It's Time for our Second Quarter FReepathon

Donate to FR via Secure Server ^ | March 7, 2003 | Jim Robinson

[Jim Robinson]

Howdy everyone,

Are you ready for another FReepathon?

Good news:

John and Tami negotiated a new contract with our bandwidth supplier and got our bill lowered a couple thousand per month! Our monthly expenses are now totalling just under $20,000, so we're setting the target for this Freepathon at $60,000. We have approximately $18,000 (and growing) per quarter coming from our monthly donors so we will only need to raise a little over $40,000 this time. Hopefully, we can do this in a week to ten days.

We went over the goal last quarter and we used part of the extra money to purchase and install two new servers. We now have a total of five servers running Free Republic. John can post the details, but basically, we have two servers being used as web servers, two as database servers and one for the search engine. There may be some sharing and overlapping of duties, but that's the general configuration.

John also found a way to compress the files before serving them so we are able to effectively move 20mbs of data through our 10mbs line. In other words, we've doubled our capacity and halved our bandwidth cost!

Way to go John and Tami!!

(Just in time too! We hit the 10mps X 2 capacity a few times during the peak periods of the last couple of weeks).

And finally, we've added two new high capacity disk drives (I believe they're 72 gigabytes each) and just as soon as John gets the upload and file management programs ready to go, we'll be able to offer our donors directory space on their accounts to upload pictures, graphics, and music files, etc. I believe this is going to be a very popular feature!

Looking forward to another great fundraiser!

Thank you all very much for your continuing support and dedication to the cause!

Jim

[NormsRevenge]

O o . :-o

I mean Thank You.. Thank You.. Thank You!!!

.."as soon as John gets the upload and file management programs ready to go, we'll be able to offer our donors directory space on their accounts to upload pictures, graphics, and music files, etc."

Folks, Let's Support Our Republic of FReepistan.. The cutting cyberedge of the internet intelligentsia.

FR ^{power to FRee people}

[KarlInOhio]

We're stuck in a quagmire of fundraising. :).

Money on the way to quickly defeat the Fedayeen Snuggles.

[knighthawk]

Freeping action list

If people want on or off this list, please let me know.

[firewalk]

bttt

[Chad Fairbanks]

we'll be able to offer our donors directory space on their accounts to upload pictures, graphics, and music files, etc. I believe this is going to be a very popular feature!

Just in time, too - So much porn, so little space...

Oops... wrong site... ;0)

[toothless]

"$20 from Israel "

See! I told you it was an Israeli conspriacy!

(this is a joke, please dont ban me)

[mhking]

This is OUR "Public Broadcasting Service"; for us, by us (to steal a coined phrase)...It's time to pony up to the bar...

Black conservative ping

If you want on (or off) of my black conservative ping list, please let me know via FREEPmail. (And no, you don't have to be black to be on the list!)

Extra warning: this is a high-volume ping list.

[Jim Robinson]

Thank you, KarlInOhio!

Just in:

$20 from Louisiana
$10 from Never Never Land
$20 from New York
$20 from Ohio
$50 from North Carolina
$10 from Indiana

Thank you FReepers!!

[mhking]

This is OUR "Public Broadcasting Service"; for us, by us (to steal a coined phrase)...It's time to pony up to the bar...

"Hold muh beer 'n watch this!" PING....

If you want on or off this list, please let me know!

[KarlInOhio]

See! I told you it was an Israeli conspriacy!

ZO....

(this is a joke, please dont ban me)

got that in just before the T!

[facedown]

Bump from a "monthly".

[mystery-ak]

WHAT!....Snuggles is missing?

[FLCowboy,]

The value of Free Republic during the past month can't be measured. Without it we would have all been going crazy trying to keep up with the lastest.

I'm doubling my quarterly donation, and urge everyone to do the same. Let's put some money in the bank to keep the upgrades coming. They aren't free, you know!

[blam]

Keep me on the dollar-a-day list and credit the great state of Alabama with $90.00 for the quarter.

[Jim Robinson]

Thank you, Pickle!

[BJClinton]

Ping for donation when I get home.

[Jim Robinson]

Thank you, Blam!

Just in:

$20 from Never Never Land
$50 from Kansas


Thank you FReepers!!

[FLCowboy,]

The donator page is broken. I want to donate, but can't!!!

[Grampa Dave]

Keep me on the Dollar per day list.

This week and next week when I get through paying my property taxes, state income tax due, federal income due and make my first quarterly payments for all of the above, the $ per day will have to do for now.

Free Republic is the best $ per day investment that I can make in keeping America free.

My tag line says it all.

[Harmless Teddy Bear]

He's not missing yet, he is just a little late in getting home.

I am sure he is fine. Maybe he stopped to pick up a pizza for dinner or something.