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

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[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

[Jen]

That's exactly what I thought when I heard it too! I love the sound of bombs bursting on Baghdad in the morning. hahahaha

[Mo1]

Great Song Norm

NO ONE sings it like Kate can

I'm CRANKING up my speakers

THANKS!!!

[Jen]

Hi FRiend! Thanks for the pings to the great threads you've sent me recently.

[Mo1]

THAT WAS COOL!!!

Thanks Jen

[Jim Robinson]

Just in:

$20 from California
$50 from Colorado

And here's the first batch of checks that came in today:

$30 from Arkansas
$22 from Never Never Land
$20 from Michigan
$50 from South Dakota
$100 from Florida
$10 from California
$25 from Alabama
$40 from Maryland
$25 from Washington
$15 from New Jersey
$25 from Washington
$50 from California
$20 from Florida
$25 from New York
$50 from Missouri
$100 from Colorado
$50 from Virginia
$100 from Texas
$25 from Virginia
$25 from West Virginia
$25 from Massachusetts
$30 from Tennessee
$20 from California
$100 from California
$50 from Arkansas

Thank you all very much!!

[EdReform]

That was Great! Thanks Mo'!!

[Jen]

You're very welcome Mo1!!! Thanks to you and everyone who worked so hard on this FReepathon. Next quarter I'm going to unpack my pom poms and help out. (But I'll spare everyone the ugly cheerleaders. hahahahaha)

[NormsRevenge]

Kate's a one of a kind! She could rattle the rafters! :-)

I like to pop her God Bless America .wav file in the FReepathon threads as a tribute to her and FR.

BTW, Thanks for popping up the music links!!

I'm gonna have to dig up some Deep Purple or Blue Oyster Cult links. 8-]

To all you thread BUMPing and bombing FReepers, You know who You are, Thanks for all your time and effort. :-)

Let's Do It Again!!

WOO HOOOO!!!!!

[Mo1]

Found It .. but too late .. you are off to bed

Sweet Dreams Ed

Balfa Toujours ---->click here

[Mo1]

Thank You Freepers from

$20 from California
$50 from Colorado

And here's the first batch of checks that came in today:

$30 from Arkansas
$22 from Never Never Land
$20 from Michigan
$50 from South Dakota
$100 from Florida
$10 from California
$25 from Alabama
$40 from Maryland
$25 from Washington
$15 from New Jersey
$25 from Washington
$50 from California
$20 from Florida
$25 from New York
$50 from Missouri
$100 from Colorado
$50 from Virginia
$100 from Texas
$25 from Virginia
$25 from West Virginia
$25 from Massachusetts
$30 from Tennessee
$20 from California
$100 from California
$50 from Arkansas

[Gabz]

Just in:

$20 from California
$50 from Colorado

And here's the first batch of checks that came in today:

$30 from Arkansas
$22 from Never Never Land
$20 from Michigan
$50 from South Dakota
$100 from Florida
$10 from California
$25 from Alabama
$40 from Maryland
$25 from Washington
$15 from New Jersey
$25 from Washington
$50 from California
$20 from Florida
$25 from New York
$50 from Missouri
$100 from Colorado
$50 from Virginia
$100 from Texas
$25 from Virginia
$25 from West Virginia
$25 from Massachusetts
$30 from Tennessee
$20 from California
$100 from California
$50 from Arkansas

Thank you all very much!!

[Mo1]

Sounds like a plan .. but save the Helen "The Troll" Thomas one for when we really need it .. that one is truely scary .. LOL

[Mo1]

I'm gonna have to dig up some Deep Purple or Blue Oyster Cult links. 8-]

Go for it .. It's PARTY TIME!!!

WAY TO GO FREEPERS

[Gabz]

I've got to hit the sack....I'm totally wiped out, whipped, spent, exhausted and every other remark one can use for someone that is too tired to even be able to pick up a box!!!!

[Mo1]

Sweet Dreams Gabz and get plenty of rest, you'll need it for the move to Green Acres

Thank you for all your help on the fundraising thread .. {{{HUGS}}}

[Jim Robinson]

Goodnight, Gabz!

And thank you!

Just in:

$50 from Arizona

Thank you Arizona!!

[Mo1]

*L* .. I understand

Tell your neighbor to sign up here .. The more Freepers the Merrier

[Mo1]

Thank you Freeper from Arizona!!

[Mo1]

Beautifully said Justshe !!!

You have out done yourself on another fundraiser .. Thank you for all your support {{{Hugs}}}

[Brad’s Gramma]

Thank You Jim Robinson!!!!!!