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

[Mo1]

Thank You umbagi !!

[Mo1]

SAVED AGAIN!!

ROFLMBO!!!!

[Mo1]

But a warning - I'm going to be real scarce - after all this time of whining during the previous thons, we have FINALLY sold our house and are moving in 10 days...........

YAHOOOOO!!!! ... Great News!!

[Mo1]

Fast with the fingers and fast at home. I'm going to call you Wonder Woman from now on!

HA! .. More like the Scare Crow who needs a brain .. I can never remember a thing .. LOL

[glock rocks]

bob. bagdad bob.

[Mo1]

Thank You Freepers from
Arizona
Tennessee
Never Never Land
Connecticut
South Carolina
New Jersey
Indiana
Texas
New York

[sweetliberty]

Have you heard that there is a very good chance that we just got Saddam and both his sons with 4 bunker busters?

The U.S. may have gotten Saddam and his sons!

[Mo1]

Thank You Air Force Born

[Mo1]

Thank You sistergoldenhair

[Gracey]

Okay, a little challenge to Texans!

I lost my job (right before Christmas), and can't go monthly, yet.

OTOH, Jim and John and Free Republic have really taught me to count my blessings: I've been able to Freep nearly 24x7 throughout the war coverage, with no lousy job to go to!

I just kicked Texas into first place with $25, and will go monthly when I get some cash coming in. Surely those of you with jobs can all jump in and at least match it!

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150 posted on 04/07/2003 5:52 PM PDT by umbagi

[Mo1]

Thank You Yeti

[Gracey]

now, who's got a Texas ping list to get umbagi's challenge rolling?

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Done

[Mo1]

Thank You Freepers from
monthly from Texas
California
California
Illinois

[geedee]

Already a monthly donor

[Mo1]

Don't thank me ..... I stole 'em ...... :-)

Well then .. Thank You to the person you stole them from .. *L*

[Mo1]

Geeeez Jim ... I'm having a hard time to keeping up with you tonight ;^)..

Thank You Freepers from
China
Louisiana
Indiana
Texas
Florida

[Gracey]

:-) You're a true FReeper. I just happen to ping the entire Texas list and have no idea who has who hasn't, but your comments may help the next Texan.

Bless you.... And God Bless the USA and our Soldiers. I've never been prouder to be an American.

[Mo1]

OMG FOFL!!!!

Good one!

[justshe]

How many people are on Free Republic threads right now that would donate $10 towards the Saddam and Sons funeral wreath ?(via a FR donation--teehee!)

We need some serious carpet bombing of the threads.

[Mo1]

I heard .. hope he rots in hell too