It's Time for our Second Quarter FReepathon

Donate to FR via Secure Server ^ | March 7, 2003 | Jim Robinson

[Jim Robinson]

Howdy everyone,

Are you ready for another FReepathon?

Good news:

John and Tami negotiated a new contract with our bandwidth supplier and got our bill lowered a couple thousand per month! Our monthly expenses are now totalling just under $20,000, so we're setting the target for this Freepathon at $60,000. We have approximately $18,000 (and growing) per quarter coming from our monthly donors so we will only need to raise a little over $40,000 this time. Hopefully, we can do this in a week to ten days.

We went over the goal last quarter and we used part of the extra money to purchase and install two new servers. We now have a total of five servers running Free Republic. John can post the details, but basically, we have two servers being used as web servers, two as database servers and one for the search engine. There may be some sharing and overlapping of duties, but that's the general configuration.

John also found a way to compress the files before serving them so we are able to effectively move 20mbs of data through our 10mbs line. In other words, we've doubled our capacity and halved our bandwidth cost!

Way to go John and Tami!!

(Just in time too! We hit the 10mps X 2 capacity a few times during the peak periods of the last couple of weeks).

And finally, we've added two new high capacity disk drives (I believe they're 72 gigabytes each) and just as soon as John gets the upload and file management programs ready to go, we'll be able to offer our donors directory space on their accounts to upload pictures, graphics, and music files, etc. I believe this is going to be a very popular feature!

Looking forward to another great fundraiser!

Thank you all very much for your continuing support and dedication to the cause!

Jim

[RottiBiz]

I don't know what I'd do without my cheerleader!

After some heckling from glock, I counted up the monthlies on the current list -- 226.

The only number that counts, though, is the one on the Scoreboard that I just posted -- 371!

[Gabz]

LOL .. I still remember the hell I went through when we bought this house .. I DON'T MISS IT

To be honest, the hell I'm going through has to do with selling this one, not buying the one in Virginia.

I truly believe there is a conspiracy going on to keep me in Delaware.................

[EdReform]

"We want to see this list expand until we have thousands of FReepers and Lurkers to make certain that Free Republic, the best conservative website on the Internet, will continue to be here and grow."

Bumping for new monthly donors

5,000 Freepers who care are needed now!

Please join Grampa Dave's team!! Your monthly donation will be greatly appreciated!

An excerpt from Grampa Dave's Free Republic Lifeform post:

"This is a wonderful description of what Free Republic really is. It is a living and evolving Life Form to battle the left wingers and those who would destroy this country!...

Free Republic needs a constant infusion of cash to keep the Free Republic Life Form alive, viable and to grow. If we believe in Free Republic, we must donate each month or quarterly to keep this incredible life form alive... Good stewardship is what this world needs, not good intentions. Good conservative stewards will insure that the Free Republic Life Form continues to grow, be viable and thrives!"

The Free Republic Life Form continues to grow -- ANY monthly "infusion" will make a difference!!

Thank You for your support!
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[Gabz]

HURRAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Mo1]

Moving On To Next Thread 2

[Jim Robinson]

Thank you, Auntie Mame!

[#3Fan]

...goodnesswins, thasea, goosie, #3Fan

A thread thanks, Rotti. :^)

[RottiBiz]

Thank YOU, #3Fan.

Monthly donors are the backbone of Free Republic's support.

Just watch the bar graph at the top of each page. When we hit the 60% mark, all of the monthly donors receipts for the quarter are added in and SUDDENLY the FReepathon is almost over.

It's always my favorite moment in each FReepathon.

Someday we will have enough monthly donors that FReepathons will be history.

Thanks for your support!

[Pathfinder]

A donation of $25 via snail mail on its way from NY

Many thanks for F.R.

[rainingred]

Thanks, Jim and company!

[Jim Robinson]

Thank you, Pathfinder!!

[Eastbound]

Usual check in the mail First of the Month! Not much, but steady.

[Froggie]

Jim: Are you set up to accept funds via PayPal? If so please advise of the correct email address to direct the funds.

[Jim Robinson]

Yes we are. The email address is jimrob@psnw.com

Or you can use our secure server donation link. It has a PayPal option.

https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate/pledge

Thanks very much.

Jim