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Apr-16-2006 21:20

I'm sure a lot of you noticed that we were down off and on Sunday.

First off, I'm very sorry about the hassle. Optimizing high traffic web servers is tricky business, and I'm no expert on it.

I made some changes that I was hoping would improve things, but in the process, I broke some things that were previously working.

Anyway, the server is back up now, and hopefully it is running better, ut we'll have to wait and see how it performs during peak hours.

Expect more periodic outages over the next few days. Hopefully none will be as long as Sunday's but, it's tough to predict how these things will go.

As always, we appreciate your patience.

Apr-16-2006 21:24

Don't worry Ben, I don't mind.

I appreciate your efforts, and hopefully everything will work out fine.

Apr-16-2006 22:02

The game is so fast now! What could go wrong?
*so excited by thoughts of fast server that dies of heart attack*

Apr-16-2006 22:06

Hee hee! Yes, I too am noticing the speed difference. I've done most of my cases in just under half an hour.

Now I definatly don't care about these outages!

Apr-17-2006 00:45

Well, yes, it's fast while it's running. Now if I can just get it to keep running, we might get somewhere.

Apr-17-2006 01:00

*Laughs*

Yes, these outages seem to be happening too frequently.

Don't worry yourself, Ben. You'll get the hang of it. :)

Apr-17-2006 10:00

Are you going to have to purchase a better server soon? Or will this one last?

Apr-17-2006 13:56

I should be able to make this one perform better, so we're not planning on purchasing one immediately.

If our recent growth rate continues, we will eventually have to upgrade the hardware.

Apr-17-2006 14:05

I don't know if it's just me but everything works fine except I cannot go into any of the townies places. Everytime I try to go to the waiter in Dehli, I get the "cannot find server" error. I've tried cleaning out my cache and renewing page, etc. but still cannot get to many of the townies, at least here in Dehli.

Thanks so much for all your hard work! It is truly appreciated.

Apr-17-2006 14:09

In other words, Linda, that's a server outage.

Apr-17-2006 14:35

Thanks Lucian. Do I detect a note of sarcasm? lol

My point was it is only happening in Dehli that I can see. I didn't know if it was possible for just one part to be out or if it was just me.

Give me a break :) I'm good at catching bad guys but know absolutely nothing about servers unless I'm at a restaurant. lol