(OT)A note on the User Limit

[Scatterspell]

Hello

There has been talk on the Mortalit.net boards about Enworlds user limits (a certian game publisher has been frequenting our boards because of it) I put forth the notion that Mortality Host the Enworld boards. Adlon (whom works in the field) is more than happy to help out, as I know he respects Enworld and what it does for the RPG community. Please let me know your thoughts on this, have emailed Morrus to see if he would like to look into this option. But this is also YOUR place to trade ideas, so just wanna hear your feedback.

Crap middle of the night is not a good time to post new threads!!

 

[Mark]

Gotta love the Mortality Net!

Don't forget, Mr Walker, about the Chicago Gameday being held in Mount Prospect late June. Link is in my sig!

 

[Scatterspell]

Heh first reply goes RIGHT off topic....gotta love it!

Tho that sounds like a blast! I might just grace you all with my presence.

 

[RangerWickett]

How would Mortality handle the server costs? Who is funding them? Because Russ is having a few troubles paying for his own server, and I'm pretty sure that ENWorld gets a lot more traffic than Mortality. Could Mortality even do it?

 

[Scatterspell]

Good questions, and pretty much yes to all of them. If there is one thing Mortality has got, it's server space and bandwith. Well it's got a lot more than that but you know what I mean.

Adlon will do his best to help Enworld get better bandwith and servers that can handle the traffic, and probably save Morrus some cash.

 

[Morrus]

If there is one thing Mortality has got, it's server space and bandwith.

Unfortunately, server space and bandwidth aren't the problem - I have both of those in spades. The problem is sheer processing power: the boards need a big, powerful dedicated server that can handle all of the simultaneous databsae requests made.

It's a good idea, but unless Adlon actually has a spare hi-spec server that could be dedicated to the boards, it probably isn't the answer to the problem.

 

[reapersaurus]

The problem is sheer processing power: the boards need a big, powerful dedicated server that can handle all of the simultaneous databsae requests made.

It's a good idea, but unless Adlon actually has a spare hi-spec server that could be dedicated to the boards, it probably isn't the answer to the problem.

Morrus.

I feel it's my obligation as a computer instructor to try to get across to you that the specs you have been referring to are VERY cheap, in networking circles.

The kind of server you've been talking about 'upgrading' to is a dog, in the industry.
What was it, a dual-processor, 800 MHz or something, with 512 MB of RAM?

For the money that you are receiving in probably 2 weeks of contributing members, I'll bet you could buy a server with those specs straight out, NOT rent it from that rapist hosting service you're using now.

I STRONGLY recommend to follow up on the graciousness offered by others in the industry.

I have always thought this hosting service we are using now is simply a stop-gap, short-time solution from Eric's hosting service.

You did a good job getting us over here intact, and the boards have thrived.

Now let's move to a place that will let us grow as we should.

This hosting service we are using now has NO prospects for allowing that.

 

[RangerWickett]

I'll admit, I'm confused. Can someone, for my sake and for the sake of others, explain what exactly a website and a messageboard need to run properly, and how much those things cost and how they work? I'd be interested to know.

 

[Hatchling Dragon]

Me too...

I'm with RangerWickett, I'd like to know the basics of what's needed to keep this madhouse functioning lag-free (or close), and of course the bottom line on what it'd cost for this dream machine.

I may soon be able to contribute to the boards, as I've wanted to do for a while now, but I'm very reluctant to 'help' in situations where I don't know details. I'm sure I'm not alone in this.

Hatchling Dragon

 

[Dungeon Master]

I love EN World but the 200-user limit is getting old real fast. It took me almost a whole hour of refreshing to get in.
As far as having a beefy machine to host message boards, I don't think this is totally accurate. I frequent other message boards (Fan sites) for computer games with rivaling traffic and they remain stable even with well above 300+ users logged in posting messages.
I also work in the computer industry and if it’s a matter of cost, I can pick up parts for a dual processor server and have it together with little out of pocket.

I also frequent the Mortality site, heck I live 5 minutes from Adlon's shop and know he has a couple powerful servers, both running Linux. And what better OS to run for Web and e-mail than Linux eh?

Well, I hope this can be fixed soon. I like frequenting the boards here during the day but I'm finding it near to impossible to get in anymore.