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| Posted: Tue Jul 27th, 2010 04:54 pm | 1st Post |
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The forum and site will be moving to a bigger server this Thursday (29th July) morning EST. While NASSIR 3 was going on, the server was installed and prepped for us at the data centre in the USA and is actually ready for the move now. I wanted to give you all a couple of days notice first, hence the hold-off until Thursday. This move is expected to result in improved speed for the forum at peak times, as the expanding membership and activity here means we have now outgrown our current (4th) server in six years. When things start bogging down it's time to upgrade. Our monthly bandwidth now always exceeds 140GBs and exceeded 160GBs in one month this year. I managed to do a deal in that I paid $600 up-front for the hosting company to purchase the server for us so we could have it now and not wait until later this year for them to buy it. Points to note; 1. The server move commences sometime Thursday morning EST (I can't yet give a precise time) and should be completed the same day. 2. Your forum email notifications will probably be hit and miss (coming in trickles and floods) for a week or so while the new DNS numbers settle down. 3. The unfinished/aborted forum Search Function rebuild that took several days (and didn't complete) a couple of months ago will be finished during the move. Tanygaer has created a routine which will rebuild the entire Search database for us in a few hours.
____________________ Steve Saunders, Founder Member & Admin. |
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| Posted: Tue Jul 27th, 2010 05:12 pm | 2nd Post |
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Thanks Steve!! What is to become of the old server? Do you resell to offset the $600?
____________________ GWRRA 327965 |
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| Posted: Tue Jul 27th, 2010 05:21 pm | 3rd Post |
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We don't own the current server Mike, we lease it at $200 per month. We won't own the new one either, the $600 I paid up-front will be applied to our accounts hosting credits which means we will be recuperating the money in the shape of three months hosting. That's part of the deal I made, and I think I did well. The hosting company gains too by leasing our current server to other domains, they can easily fit ten smaller sites onto it. By handing over the $600 now, I've brought forward the move date by at least four or five months.
____________________ Steve Saunders, Founder Member & Admin. |
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| Posted: Tue Jul 27th, 2010 05:49 pm | 4th Post |
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humm never had any problems with the site before, however keep up the good work
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| Posted: Tue Jul 27th, 2010 05:57 pm | 5th Post |
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Thanks Steve for all that you do!!!!!!!!!!!
____________________ The Road is long winding hilly flat hot cold sun stars AINT IT FUN!!!! 1st bike 125HD in 1969 205Honda 750Honda 10 HD 3 Goldwings now building Goldwing Trike |
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| Posted: Tue Jul 27th, 2010 06:03 pm | 6th Post |
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twowheeler wrote:humm never had any problems with the site before, however keep up the good work It probably depends where you live and what time you login. I work nights two weeks a month and to be honest stopped posting months ago exactly because the forum slowed to a crawl when hundreds are on at the same time. The night shift is when I like to participate here, and it doesn't interfere with the family time. I am all for the server upgrade/move., thanks Steve. 
____________________ Ambrose Renehan. GL1800, 2007 silver. |
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| Posted: Tue Jul 27th, 2010 06:10 pm | 7th Post |
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Thanks Steve for always keeping on top of things, like looking out for the members interests, as well as this forum and thanks to Dave for creating a newer and (hopefully)faster forum search database function. I would not want to go through 'withdrawals' like I did the last time!  Dusty
____________________ Ken - 1992 GL1500 Aspencade. Find your Path and share the Journey! "It's never too early to plan and never too late to go!" - Dusty Boots Hmm ..... wonder where that stretch of blacktop leads to ...... What has Dusty been up to |
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| Posted: Tue Jul 27th, 2010 06:18 pm | 8th Post |
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You're the best Mr. Saunders! Sounds like you made a good deal!
____________________ If you don't like the way I'm living, ...then just leave this long haired country boy alone.............. 1981 GL 500 (in "Black Cherry Red", of course!!!) |
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| Posted: Tue Jul 27th, 2010 06:26 pm | 9th Post |
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Thanks Steve!
____________________ Why is it that when I push one for English that I still can't understand the person on the other end? |
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| Posted: Tue Jul 27th, 2010 06:28 pm | 10th Post |
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Oh, now I get it  TY my friend. Sounds to me like the 600 was a deal and we get more fun sooner!
____________________ GWRRA 327965 |
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| Posted: Tue Jul 27th, 2010 06:35 pm | 11th Post |
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Thanks for all the work you do to keep us all together.
____________________ Scott Traveling fork rebuilding and motorcycle delivery available. Fork seal tutorial http://www.goldwingfacts.com/forums/forum9/72576.html 86 GL1200 Aspencade |
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| Posted: Tue Jul 27th, 2010 07:15 pm | 12th Post |
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Lightin wrote: Thanks Steve for all that you do!!!!!!!!!!! Agreed. For all that you do behind the scenes a big thank you Steve.
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| Posted: Tue Jul 27th, 2010 07:20 pm | 13th Post |
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Lightin wrote: Thanks Steve for all that you do!!!!!!!!! +1 Steve, when do you ever get a chance to work on cars and earn a living? Must be the 25th hour on the 8th day of the week.
____________________ Chuck, 1997 SE Green(The Intelligent colour) and beautiful Starting to warm up. If your not man enough to take the lead, stop complaining from behind. To all of the troops and Vets,,, Thank you. I will never forget. |
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| Posted: Tue Jul 27th, 2010 07:38 pm | 14th Post |
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Now what am I going to do Thursday?
____________________ Rudy '89 GL1500K 102+k.. DELO-400 ol, SuperTech ST6607 ol filter, Michelin front tar, Forenza rear tar (Michelin drove me to it). EBC-HH brakes and Rotors. http://GoldwingTech.info http://GLHelpers.com http://SERRASJ.com (SE Regional Ride Group) Panel and Lid Keeper Kit Grid http://rudysbackyard.com/Rudys_Keeper_Grid.html "Feeling good about government is like looking on the bright side of any catastrophe. When you quit looking on the bright side, the catastrophe is still there." P. J. O'Rourke |
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| Posted: Tue Jul 27th, 2010 07:53 pm | 15th Post |
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Rudy wrote: Now what am I going to do Thursday? Hey Rudy - Go wear out that Formosa, we'll be flying to Victoria BC for my Neice's wedding. not enough time to ride this time. 
____________________ Never had a "bad" day riding...Just some better than others!! Dark Side is GOOD !!!! '90 Suzuki Intruder 750 - 88,000 km .... '96 GL 1500 SE - 180,000 km....(130,000 miles) '85 GL 1200 Aspencade - 185,000 km (Gone) '83 Shadow 500 ( Gone) '70 Kawasaki KE-125 (Gone) '?? Suzuki 80 ( Gone) http://www.drivingskills.on.ca skype - bob.joynt |
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| Posted: Tue Jul 27th, 2010 08:02 pm | 16th Post |
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Goldwinger wrote: Lightin wrote:Thanks Steve for all that you do!!!!!!!!!
Hey Goldwinger
____________________ *****"REDWING"*****"  RED HONDA 50 AND MY NEIGHBOURS RED 1800 ///////"RIDER OF THE FASTEST COLOUR"/////// ////EVERYONE IS ENTITLED TO MY OPINION//// |
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you obviously have been missing for the past few days and not seen this........
| Posted: Tue Jul 27th, 2010 08:06 pm | 17th Post |
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wingnut wrote: We don't own the current server Mike, we lease it at $200 per month.
Hey wingnut
Last edited on Tue Jul 27th, 2010 08:06 pm by Redwing ____________________ *****"REDWING"*****" RED HONDA 50 AND MY NEIGHBOURS RED 1800 ///////"RIDER OF THE FASTEST COLOUR"/////// ////EVERYONE IS ENTITLED TO MY OPINION//// |
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| Posted: Tue Jul 27th, 2010 08:12 pm | 18th Post |
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The above cowboy is a member here just over two months and he has already got three and a half barrells of bloody 'Mana'
____________________ *****"REDWING"*****" RED HONDA 50 AND MY NEIGHBOURS RED 1800 ///////"RIDER OF THE FASTEST COLOUR"/////// ////EVERYONE IS ENTITLED TO MY OPINION//// |
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| Posted: Tue Jul 27th, 2010 08:26 pm | 19th Post |
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 Thank you for the upgrade.This is a great site & very active. I have enjoyed be here with GoldWind friends. OK, now get back to work on it   Last edited on Tue Jul 27th, 2010 10:49 pm by skip20 ____________________ USMC, Vietnam Combat Vet. 69-70, GWRRA 78111 1st Bike Honda Dream 150 Dream Bought in '68 1st GoldWing GL1100 1980 Interstate (NEW) 1989 GL1500/6 (NEW) Now:1993 Gl1500A Trike Build SOLD 1993 Gl1500SE Future Trike THIS ONE To many projects to finish |
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| Posted: Tue Jul 27th, 2010 10:15 pm | 20th Post |
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Steve, What you do can only be a labor of love. It's clear that you put your heart and soul into this forum. And it shows too, because it is a very nice place. Thank you. 
____________________ Jim '96 GL1500 SE Honda Riders of Tidewater -- Former Chapter President http://www.hrot.org/ http://www.hrot.org/martino/goldwing/ |
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