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[AudioFreak]

Brainchild,
You've got mail.

All,
Please keep the offers coming.

[fdegrove]

Hi Dan,

- $500 a month for us to rent and use that server, with colocation, we own the server so their base charge would be more around $100 a month plus options.

Are you sure about this? Owning the server and collocating, I mean...

Anyway, the major concern is to make a decision and have it all transferred with as little disruption as possible.

With the number of members active here that have a vested interest in audio and an interest in keeping this forum live, I'd venture there shouldn't be a major problem in finding sponsors...
The basic rule with sponsoring is keeping them at just that level:
sponsoring; no more, no less...
We don't want sponsors to take over the forum as I'm sure you don't want this either.

Best,

[AudioFreak]

Frank,

Yes I've looked at suitable dedicated servers vs. colocation and those figures are indicative of the vast majority.

As for sponsors, a banner on 2 or 3 pages is probably enough to entice them and we wouldn't want to go much further than that.

[fdegrove]

Hi,

Dan,

Yes I've looked at suitable dedicated servers vs. colocation and those figures are indicative of the vast majority.

Okidoki...we need a solution and too fast for comfort, right?
Never a good situation to negociate so I suggest asking Sitepoint/Jason for some more delay.

If that delay needs to be paid for we need to find some way of covering that, but if we go to another company they'll want some cash too or won't they?

So, buy time at Sitepoint and look around if you can. If we can't we're screwed, let's face it.

As for sponsors, a banner on 2 or 3 pages is probably enough to entice them and we wouldn't want to go much further than that.

Allow me to say so but that's only a concern for the more distant future, first the accomodation to run the forum than the sponsoring will follow...It will, I promise.

Sorry to sound harsh but that's how I see it, I call a spade a spade.

In the meantime I'll try to help anyway I can as you know already from correspondence,

[elizard]

audiofreak: check out the link i posted (ev1 i think) .. they provide the server and hosting, all for $100-$150/month .. that's GOOD i think

plus the offer from brainchild seems QUITE attractive

[AudioFreak]

Originally posted by fdegrove
we need a solution and too fast for comfort, right?
Never a good situation to negociate so I suggest asking Sitepoint/Jason for some more delay.

It aint gonna happen. Jason leaves the country for the better part of 12 months on the 1st of February so this need to be sorted out by mid January so this only gives us about 3 weeks.

Originally posted by fdegrove
If that delay needs to be paid for we need to find some way of covering that, but if we go to another company they'll want some cash too or won't they?

Yes unless we are sponsored, we will need cash upfront. The beg-a-thon will probably start a couple of days after christmas.

Originally posted by fdegrove
So, buy time at Sitepoint and look around if you can. If we can't we're screwed, let's face it.

As above, our time with our current server is fast running out and we have no where to move to within Sitepoint paid or otherwise.

Originally posted by fdegrove
Allow me to say so but that's only a concern for the more distant future, first the accomodation to run the forum than the sponsoring will follow...It will, I promise.

Sorry to sound harsh but that's how I see it, I call a spade a spade.

I guess only time will tell.

Originally posted by fdegrove
In the meantime I'll try to help anyway I can as you know already from correspondence,

Cheers.

Originally posted by elizard
audiofreak: check out the link i posted (ev1 i think) .. they provide the server and hosting, all for $100-$150/month .. that's GOOD i think

I've just checked ev1 and it looks like we could get something suitable for between $150 - $200 a month but again, the long term sustainability of such cost is somewhat questionable.

Originally posted by elizard
plus the offer from brainchild seems QUITE attractive

I'm currently in contact with him to see if we can negotiate a suitable outcome. At present, things certainly look promising.

All,
Again I will ask, please keep the offers coming. I cant rest until we have this sorted out.

[elizard]

One suggestion for the beg-a-thon is a meter to see how much was donated so far (but keep donation annonymous if the donator wants to be anon, otherwise possibly make a "chart" of best donors). That way we have an idea of what has been done so far, we know whether people gave thousands, or thousands of pennies ..

[jleaman]

You know i still can see what i can do about hostnig this on my server at my house for free. Do you want me to see what i can do ? Jason ? Audio Freak ? Only problem is we need a machine.

[AudioFreak]

JasonL,

Your connection (IIRC, ADSL 1.5Mbps down, 512Kbps up) wont be able to handle the site.

[jleaman]

no it is 1mb up and 1.9mb down.