[DECtalk] DECtalk Archive currently unavailable

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Gees, I feel terrible!  This was me and I want to  explain what happened.  I 
installed a new audio cleaning program that had a  surprise stereo editing 
feature.  So I now can get studio quality  sound.  So I took a week and changed 
every song I ever did.  I then  uploaded around 244 files to Bluwgrasspals 
before realizing that something went  very wrong, plus my FTP program kept 
shutting down.  So I had to do another  fix and then re-upload the same 244 files so 
it would overwrite the bad  files.  So when I was done, I probably uploaded 
about 500 files or so to  get everything updated.
 
I had no idea Jason was charged for bandwidth  usage.  Most servers now have 
unlimited bandwidth, so I didn't even think  about it.  I kind of wanted to 
surprise everyone with this nice quality  sound I now have.
 
I'll find a way to pay the bill if need be.  I am  very sorry this has 
happened.  I have no understanding of what bandwidth  even is.  I just feel 
terrible.  This is my doing and I want to help  fix this if I can.
 
 
SNOOPI BOTTEN 
 
 
In a message dated 3/17/2009 3:27:50 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,  
beroberts at hughes.net writes:



-----Original Message-----
From:  dectalk-bounces at bluegrasspals.com
[mailto:dectalk-bounces at bluegrasspals.com]  On Behalf Of Jayson Smith
Sent: Sunday, March 15, 2009 5:12 AM
To:  DECtalk Discussions
Subject: [DECtalk] DECtalk Archive currently  unavailable

Hello,

I'm sorry it has come to  this... As some of you know, I was forced to
switch from running my own  server to using a hosting provider. This
provider, openhosting.com, meters  bandwidth. So far this month, I have had
unusually high bandwidth  utilization, and estimates are that my charges will
exceed my commit rate  by at least a few dollars. Looking at website
statistics, it's clear to see  that the DECtalk archive is accounting for an
extremely high percentage of  web traffic and/or bandwidth utilization. I
always had my mind made up that  I would host the DECtalk archive as long as
it didn't actually cost  anything. Now however, it might actually cost extra
money to run the  archive. For this reason, and in an attempt to keep the
charges from going  over my monthly commit rate, I have moved the archive to
an area of my  server inaccessible to the public either via FTP or HTTP,
effective  immediately. Please note, though, that nothing has been deleted
from my  server, only moved out of public access areas.
I have a  feeling that some person or persons, probably outside this
list, are  running poorly written or misconfigured mirroring programs. They
seem to be  downloading the same files over and over and over again. I am
willing to  work with anybody who wishes to host the archive, and at this
point, I  would be willing to turn it over to somebody else full-time. If
anybody is  interested, please step forward and we'll work something out. 
It's been a  great run, since I more or less took the archive over by default
in August  of 2005. However, I am no longer willing to support the humongous
bandwidth  hog the archive has become. Note however, that I will continue to
run this  mailing list for as long as anybody wants. This list is a  very
low-bandwidth affair as compared to the archive.
If anyone has any thoughts, please share them. I will not delete  my
copy of the archive, and will cooperate fully in making it available  to
anyone who wishes to take it over.
Thanks for your  understanding.
Jayson

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