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Discussion was originally part of this thread and was split off.

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okay boss, if you say so.
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Ron2K wrote:Just to let you guys know - I've disabled the active topics page automatically refreshing due to serious concerns I have over server load.
So basically what you are sayong is you did not think your cunning plan all the way through and all the refreshes are basically doing an old school saturation DDoS on the PCF server :?:

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It's not the only change I've made. Things like user online/offline listing and dotted topics have been switched off as well.
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Ron2K wrote:It's not the only change I've made. Things like user online/offline listing and dotted topics have been switched off as well.
what on earth is a "dotted topic"? :scratch:

would these concerns have anything to do with the slowness of the site today?
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Stuart wrote:
Ron2K wrote:It's not the only change I've made. Things like user online/offline listing and dotted topics have been switched off as well.
what on earth is a "dotted topic"? :scratch:

would these concerns have anything to do with the slowness of the site today?
Dotted topic - indicates that you posted in it.

And yes, that's why the site was extremely slow today. The server couldn't take any more of your punishment. :P
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Ron2K wrote:Dotted topic - indicates that you posted in it.
ah ... i'm with you. does anyone actually find that feature helpful?
Ron2K wrote:And yes, that's why the site was extremely slow today. The server couldn't take any more of your punishment. :P
my punishment? c0d3r started it all.

or maybe cesare wandered somewhere within a 5km radius of the server ... :scratch:

this server move of which you speak, will it still be local?
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Stuart wrote:this server move of which you speak, will it still be local?
International, to the best of my knowledge - bandwidth costs being the primary reason there.
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Aw that means I (amongst others) wont be able to view PCF when we are capped :(...
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Ron2K wrote:International, to the best of my knowledge - bandwidth costs being the primary reason there.
But what will we do when we're capped? :shock:
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D3PART3D wrote:
Ron2K wrote:International, to the best of my knowledge - bandwidth costs being the primary reason there.
But what will we do when we're capped? :shock:
Your job, is one thing I can think of.

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WiK1d wrote:
D3PART3D wrote:
Ron2K wrote:International, to the best of my knowledge - bandwidth costs being the primary reason there.
But what will we do when we're capped? :shock:
Your job, is one thing I can think of.

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I can see this being a highly unpopular move. I suggest you disable all PMs to Nab's inbox pronto!
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Yea PCF is generally the last bastion of hope for capped peeps, and you're not removing it...can't think of a reason for it either. surely it will be MORE expensive???
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UrBaN wrote:Yea PCF is generally the last bastion of hope for capped peeps, and you're not removing it...can't think of a reason for it either. surely it will be MORE expensive???
You really think that local hosting is cheaper than hosting in the States? (For example)
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UrBaN wrote:Yea PCF is generally the last bastion of hope for capped peeps, and you're not removing it...can't think of a reason for it either. surely it will be MORE expensive???
No. Looking at one hosting provider's charges (not the one we're using), ZA bandwidth is R340/GB, international is R23/GB. Sadly, this becomes an issue when you have a website that uses over 50GB bandwidth in a month.

If you don't like it, picket outside Telkom's head offices. :wink:
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Ron2K wrote:
UrBaN wrote:Yea PCF is generally the last bastion of hope for capped peeps, and you're not removing it...can't think of a reason for it either. surely it will be MORE expensive???
No. Looking at one hosting provider's charges (not the one we're using), ZA bandwidth is R340/GB, international is R23/GB. Sadly, this becomes an issue when you have a website that uses over 50GB bandwidth in a month.

If you don't like it, picket outside Telkom's head offices. :wink:
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Ron2K wrote:If you don't like it, picket outside Telkom's head offices. :wink:
oooo ... can we make it a forum meet?
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WiK1d wrote:
UrBaN wrote:Yea PCF is generally the last bastion of hope for capped peeps, and you're not removing it...can't think of a reason for it either. surely it will be MORE expensive???
You really think that local hosting is cheaper than hosting in the States? (For example)
I did, yes :)
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UrBaN wrote:
Ron2K wrote:
UrBaN wrote:Yea PCF is generally the last bastion of hope for capped peeps, and you're not removing it...can't think of a reason for it either. surely it will be MORE expensive???
No. Looking at one hosting provider's charges (not the one we're using), ZA bandwidth is R340/GB, international is R23/GB. Sadly, this becomes an issue when you have a website that uses over 50GB bandwidth in a month.

If you don't like it, picket outside Telkom's head offices. :wink:
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WiK1d, :smack:

Oh well, I usually top up a day or two after being capped anyway so it won't be a train smash.
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the new hosting plan is exciting. Things are going to get very interesting from here on guys.
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KillerByte wrote:the new hosting plan is exciting. Things are going to get very interesting from here on guys.
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KillerByte wrote:the new hosting plan is exciting. Things are going to get very interesting from here on guys.
still ... without the ability for local only guys to surf you may lose some members. :(
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Stuart wrote:
KillerByte wrote:the new hosting plan is exciting. Things are going to get very interesting from here on guys.
still ... without the ability for local only guys to surf you may lose some members. :(
You do know that ADSL "should" become a LOT cheaper around June/July, thus local okes will be able afford international..
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WiK1d wrote:
Stuart wrote:
KillerByte wrote:the new hosting plan is exciting. Things are going to get very interesting from here on guys.
still ... without the ability for local only guys to surf you may lose some members. :(
You do know that ADSL "should" become a LOT cheaper around June/July, thus local okes will be able afford international..
yeah, i know the theory. i want to see the reality first.
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Stuart, well if you can afford to buy the most kick behind gpu you can afford the extra 200mb of int bw to go with your dsl.
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