# SDMB server upgrade

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-server-upgrade/105446>\
**Category:** About This Message Board\
**Created:** [April 24, 2002, 10:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-server-upgrade/105446 "2002-04-24T22:30:13Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![cainxinth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/7bcc69/32.png) [@cainxinth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cainxinth)\
**Post date:** [April 24, 2002, 10:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-server-upgrade/105446/1 "2002-04-24T22:30:13Z")

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How much would it cost to seriously upgrade the SDMB server, and is there any legal or logistical reason a donation program couldn’t be set up for the teeming millions to contribute to said upgrade?

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**Author:** ![Ringo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/779978/32.png) [@Ringo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ringo)\
**Post date:** [April 24, 2002, 11:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-server-upgrade/105446/2 "2002-04-24T23:04:56Z")

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Some background for you:

[I want to donate $$$ to the SDMB - how?](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=47052&highlight=beatle)

[Straight Dope Message Board evolving?](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=47045)

[The site needs more bandwidth](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=29404)