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Posted by: SirAndy Aug 23 2011, 11:35 AM

Once again, i will be moving the site to a new server.
The plan is to take the site down on Wednesday evening.

This is part of a larger move. Meaning the site will most likely be down for several days as it is rather low on the priority list.

I'm hoping to have everything up and running again on Saturday morning.

Posted by: windforfun Aug 23 2011, 11:38 AM

Why a new server?

Posted by: 914Mike Aug 23 2011, 11:43 AM

I'm hoping it's to make room for RoadGlue! That would be worth a page full of these:

Posted by: SirAndy Aug 23 2011, 11:52 AM

Yes, RoadGlue will be part of the new server!


Why? Hmmm, let's see:

- Much better Hardware than the current box = Faster!!!
- A lot more hard-drive space = Even more pictures and videos!!!
- Newer OS = ???
- Because i can =

Posted by: kg6dxn Aug 23 2011, 12:01 PM

Is there any way you can do it faster? Some of us are addicts and junkies...

Posted by: SirAndy Aug 23 2011, 12:15 PM

I'm afraid not. This is part of a larger restructuring and unfortunately, 914world.com is not high on the priority list ...

Posted by: Andyrew Aug 23 2011, 01:12 PM

Woot Woot!

I think we all should crash the 914club in the meantime

Posted by: Andyrew Aug 23 2011, 01:15 PM

I wonder if Paul and TC can get 1000 pictures posted in the "Off Topic" forum in that amount of time?

Posted by: SirAndy Aug 23 2011, 01:22 PM

Don't you mean these guys?

http://www.xwebforums.org/

Posted by: Andyrew Aug 23 2011, 01:29 PM

Ooooh those were the good old days

Awwww they only have 85k posts total! We just past 1.5Mil!

Posted by: JRust Aug 23 2011, 01:35 PM

Thanks for all your hard work Andy! May the server gods be kind

Posted by: JawjaPorsche Aug 23 2011, 01:46 PM

Dear Andy

Thank you for all you do for us. It is really appreciated.

Terry

Posted by: windforfun Aug 23 2011, 02:02 PM

Thank you for all you do for us. It is really appreciated.

Posted by: SGB Aug 23 2011, 02:34 PM

yep.

virtual beer for you , Sir Andy!

Posted by: 76-914 Aug 23 2011, 03:25 PM

yep, thx Andy.

Posted by: URY914 Aug 23 2011, 04:00 PM

SHIT! I better get busy!

Posted by: wingnut86 Aug 23 2011, 04:16 PM

Andy,

I have a spare 5M Shugart hard-drive that ways 40 lbs (US ) if you want to add additional headroom...



Sorry, I had to for all the Ole Timers.

Posted by: Dr Evil Aug 23 2011, 04:20 PM

Damn. If anyone needs to get my email address, PM me befo.........

Posted by: rick 918-S Aug 23 2011, 05:33 PM

OMG! They fore gave us last time. but again? Idunno....

Posted by: ripper911 Aug 23 2011, 06:58 PM

No 914World tomorrow!
Will anything look different when it comes back?

Posted by: swl Aug 23 2011, 07:10 PM

Thanks Andy.

Sys Admins Rule!

Posted by: r_towle Aug 23 2011, 08:06 PM

good luck

Posted by: SirAndy Aug 23 2011, 08:22 PM

Some (mostly) useless statistics ...

- We now have well over 300,000 images that have been uploaded to the site.
- The images take up over 30GB of space.
- Since i increased the max. file size for images, we're now averaging about 1GB of new images each month.



I wonder how much of that was uploaded by T.C.?

Posted by: 914Mike Aug 23 2011, 11:45 PM

... Oh well, I tried!

THE FOLLOWING ERROR(S) WERE FOUND...

You have posted a message with more emoticons that this board allows. Please reduce the number of emoticons you've added to the message

Thanks! It will be worth the wait.

Posted by: MikeSpraggi Aug 24 2011, 12:57 AM

Thanks Andy for your efforts. I know how much work can go into running this forum. Withdrawal will be tough .... even if it is for a couple of days!

Posted by: Cairo94507 Aug 24 2011, 06:47 AM

Crap, first my espresso maker stopped working and is now in the shop for repair and now my primary car site will be down for a couple of days....what will I do????

That's OK, because Andy is taking care of us and I sincerely appreciate his work and this site. Thank you for keeping this site functioning so well and so fast.

Posted by: jsconst Aug 24 2011, 08:01 AM

Thanks Andy for continuing to keep this the best site on the web and improving it constantly. We all appreciate what you guys do. Hope you can make it to our Sacramento Porsche family reunion BBQ this weekend, anyone in the area is welcome.


Thanks again,

Jeff

And for you 914world junkies, go work on your car till the sites back up, or if your so lucky..... Drive it

Posted by: dlestep Aug 24 2011, 08:05 AM

...now I have to go out in the garage and re-organize all my stuff.

Posted by: balljoint Aug 24 2011, 08:40 AM

Guys, please heed this warning from SirAndy and make sure you log out before this thing gets shut down.

Last time we had a few members who got stuck in here for two days and let me tell you, they were sad and hungry when the site finally opened up again and they could get out. One guy's wife even called the local P.D. looking for him, and another member ate his own fingernails he got so hungry.

Don't get trapped.

Posted by: eric9144 Aug 24 2011, 08:47 AM

Wow think of all the "work" I'll actually get done at work now...

Posted by: jim_hoyland Aug 24 2011, 03:18 PM

Thanks Andy !

Posted by: euro911 Aug 24 2011, 05:03 PM

Egads - WTF am I gonna do with this site down for a few days?

Guess I'll just sit around and beat my ....
















... head against the wall




This will be the premier 914 site - Thanks Andy
...

Posted by: eric9144 Aug 24 2011, 05:08 PM

Already is the premier site

It wouldnt suprise me if the "other" site experiences some sort of DDOS attack due to people actually going over there for a change...

Posted by: SirAndy Aug 24 2011, 08:04 PM

Countdown .... 3 ... 2 .... 1 ....

Posted by: eric9144 Aug 26 2011, 04:34 PM

Well, that was quick!

Posted by: jcd914 Aug 26 2011, 06:17 PM

We're back

Thanks Andy !!!

Posted by: pt_700 Aug 27 2011, 12:57 AM

wow! i can already notice a difference. a big mahalo to andy!

checked some of the sites recommended during our little "blackout" and now i'm confident this is the awesomest place!