruelty]

Thanks for the stats. I enjoy a good read!

[John Robinson]

Now:

Sustained bandwidth of 8 Mbits, peaking at 10 Mbits. 70 requests per second, often seeing 80 and 90 requests per second. No sweat. Give me more!

[Billthedrill]

John, congratulations on running the state-of-the-art world news distribution process, period. This is history in the making. Hang in there!