# So, the maintainance... **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [July 25, 2001, 4:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-the-maintainance/73750 "2001-07-25T16:55:30Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Oicu812](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/f475e1/32.png) [@Oicu812](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oicu812)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2001, 1:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-the-maintainance/73750/21 "2001-07-26T13:55:49Z")
1. How much drive space is on the SDMB server? 2. What bandwidth to the net? 3. Hi Opal! (Sorry Opal, just had to!) 4. What specs on the server itself? The reason I ask this is: I just acquired a RAID 7 array with 15 9.1 GB drives in it. 13 data drives, 1 parity and 1 hot spare. Call it 115GB of ultra fast storage. Would that be enough to cover the OS, software and database? This machine is incredible, with no data lost even if you start losing drives, and you can swap the drives for larger ones. Max capacity is 1 TB. All in a very nice glass fronted enclosure. ~ $90,000 when purchased 4 years ago. Maybe we can work something out. O ---
**Author:** ![manhattan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/manhattan/32/7_2.png) [@manhattan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/manhattan)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2001, 2:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-the-maintainance/73750/22 "2001-07-26T14:03:46Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by SPOOFE \* > \*\*Dammit, and here I was hoping that they were going to install the NetSlap 2.14 software… you know, the program that allows you to smack someone who’s acting like a dork on the Boards? I dream of the day when we get that… \*\* First things first. I’ve been after Jerry to install T-TOTAL, the breathylizer program that I think will cut down on the “who would win a fight between…” threads in GQ. ---
**Author:** ![jab1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ee7513/32.png) [@jab1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jab1)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2001, 7:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-the-maintainance/73750/23 "2001-07-26T19:13:28Z")
The words for the day are “main **ten** ance” and “car **a** mel”. ---
**Author:** ![handy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/b5a626/32.png) [@handy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/handy)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2001, 10:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-the-maintainance/73750/24 "2001-07-26T22:59:44Z")
So are those gerbils going to get a spell checker during maintenance? If you are bored they are having the Feast of Lanterns pageant in Pacific Grove, California saturday during the maintenance period, there are fireworks even though there is some hidden agreement not to ever mention it. So, I can’t wait to see what happens to our post counts come monday. ---
**Author:** ![vanilla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/f19dbf/32.png) [@vanilla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vanilla)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2001, 11:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-the-maintainance/73750/25 "2001-07-26T23:16:31Z")
Handy! You made it past 10,000! Congrats!! Now do you do a rollback? ---
**Author:** ![wring](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/838e76/32.png) [@wring](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wring)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2001, 11:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-the-maintainance/73750/26 "2001-07-26T23:23:33Z")
have you factored in the possible world wide potential for problems when the entire SDMB attempts to log in exactly on 7/30/01 at exactly 9:00 AM CDT? and they though Y2K would cause problems! ---
**Author:** ![waterj2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/858c86/32.png) [@waterj2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/waterj2)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2001, 12:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-the-maintainance/73750/27 "2001-07-27T00:12:50Z")
Jerry, will links in archived threads to other archived threads be able to work? Or will it at least be possible to figure out how to find a thread in the archives given its thread id number? BTW, I thought it said “camel covered crack” and was really confused. ---
**Author:** ![Biggirl](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biggirl/32/3294_2.png) [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2001, 12:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-the-maintainance/73750/28 "2001-07-27T00:34:21Z")
A whole damned board full of fustrated English teachers. What I meant was, my ass is so big I need an entire city to cover my crack. I thought I was perfectly clear. ---
**Author:** ![jab1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ee7513/32.png) [@jab1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jab1)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2001, 1:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-the-maintainance/73750/29 "2001-07-27T01:18:16Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by wring \* > **have you factored in the possible world wide potential for problems when the entire SDMB attempts to log in exactly on 7/30/01 at exactly 9:00 AM CDT?** Well, I won’t login at that time because that’s 7:00 AM PDT, and the library doesn’t open till 10:00 AM, three hours later. In fact, I may not show up till 11:00. So if the SDMB crashes, it won’t be MY fault! 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Albert\_Rose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/9de053/32.png) [@Albert\_Rose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Albert_Rose)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2001, 1:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-the-maintainance/73750/30 "2001-07-27T01:45:54Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Biggirl \* > \*\*A whole damned board full of fustrated English teachers. > What I meant was, my ass is so big I need an entire city to cover my crack. > > I thought I was perfectly clear. \*\* Darn it, **Biggirl,** now I’m getting all sweaty. ---
**Author:** ![porcupine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ac91a4/32.png) [@porcupine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/porcupine)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2001, 4:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-the-maintainance/73750/31 "2001-07-27T16:56:58Z")
This seemed like and appropriate place to thank the people who have been working on speeding up the board. So… ummm… Thanks. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![jab1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ee7513/32.png) [@jab1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jab1)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2001, 12:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-the-maintainance/73750/32 "2001-07-28T00:02:32Z")
Come Monday, if this board is not up and running again, I will get on a bus and go to Chicago and, like Joe Besser, **"I’ll give you all such a PINCH!!"** 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Booker57](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/b9e5f3/32.png) [@Booker57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Booker57)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2001, 4:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-the-maintainance/73750/33 "2001-07-28T04:21:52Z")
good nite board. ---
**Author:** ![minty\_green](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f6c823/32.png) [@minty\_green](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/minty_green)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2001, 4:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-the-maintainance/73750/34 "2001-07-28T04:38:40Z")
I was kind thinking about staying up until 3:00 in the morning to post this, but I’m too damn old for doing that just for the sake of literature anymore. So I’ll just say it now, and you can fill in for yourself how appropriate it would have been at 2:59 a.m.: The rest is silence. ---
**Author:** ![Airman\_Doors\_USAF](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e36b37/32.png) [@Airman\_Doors\_USAF](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Airman_Doors_USAF)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2001, 5:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-the-maintainance/73750/35 "2001-07-28T05:55:11Z")
You all have good reason to be scared. I have it on good authority that the administrators have succumbed to the incredible hypnotic powers of **jally**. 😉 Bring on the crapware, guys! OK, OK, in all seriousness. You guys are doing a great job. Keep up the good work, have a nice weekend, and we’ll see you on Monday. -Dave ---
**Author:** ![Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/qadgop_the_mercotan/32/83_2.png) [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2001, 6:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-the-maintainance/73750/36 "2001-07-28T06:37:09Z")
Now I know how the Apollo astronauts felt when they lost radio contact with earth entirely as they went behind the moon. ---
**Author:** ![wring](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/838e76/32.png) [@wring](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wring)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2001, 6:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-the-maintainance/73750/37 "2001-07-28T06:40:37Z")
Bye til then. Thanks for all you’re doing here. (to be read on Monday morning: ‘was it good for you?’ 😃 ) ---
**Author:** ![Buck\_Nekked](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/46a35a/32.png) [@Buck\_Nekked](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Buck_Nekked)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2001, 7:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-the-maintainance/73750/38 "2001-07-28T07:14:37Z")
Geez, I was just getting warmed up. ---
**Author:** ![Larry\_Griffin-Kentzel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/larry_griffin-kentzel/32/14787_2.png) [@Larry\_Griffin-Kentzel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Larry_Griffin-Kentzel)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2001, 8:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-the-maintainance/73750/39 "2001-07-28T08:29:59Z")
Good luck, **Jerry**! ---
**Author:** ![KneadToKnow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kneadtoknow/32/3999_2.png) [@KneadToKnow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KneadToKnow)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2001, 12:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-the-maintainance/73750/40 "2001-07-28T12:29:53Z")
Um, so how come I can do this? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-the-maintainance/73750.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-the-maintainance/73750.md?page=3)