July 2007 Archives
The new server to replace vette.gigo.com has arrived from ixSystems. So far, so good. I'm working on a base FreeBSD install on it now. I expect to put this thing live some time late August.
If you're a "local user" on gigo.com, and you're making use of php/mysql/perl/etc, you might want to take stock of what you depend on, and see what gotchas there will be when the latest versions of those tools are used.
GIGO.COM Contributions Update
I wanted to give everyone a final status update. With your help $2300 has been raised as of 7/13/2007. Once again the generosity from the lists and users has been amazing.
http://pal.gigo.com/contributors.html
A server has been ordered ($2000) and should arrive at my house late next week. I expect to put it live in the next 1-2 months, after building the new server (software, data) "on the side". I will of course give a large heads-up when we schedule this maintenance to set it live. This is likely in August.
Bandwidth for the server has been upgraded ($200/month, from 125). We are now allowed to average up to 1 megabit, with peaks of up to 100 megabit. The server will automatically throttle itself down to 1 megabit when needed to avoid nasty bills (we're allowed to peak only 5% of the time, any values beyond that are considered billable).
This is the last update on the pledge breaks you'll hear from me, until hopefully 2011. That said, any further contributions will (of course!) still be welcome, and will go directly towards defraying my hosting fees.
Thank you.
Jason Fesler
postmaster@gigo.com, corvette-resto.com, sawdusters.org, and others
Short news, gigo.com's network budget is going up; users using slow.gigo.com for transfers should notice a difference (And not need to make any changes).
Hello Everyone..
I'm again soliciting for help on paying for the next gigo.com server upgrade and for hosting. gigo.com does not actually bill for services rendered; but has in the past accepted contributions to stay running. gigo.com handles mailing lists for CRPL and Woodworkers; and manages the needs of ~75 individuals. All together gigo.com has an impact on roughly 1000 people.
Short message is, if you are able and willing to contribute towards the upkeep of these services, your help would be appreciated - please visit http://pal.gigo.com . Background info, server upgrade info, my address, and paypal links are all there.
If you are unable/unwilling to contribute, that is OK too. No accounts are in jeopardy; nor any mailing lists.
- Jason Fesler
postmaster@gigo.com
postmaster@corvette-resto.com
postmaster@sawdusters.org
http://pal.gigo.com/
