pliso.it-mate.co.uk Updates

[Steven Burn]

Just an update to let everyone know, I've heard back from my host about the
plisio site.

Apparently I was right, it wasn't a bandwidth issue, nor was it a copyright
issue. According to my host, there were 2 things that cayused the site to be
taken down;

1. There was no actual "site" there
2. The sheer size of the file was putting a strain on the server's resources

I've spoken to them and asked if there would be a problem if the file was
split into much smaller chunks, and he's going to get back to me.

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Regards

Steven Burn
Ur I.T. Mate Group
www.it-mate.co.uk

Keeping it FREE!

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Pricelessware - http://www.pricelessware.org
Practically Nerded - http://mvps.org/PracticallyNerded/
Bugs, Glitches n stuff - http://mvps.org/inetexplorer/Darnit.htm
Calendar of Updates - http://www.dozleng.com/updates/index.php?&act=calendar

 

[Susan Bugher]

Just an update to let everyone know, I've heard back from my host about the
plisio site.

Apparently I was right, it wasn't a bandwidth issue, nor was it a copyright
issue. According to my host, there were 2 things that cayused the site to be
taken down;

1. There was no actual "site" there
2. The sheer size of the file was putting a strain on the server's resources

I've spoken to them and asked if there would be a problem if the file was
split into much smaller chunks, and he's going to get back to me.

Hi Steven,

I could upload a copy of the CD page to make it a "site".

Thanks for the update and. . .

Illegitimis non carborundum. . .

Susan

 

[Steven Burn]

Hi Steven,

I could upload a copy of the CD page to make it a "site".

</snip>

I'll post here when I've heard back concerning whether we can go ahead again
or not ;o)

Thanks for the update and. . .

Illegitimis non carborundum. . .

</snip>

hehe, I had to take a look at the following to see what that meant <vbg>

http://alt-usage-english.org/excerpts/fxillegi.html

..... and... no thanks necessary ;o), though must apologise for all of the
crap thats been caused because of this.

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Regards

Steven Burn
Ur I.T. Mate Group
www.it-mate.co.uk

Keeping it FREE!

Personal favourites

WebGrid - www.webgrid.co.uk
Freeware Arena - www.freewarearena.com
Freeware Home - www.freewarehome.com
Pricelessware - http://www.pricelessware.org
Practically Nerded - http://mvps.org/PracticallyNerded/
Bugs, Glitches n stuff - http://mvps.org/inetexplorer/Darnit.htm
Calendar of Updates - http://www.dozleng.com/updates/index.php?&act=calendar

 

[Ben Cooper]

Just an update to let everyone know, I've heard back from my host
about the plisio site.

Apparently I was right, it wasn't a bandwidth issue, nor was it a
copyright issue. According to my host, there were 2 things that
cayused the site to be taken down;

1. There was no actual "site" there
2. The sheer size of the file was putting a strain on the server's
resources

I've spoken to them and asked if there would be a problem if the file
was split into much smaller chunks, and he's going to get back to me.

Thanks for the update!

How would the size of the file strain the server's resources?

 

[Steven Burn]

Thanks for the update!

How would the size of the file strain the server's resources?

To be honest I have no idea, but apparently the file was extremely popular
and thus, was putting strain on the server due to it's size (makes no sense
to me either, but it's the only explanation they gave)

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Regards

Steven Burn
Ur I.T. Mate Group
www.it-mate.co.uk

Keeping it FREE!

Personal favourites

WebGrid - www.webgrid.co.uk
Freeware Arena - www.freewarearena.com
Freeware Home - www.freewarehome.com
Pricelessware - http://www.pricelessware.org
Practically Nerded - http://mvps.org/PracticallyNerded/
Bugs, Glitches n stuff - http://mvps.org/inetexplorer/Darnit.htm
Calendar of Updates - http://www.dozleng.com/updates/index.php?&act=calendar

 

[Ben Cooper]

To be honest I have no idea, but apparently the file was extremely
popular and thus, was putting strain on the server due to it's size
(makes no sense to me either, but it's the only explanation they gave)

It sounds like they've been a good host for you, otherwise. So, I'm sure
you're better off not worrying about it.
Besides, it may have shined for a short time but it shined bright, and
it seems to have served its purpose.

 

[Steven Burn]

It sounds like they've been a good host for you, otherwise. So, I'm sure
you're better off not worrying about it.
Besides, it may have shined for a short time but it shined bright, and
it seems to have served its purpose.

To say they've been a good host would not be doing them justice......
they've been an absolutely brilliant host, and continue to be each day ).
Even with this set back, I still continue to reccomend them to everyone that
asks me about hosting etc.

I shall however, be doing everything I possibly can to get the site back
online, and online permenantely )

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Regards

Steven Burn
Ur I.T. Mate Group
www.it-mate.co.uk

Keeping it FREE!

Personal favourites

WebGrid - www.webgrid.co.uk
Freeware Arena - www.freewarearena.com
Freeware Home - www.freewarehome.com
Pricelessware - http://www.pricelessware.org
Practically Nerded - http://mvps.org/PracticallyNerded/
Bugs, Glitches n stuff - http://mvps.org/inetexplorer/Darnit.htm
Calendar of Updates - http://www.dozleng.com/updates/index.php?&act=calendar

 

[John Fitzsimons]

To be honest I have no idea, but apparently the file was extremely popular
and thus, was putting strain on the server due to it's size (makes no sense
to me either, but it's the only explanation they gave)

The data (bandwidth) one can upload (serve) from a site is usually
very much smaller than what one can download. If many people were
downloading the file then the outgoing bandwidth from their servers
may have maxed out and therefore stopped downloading of some
data from their site, and/or simply slowed everything down.

Regards, John.

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[Trey Hunner]

Steven Burn said the following on 4/29/2004 8:50 PM:
[snip]

I shall however, be doing everything I possibly can to get the site back
online, and online permenantely )

[snip]

I have an idea that may work for you. This is just one idea and it may
not be the best because it may take a little playing with on your part -
plus the downloads have to be done via a Bittorrent client. You could
take the Bitorrent that is already set up (or set one up yourself if you
like) and seed the file from your server using web seed. The seeding
can have a bandwidth cap so it won't upset your host yet it will ensure
that there is always at least one seeder of the torrent so that people
never get stuck at 99.9% downloaded.

I know there are many different CGI/SQL server programs that do this but
the only one I have tried is Web Seed. I could not get web seed to work
correctly on my friends server and eventually gave up and my friend just
left the torrent open for a few days until everyone who wanted it had it.

I may look for some more server side programs that seed torrents (and
are user-friendly). I may seed this torrent on my own server if it
wouldn't ruin my very small amount of bandwidth.

Another idea that came to mind was that the file could be zipped
multiple times using different compression systems but this probably
would not decrease the file size enough.

 

[Steven Burn]

I have an idea that may work for you. This is just one idea and it may
not be the best because it may take a little playing with on your part -
plus the downloads have to be done via a Bittorrent client. You could
take the Bitorrent that is already set up (or set one up yourself if you
like) and seed the file from your server using web seed. The seeding
can have a bandwidth cap so it won't upset your host yet it will ensure
that there is always at least one seeder of the torrent so that people
never get stuck at 99.9% downloaded.

I know there are many different CGI/SQL server programs that do this but
the only one I have tried is Web Seed. I could not get web seed to work
correctly on my friends server and eventually gave up and my friend just
left the torrent open for a few days until everyone who wanted it had it.

I may look for some more server side programs that seed torrents (and
are user-friendly). I may seed this torrent on my own server if it
wouldn't ruin my very small amount of bandwidth.

Another idea that came to mind was that the file could be zipped
multiple times using different compression systems but this probably
would not decrease the file size enough.

#1. I wouldn't go near Bit Torrent if you paid me (don't trust it..... tis
as simple as that).

#2 multiple zipping isn't going to make a difference (except more work for
the user thats downloading it).

Additionally, I spoke with my host earlier and he's decided I can't do
it..... so pliso.it-mate.co.uk is not going to be coming back any time soon.

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Regards

Steven Burn
Ur I.T. Mate Group
www.it-mate.co.uk

Keeping it FREE!

 

[Trey Hunner]

Steven Burn said the following on 5/3/2004 3:53 PM:

#1. I wouldn't go near Bit Torrent if you paid me (don't trust it..... tis
as simple as that).

Just wondering, how can you not trust something that is open source?

For the record, any version of Bittorrent made by other people *could*
contain malicious code but the original version and well trusted
versions absolutely do not contain malicious code. This is known
because the code can be and has been viewed and reviewed by any
programer that feels like peeking at it. Note: Bittorrent is licensed
under the GPL so every 'spawn' of BT has to legally be open source and
also licensed under the GPL.