Steeldust Dan, SASS #2631Life Posted January 4, 2011 Share Posted January 4, 2011 Been trying to get onto the Wire for more than an hour. What is up? Please don't tell me it is my computer or Internet connection, because I can access everything else I've tried tonight with little or no delay. Someone forget to change out the hamsters? Steeldust Dan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Jake1001 Posted January 4, 2011 Share Posted January 4, 2011 Money is what's wrong with the wire. Not enough band width to handle the traffic or keep everything that goes into it. My 39 year old son is on a surf website and a tiki website that were started 6 and 8 years ago. everything that has ever been done there is still there. Pictures can be posted and is like the wire used to be pre 2004. Some one suggested that 6000-8000 people all donate a little $$ to keep it going. They do it. We have 40,000+ members....if everyone gave a buck, maybe we could have more bandwidth too. Big Jake Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Boy Posted January 4, 2011 Share Posted January 4, 2011 Dan, the Wire is still running on the 2010 Server Yep, slower than molasses here on the Right Coast too ... All Day Long Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grizzly Adams 3674 Posted January 4, 2011 Share Posted January 4, 2011 One could grow old(er) just waiting for the WIRE! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Griff Posted January 4, 2011 Share Posted January 4, 2011 Too many keyboards, not enough chips! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cpt Dan Blodgett, SASS #75655 Posted January 4, 2011 Share Posted January 4, 2011 It has been really sucky for about 4 hrs at least but appears to be working now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mad Dog Jack, SASS #77862 Posted January 4, 2011 Share Posted January 4, 2011 No posts between 3:56 and 8:37. That's a problem. Not the first time, not the last, I'm sure... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adirondack Jack, SASS #53440 Posted January 4, 2011 Share Posted January 4, 2011 NHRA rules. It ain't cubic inchs, it's cubic dollars that wins races. How fast you wanna go? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gold Canyon Kid #43974 Posted January 4, 2011 Share Posted January 4, 2011 Been trying to get onto the Wire for more than an hour. What is up? Please don't tell me it is my computer or Internet connection, because I can access everything else I've tried tonight with little or no delay. Someone forget to change out the hamsters? Steeldust Dan The Wire was only down for about 5 hours this time, I guess SASS gets what it pays for. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G. P. Cobb Posted January 4, 2011 Share Posted January 4, 2011 The Wire was only down for about 5 hours this time, I guess SASS gets what it pays for. -------------------- Yep just got on it's about 0100 CST. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest diablo slim shootist Posted January 4, 2011 Share Posted January 4, 2011 Gave up and went in to watch TV reruns and turned in for the night.....ZZZZZ. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
"Pop" Dawson Posted January 4, 2011 Share Posted January 4, 2011 Well, I'm glad to see its not just me. This has been the case for several weeks................ maybe longer. Its worse some time and some time it works ok. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rye Miles #13621 Posted January 4, 2011 Share Posted January 4, 2011 The Telegraph was actually a faster way to communicate than this wire. Welcome to the new old west! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MMJ#89586 Posted January 4, 2011 Share Posted January 4, 2011 I tried viewing the site all night but couldn't get on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JD Trampas, SASS # 55781 Posted January 4, 2011 Share Posted January 4, 2011 I give up on the SASS after 4:30 pm central time, I can't get on or it takes to long to get a topic to come up, so I go to other forums where I have no problems at all, they need to upgrade big time All for now JD Trampas P.S. I have high speed cable and still have trouble here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cyrus Cassidy #45437 Posted January 4, 2011 Share Posted January 4, 2011 Yep, it's been a problem on this wire for some time now. If I didn't miss SASS shooting so much I'd never come around here. By the way, I'll get to my first SASS shoot in over a year this April and I'm already looking forward to it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olen Rugged Posted January 4, 2011 Share Posted January 4, 2011 Don't be to quick to pile on the folks administering this site. Connections are dependent on many things including, but not limited to: server sizing, configuration, service providers, software (server side and client side), location, weather and power. In almost all of the cases reported here I have found my connection to be just fine. That has been the story on other outages as well. Certainly SASS could upgrade to version 3 of the IP software? This is V2.3.5. They can probably get a dedicated server or a bigger, faster dedicated server, but that won't help if somebody with a backhoe snips a fiber or if AT&T or Verizon or one of the other big players has an outage. Oh, they will need some big $$$$ to do that and they may have other interests out there... Olen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Samuel "Doc" Eells Posted January 11, 2011 Share Posted January 11, 2011 Whatever the problem is, they need to fix it. I paid my life membership dues a good while back, part of the package was the use of the wire. Last night I tried 27 times just to log on and finally gave up. That is ludicrous. If they are going to do the wire, they need to do it right! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cooleemee Edd, SASS No. 68719 Posted January 11, 2011 Share Posted January 11, 2011 I haven't had any problems. Let's blame the weather...maybe it IS your confuser (er, I mean "computer.")!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Boy Posted January 11, 2011 Share Posted January 11, 2011 Oh, they will need some big $$$$ to do that and they may have other interests out there... Olen, let's do some finger counting: IP Board Software= SASS complete Forum, not just the Wire IP Board Software Features turned on - Minimal Other free boards, features turned on - All IP Board Software - Pictures, direct link only Other free boards, Pictures, IMG Code (the picture is in the post) IP Board Software - Our members have made a total of 73,488 posts for the complete SASS Forum, not just the Wire (But Wire topics are only saved for 30 days = 660 Topics. Say avg 10 posts per topic=6600 posts Saved) Other Free Boards - 6500 Topics with 56,000 posts ... Saved Forever IP Board Software - We have 30,613 registered members Other Free Boards - 3000 to 5000 registered members (Are 30,613 registered members online daily? No. This nimber is just for Show and Tell) IP Board Software members online daily ... "Most users ever online was 0 on --" - no disclosed and so is the daily count Other Free Boards - members online daily ... 16 Spiders, 131 Guests, 15 Pardners, 0 Pardners in Chat (0 Buddies) IP Board Response Times - Minutes and many time down completely Other Free Boards Resonse Times - Seconds and hardly ever down IP Board Software - $350 plus annual renewal fee plus Host Server expense, unknown phBB and SMF Board Software - Free Software plus less than $200 per annual for Host Server expense big $$$$ as you say ... I think not to run an efficient IP Board software for the SASS Forum in total Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olen Rugged Posted January 11, 2011 Share Posted January 11, 2011 Olen, let's do some finger counting:IP Board Software= SASS complete Forum, not just the Wire IP Board Software - $350 plus annual renewal fee plus Host Server expense, unknownphBB and SMF Board Software - Free Software plus less than $200 per annual for Host Server expense big $$$$ as you say ... I think not to run an efficient IP Board software for the SASS Forum in total A board with these numbers: Our Board Statistics Total Posts1,338,008 Total Members 25,563 Online At Once Record 467 will require upwards of $8,000 per year in fees and maintenance. SASS may have other priorities for that kind of money. Olen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Boy Posted January 12, 2011 Share Posted January 12, 2011 Our Board StatisticsTotal Posts1,338,008 (But Wire topics are only saved for 30 days = 660 Topics. Say avg 10 posts per topic=6600 posts Saved) = Pocket Change for Storage! Olen, I know of no other board that deletes topic/post files after 30 days to save on host storage costs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olen Rugged Posted January 12, 2011 Share Posted January 12, 2011 It appears that "they" are interested: SASS unveils new Web Home Page Today. In an effort to improve your on line experience SASS has been currently overhauling is web network. The New Home Page is the latest addition which now includes redesign of the END of TRAIL Pages, SASS Convention Pages and more recently the redesign of the Clubs and Annual Matches page. The SASS Web Site is cleaner, brighter and much more easily navigated than the old design. The new home page includes the use of navigation buttons which allow for quick access to events and information. The icon buttons will be seen through out the site. Although there are still a few pages that have not been redesigned we hope to have all pages changed to the new design within a month. So fell free to browse our site and offer you comments. We think you are going to like it. Olen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny The Kid , SASS 22917 Posted January 13, 2011 Share Posted January 13, 2011 Not only new web page...but the Wire is smoking for me tonight. I have never seen it this fast. Must have upgraded the server or something. If so, Thanks, Wild Bunch. Johnny Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cpt Dan Blodgett, SASS #75655 Posted January 13, 2011 Share Posted January 13, 2011 Not only new web page...but the Wire is smoking for me tonight. I have never seen it this fast. Must have upgraded the server or something. If so, Thanks, Wild Bunch.Johnny Agree instantaneous posts and refreshes - outstanding guys, for once the check really was in the mail Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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