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Free Republic 4th Qtr 2024 Fundraising Target: $81,000 Receipts & Pledges to-date: $21,133
26%  
Woo hoo!! And we're now over 26%!! Thank you all very much!! God bless.


It's Time for our Second Quarter FReepathon - Thread 3
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Posted on 04/14/2003 1:08:17 PM PDT by Mo1

It's Time for our Second Quarter FReepathon - Thread 3

Posted on 04/07/2003 6:33 PM EDT by 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


TOPICS: Activism/Chapters; Announcements; Breaking News; Free Republic
KEYWORDS: appreciation; bandwidth; celebration; freepathon; freepers; gratitude; love; supportoursite; willworkforfood
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To: justshe
sunrise pic somewhere in Hawaii. we get an occasional sunrise like that in salt lake, but not today ... it's the right time, but seriously overcast :o(
241 posted on 04/15/2003 6:23:17 AM PDT by glock rocks (REMEMBER - only you can prevent fundraisers - become a monthly donor)
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To: Constitution Day
Thank you for being a monthly donor, Constitution Day!

Your name has been added to the list and we very much appreciate your support.

Thanks, also, for the pings and the bumps!
242 posted on 04/15/2003 6:26:03 AM PDT by RottiBiz (Just a few dollars a month per FReeper would end FReepathons.)
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To: Constitution Day
(ditto) Thanks, also, for the pings and the bumps!

243 posted on 04/15/2003 6:29:15 AM PDT by glock rocks (REMEMBER - only you can prevent fundraisers - become a monthly donor)
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To: EdReform
hey there, Ed.

might finish today.
244 posted on 04/15/2003 6:30:29 AM PDT by glock rocks (REMEMBER - only you can prevent fundraisers - become a monthly donor)
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To: glock rocks
Just sent $30 to do my little bit to support the best news and discussion forum available. Hooray for Free Republic!
FairWitness
Missouri
245 posted on 04/15/2003 6:30:32 AM PDT by FairWitness
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To: FairWitness; Jim Robinson
Thank you, FairWitness !!

246 posted on 04/15/2003 6:34:19 AM PDT by glock rocks (REMEMBER - only you can prevent fundraisers - become a monthly donor)
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To: FairWitness
Thank you, FairWitness, for your continuing support!

You have been on the Dollar-A-Day Freepers list since the first list was published in June 2001, and probably a supporter long before that.

FReepers like you have made it possible over the years for those of us who came later to experience this site.

Heartfelt thanks from all of us.
247 posted on 04/15/2003 6:41:54 AM PDT by RottiBiz (Just a few dollars a month per FReeper would end FReepathons.)
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To: EdReform; Fiddlstix
Thanks for the coffee Fiddlstix!! Mo' will be very happy!

Ahhhhhhhhhhh COFFEE!!! ..

248 posted on 04/15/2003 6:46:49 AM PDT by Mo1 (I'm a monthly Donor .. You can be one too!)
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To: RottiBiz
Aw shucks (blushing)! I'm more of a listener than a talker, but I get far more than my money's-worth back from Free Republic.
249 posted on 04/15/2003 6:49:09 AM PDT by FairWitness
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To: Mo1
yeeeeeee......... mommy, make the yellow thing go away !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
250 posted on 04/15/2003 6:50:00 AM PDT by glock rocks (REMEMBER - only you can prevent fundraisers - become a monthly donor)
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To: glock rocks
Are we there yet?


OK OK OK ... That's it .. I can't take watching MSNBC anymore ... the are making my blood pressure go through the roof
251 posted on 04/15/2003 6:53:20 AM PDT by Mo1 (I'm a monthly Donor .. You can be one too!)
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To: Mo1


Smiles back at ya!

252 posted on 04/15/2003 6:54:03 AM PDT by EdReform (Thank You to ALL Freepers and Lurkers who support Free Republic!)
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To: EdReform
OMG ... FOFL!!!!

Now there is a site to see first thing in the morning ...LOL
253 posted on 04/15/2003 6:57:30 AM PDT by Mo1 (I'm a monthly Donor .. You can be one too!)
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To: Mo1
You could always set it to be your Windows Wallpaper or screen saver!
254 posted on 04/15/2003 7:02:26 AM PDT by EdReform (Thank You to ALL Freepers and Lurkers who support Free Republic!)
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To: John Robinson
And, Missouri has threatened to send even more equipment to speed us along through 2003.

I take it that this is a good threat?

255 posted on 04/15/2003 7:03:15 AM PDT by Mo1 (I'm a monthly Donor .. You can be one too!)
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To: glock rocks
You have Freepmail
256 posted on 04/15/2003 7:08:13 AM PDT by Mo1 (I'm a monthly Donor .. You can be one too!)
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To: NormsRevenge
Thank you Freepers from
New York
New York
Pennsylvania
California
California

257 posted on 04/15/2003 7:11:03 AM PDT by Mo1 (I'm a monthly Donor .. You can be one too!)
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To: kattracks
Thank you Freepers from
Germany
Germany
Indiana

258 posted on 04/15/2003 7:11:57 AM PDT by Mo1 (I'm a monthly Donor .. You can be one too!)
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To: Roscoe
Thank you Roscoe !!!
259 posted on 04/15/2003 7:12:38 AM PDT by Mo1 (I'm a monthly Donor .. You can be one too!)
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To: Jim Robinson
Thank you Georgia!!
260 posted on 04/15/2003 7:13:49 AM PDT by Mo1 (I'm a monthly Donor .. You can be one too!)
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