Site Maintenance Update

webmaster · 01-19-2008, 10:23 AM

The forum is up and running again after about 36 hours of downtime. What did you do with all your spare time?

The site is now on a different server and the problems we have seen lately should be over. Thanks to everyone for your patience when the old server was acting up.

Although the Forum is running I still have to fix many of the other features including PhotoPost. If you have problems with any areas of the site please try again later. Over the next several days all of the site features should return to normal.

SAMIAM · 01-19-2008, 10:39 AM

Good job,Don....of course we'll probably find FLL in a strait jacket.....he cannot survive without the forum.

Resident 2B · 01-19-2008, 11:48 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by webmaster

The forum is up and running again after about 36 hours of downtime. What did you do with all your spare time?

I got so many little jobs done. Some had been on the "honey do" list for months. My wife thinks it would be great to have downtime

once a month. We will never agree on everything!

Great job Don! Thank you so much for all you do to keep this site going.

R2B

NHKathy · 01-19-2008, 02:52 PM

I never realized how "dependant" on this site I am until it was not accessible for a while!

Photopost is my home page!
Thank you, Don for all the time and hard work you put into this wonderful website. It is truly the best!

DRH · 01-19-2008, 04:22 PM

Well done, Don!

We all greatly appreciate the time and effort you contribute to make this one of the best online forums anywhere.

Ropetow · 01-19-2008, 04:59 PM

Thank you very much. This web site and forum is an amazing service you provide to us all.

webmaster · 01-19-2008, 05:05 PM

I've got almost everything working again and only have a few details remaining. The exception is PhotoPost. The transfer of 4 GB of data that contains all those pictures is going slowly. It was about half through this afternoon when something interrupted the transfer and I had to start again.

As soon as all the pictures are transferred I'll reopen PhotoPost and reconnect it to the Forum.

Until the transfer is complete there will be some broken images in Forum messages that link to PhotoPost images, especially McDude's history articles. Those pictures will fill back in as the transfer completes.

Old Hubbard Rd · 01-19-2008, 05:18 PM

Oh my God. This site is on steriods now!! This thing is flying. Great job Don!!

mcdude · 01-19-2008, 05:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by webmaster

..... The exception is PhotoPost. The transfer of 4 GB of data that contains all those pictures is going slowly.

Don: Sorry about that!!! I hope you're not cursing me

Is this the same server that hosts the rattlesnake cam and the belknap lakes pages?....

Thanks for all of your hard work. You know that we really appreciate it - McD

webmaster · 01-19-2008, 06:12 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mcdude

Don: Sorry about that!!! I hope you're not cursing me

Just the opposite, I consider the huge PhotoPost data folder and the Forum database to be the major (irreplaceable) assets of the site!

Quote:

Originally Posted by mcdude

Is this the same server that hosts the rattlesnake cam and the belknap lakes pages?....

Yes to the Rattlesnakecam, no to Belknap Lakes. I just returned the Rattlesnake CAM site to service. I host about 10 sites on my server and I only have a few left to transfer.

Chickie · 01-19-2008, 06:26 PM

Wow! This site is flying faster than those UFO's spotted in Texas last week. What a difference. Thank you for spending your weekend working on the problem. I'm sure there were other things you would have preferred doing.
Great job!

riverat · 01-19-2008, 06:38 PM

Thank you Don, great job. I can get my forum fix for the day now.

SteveA · 01-19-2008, 10:05 PM

Thank You Don,

I was really missing my Forum Fix

Thank You for all you do!!

upthesaukee · 01-19-2008, 10:51 PM

Thanks, Don....pretty good for a "part time job!!!!!!

Tired of Waiting · 01-20-2008, 08:12 AM

Thanks Don,

The Forum is fast now.

Of course you can't be left without one complaint SO,,,,,,,

When I logged on today I found I had to sign in again and at my age trying to remember my "password" was a real chore

Heck, just trying to remember why I got up today was a challenge

All kidding aside, the site is running great. Thanks for you efforts to keep us from those "Honey do Lists."

ToW

SAMIAM · 01-20-2008, 09:04 AM

You'll be forgiven if you don't get any work done durring the playoffs. GO PATS

Hermit Cover · 01-20-2008, 11:17 AM

Playoffs??? What are "playoffs"?? Who is the 'PAT' that everyone talks about?

wifi · 01-20-2008, 11:33 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Hermit Cover

Playoffs??? What are "playoffs"?? Who is the 'PAT' that everyone talks about?

Thanks, I needed a good laugh...

tis · 01-20-2008, 04:56 PM

Anyone who tends one of these forums deserves a medal. But we who use them sure do appreciate all your hard work. Thanks Don.

GWC... · 01-20-2008, 08:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by webmaster

What did you do with all your spare time?

That's top secret, as they say...

I could tell you; but then I would have to...

That would never do...

Besides, what would all the speed limit proponents use as a medium to verbosely embellish their position, if that were to happen?

Long live the Webmaster!!!

codeman671 · 01-21-2008, 02:36 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by webmaster

The forum is up and running again after about 36 hours of downtime. What did you do with all your spare time?

The site is now on a different server and the problems we have seen lately should be over. Thanks to everyone for your patience when the old server was acting up.

Although the Forum is running I still have to fix many of the other features including PhotoPost. If you have problems with any areas of the site please try again later. Over the next several days all of the site features should return to normal.

Don, did you break my Dell? It was show shiny and new when I handed it off to you.

Is this the server you moved off of?

hockeypuck · 01-21-2008, 07:07 AM

Thanks Don. It's good to be back. I don't know how you do it, but we all appreciate your time and efforts.

Merrymeeting · 01-21-2008, 07:37 AM

Don,

Having maintained websites, I know the amount of time and effort involved, especially when something like this happens, and I've never managed anything of the scale and size of this site!

Well done as always. Thanks for bringing it back before I had to seek therapy for lake withdrawal symptoms. This is the only thing that keeps it going through these dark days of winter!

SIKSUKR · 01-21-2008, 08:39 AM

Yup,Don is the NE Patriots of webmasters!He's still undefeated in keeping this site the best in the business.Would that make him the Bellichick of the internet?Ok,ya,I'll go with that!

Just Sold · 01-21-2008, 09:25 AM

Don your efforts in getting the site back up and saving all of us $$$ for withdrawal therapy*. I know that everyone here more than appreciates your dedication to your "other" job on the best web site anywhere.

Thanks so much.

*I had to take a trip to the lake on Sat since I was suffering web site/lake withdrawal and I just posted 2 photos from that day.

KBoater · 01-23-2008, 10:11 AM

Don,
Thanks for the new speed. Fastest thing between NH & FL.

Last night & this morning I could not get onto the site. I rebooted the computer and that fixed the problem. I guess somewhere in the computer the old site was stored.

Thanks for all the enjoyable hours of keeping in touch with Winnie happenings.

AC2717 · 01-23-2008, 10:39 AM

Just wanted to say thanks for maintaining us! You do a wonderful job and I am aprt of other forums for other areas and topics and I have to tell you this one seems to be best maintained and up to date. Sometimes I get fustrated when my 2 cents does not get posted right away, but I know it will be out there. Thank you for all your hard work

Kudos

01-19-2008, 10:23 AM	#1
webmaster Moderator Join Date: Jun 2002 Posts: 2,434 Blog Entries: 1 Thanks: 441 Thanked 3,726 Times in 824 Posts	Site Maintenance Update The forum is up and running again after about 36 hours of downtime. What did you do with all your spare time? The site is now on a different server and the problems we have seen lately should be over. Thanks to everyone for your patience when the old server was acting up. Although the Forum is running I still have to fix many of the other features including PhotoPost. If you have problems with any areas of the site please try again later. Over the next several days all of the site features should return to normal.

01-19-2008, 02:52 PM	#4
NHKathy Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Moultonborough when I can / RI Posts: 699 Thanks: 180 Thanked 38 Times in 22 Posts	Yay, it's back! :D I never realized how "dependant" on this site I am until it was not accessible for a while! Photopost is my home page! Thank you, Don for all the time and hard work you put into this wonderful website. It is truly the best!

01-19-2008, 04:22 PM	#5
DRH Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Meredith Posts: 1,670 Thanks: 1,183 Thanked 655 Times in 173 Posts	Hurray! Well done, Don! We all greatly appreciate the time and effort you contribute to make this one of the best online forums anywhere. __________________ DRH

01-19-2008, 05:05 PM	#7
webmaster Moderator Join Date: Jun 2002 Posts: 2,434 Blog Entries: 1 Thanks: 441 Thanked 3,726 Times in 824 Posts	Another Update I've got almost everything working again and only have a few details remaining. The exception is PhotoPost. The transfer of 4 GB of data that contains all those pictures is going slowly. It was about half through this afternoon when something interrupted the transfer and I had to start again. As soon as all the pictures are transferred I'll reopen PhotoPost and reconnect it to the Forum. Until the transfer is complete there will be some broken images in Forum messages that link to PhotoPost images, especially McDude's history articles. Those pictures will fill back in as the transfer completes.

01-19-2008, 05:18 PM	#8
Old Hubbard Rd Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 462 Thanks: 141 Thanked 54 Times in 33 Posts	Sites of Steriod Oh my God. This site is on steriods now!! This thing is flying. Great job Don!!

01-19-2008, 10:39 AM	#2
SAMIAM Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Moultonborough Posts: 2,836 Thanks: 326 Thanked 1,626 Times in 562 Posts	Good job,Don....of course we'll probably find FLL in a strait jacket.....he cannot survive without the forum.

01-19-2008, 04:59 PM	#6
Ropetow Senior Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Rochester, NH / Bartlett, NH Posts: 322 Thanks: 228 Thanked 33 Times in 13 Posts	Thank you very much. This web site and forum is an amazing service you provide to us all.

01-19-2008, 06:26 PM	#11
Chickie Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 367 Thanks: 0 Thanked 67 Times in 38 Posts	Site Problem Wow! This site is flying faster than those UFO's spotted in Texas last week. What a difference. Thank you for spending your weekend working on the problem. I'm sure there were other things you would have preferred doing. Great job!

01-19-2008, 06:38 PM	#12
riverat Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Alton, NH Posts: 722 Thanks: 337 Thanked 280 Times in 123 Posts	Thank you Don, great job. I can get my forum fix for the day now. __________________ Waking up in the morning is the greatest, everything after that is a bonus

01-19-2008, 10:05 PM	#13
SteveA Deceased Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Gilford, NH Posts: 2,311 Thanks: 1,070 Thanked 2,054 Times in 497 Posts	Awesome! Thank You Don, I was really missing my Forum Fix Thank You for all you do!! __________________ "Before you criticize someone, walk a mile in his shoes. That way, if he gets angry he'll be a mile away and barefoot!" unknown

01-19-2008, 10:51 PM	#14
upthesaukee Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Alton Bay Posts: 5,547 Blog Entries: 2 Thanks: 2,398 Thanked 1,918 Times in 1,061 Posts	thanks Don Thanks, Don....pretty good for a "part time job!!!!!! __________________ I Live Here... I am always UPTHESAUKEE !!!!

01-20-2008, 08:12 AM	#15
Tired of Waiting Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 519 Thanks: 111 Thanked 259 Times in 107 Posts	Thanks Don Thanks Don, The Forum is fast now. Of course you can't be left without one complaint SO,,,,,,, When I logged on today I found I had to sign in again and at my age trying to remember my "password" was a real chore Heck, just trying to remember why I got up today was a challenge All kidding aside, the site is running great. Thanks for you efforts to keep us from those "Honey do Lists." ToW

01-20-2008, 09:04 AM	#16
SAMIAM Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Moultonborough Posts: 2,836 Thanks: 326 Thanked 1,626 Times in 562 Posts	You'll be forgiven if you don't get any work done durring the playoffs. GO PATS

01-20-2008, 11:17 AM	#17
Hermit Cover Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Hermit Cove Posts: 354 Thanks: 20 Thanked 68 Times in 40 Posts	Thanks, Don Playoffs??? What are "playoffs"?? Who is the 'PAT' that everyone talks about?

01-20-2008, 04:56 PM	#19
tis Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 6,410 Thanks: 719 Thanked 1,381 Times in 957 Posts	Anyone who tends one of these forums deserves a medal. But we who use them sure do appreciate all your hard work. Thanks Don.

01-21-2008, 07:07 AM	#22
hockeypuck Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Southern CT Posts: 169 Thanks: 19 Thanked 4 Times in 3 Posts	Thanks Don. It's good to be back. I don't know how you do it, but we all appreciate your time and efforts.

01-21-2008, 07:37 AM	#23
Merrymeeting Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Merrymeeting Lake, New Durham Posts: 2,217 Thanks: 299 Thanked 795 Times in 365 Posts	Don, Having maintained websites, I know the amount of time and effort involved, especially when something like this happens, and I've never managed anything of the scale and size of this site! Well done as always. Thanks for bringing it back before I had to seek therapy for lake withdrawal symptoms. This is the only thing that keeps it going through these dark days of winter! Last edited by Merrymeeting; 01-21-2008 at 09:03 PM.

01-21-2008, 08:39 AM	#24
SIKSUKR Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 5,075 Thanks: 215 Thanked 903 Times in 509 Posts	Yup,Don is the NE Patriots of webmasters!He's still undefeated in keeping this site the best in the business.Would that make him the Bellichick of the internet?Ok,ya,I'll go with that! __________________ SIKSUKR

01-21-2008, 09:25 AM	#25
Just Sold Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Suncook, NH, but at The Lake at Heart Posts: 2,612 Thanks: 1,082 Thanked 433 Times in 209 Posts	Thanks Don Don your efforts in getting the site back up and saving all of us $$$ for withdrawal therapy. I know that everyone here more than appreciates your dedication to your "other" job on the best web site anywhere. Thanks so much.* *I had to take a trip to the lake on Sat since I was suffering web site/lake withdrawal and I just posted 2 photos from that day. __________________ Just Sold At the lake the stress of daily life just melts away. Pro Re Nata

01-23-2008, 10:11 AM	#26
KBoater Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Wolfeboro Posts: 521 Thanks: 10 Thanked 29 Times in 15 Posts	Thanks Don, Thanks for the new speed. Fastest thing between NH & FL. Last night & this morning I could not get onto the site. I rebooted the computer and that fixed the problem. I guess somewhere in the computer the old site was stored. Thanks for all the enjoyable hours of keeping in touch with Winnie happenings. __________________ Home Permanently in NH

01-23-2008, 10:39 AM	#27
AC2717 Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Maynard, MA & Paugus Bay Posts: 2,522 Thanks: 747 Thanked 344 Times in 257 Posts	Thank You Don Just wanted to say thanks for maintaining us! You do a wonderful job and I am aprt of other forums for other areas and topics and I have to tell you this one seems to be best maintained and up to date. Sometimes I get fustrated when my 2 cents does not get posted right away, but I know it will be out there. Thank you for all your hard work Kudos