According to Alexa Free Republic is ranked 4,325 most hit site.
http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/freerepublic.com
At any rate, web traffic seems about the same. Do you have any proof that attacks have spiked or is it just the 1 down Server. This was the ONLY site that has been doing this as of late. Never was much of an issue before.
Do you read Jim's posting history for info?
Never was much of an issue before.
It's ALWAYS been an issue. Last winter we were down for 2 days when the server fried.
Oh and there's this.