DWS Mirrors Needed

Yes, it’s that time again – time for a new Netbook and a legion of sites to host it. http://www.trekrpg.net/Board/ubb/smile.gif

Because TrekRPGNet’s increasing popularity taking it to new heights, we unfortunately do not have the necessary bandwidth to host a new Netbook that will certainly demand a large number of downloads – our current traffic right now uses all of our considerable bandwidth.

With that said, I am interested in finding sites that can host the upcoming Dominion War Sourcebook that will shortly be available.

The requirements:

1. You must have at least 10MB of space to host the file (I don’t know the specific file size, so this number is on the high side).
2. Your site must be available 24/7 – no local computer hookups that are “sporadically” online allowed.
3. You will need to have anywhere from 1 to 2 GB of monthly bandwidth available to support the number of downloads anticipated. The more mirrors we have, the smaller this number can be. (See note below!)
4. Your site must be such that the download can be initiated from an external site (TrekRPGNet).

If you feel you meet these requirements and would be happy to help out the TrekRPGNet community by hosting a file, please contact me for more details.

NOTE: Be aware of your ISP’s bandwidth policies! Some ISPs will shut down your site once you go over your set bandwidth allocation (if any), others will apply a cost-by-megabyte bandwidth surcharge. This could end up being a significant dollar amount! TrekRPGNet will not be held liable for bandwidth surcharges nor reimburse you!


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Don
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Still need people to mirror. See the above message for details.


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Don
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Drooling

Errr... I take "rotating" the availability of netbooks here in TrekRPGnet is out of question ??

I mean, just this once, couldn't you guys take Spacedock and SRM: Starfleet out of the air, temporarily and add DWS instead ? And then keep rotating the documents ?

PLease, don't flame me for my ignorance; as I'm a complete computer moron, I don't have a clue as to how this could be acomplished !


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[This message has been edited by Captain Novaes (edited 04-23-2001).]

No, we can't.

"...our current traffic right now uses all of our considerable bandwidth."

That pretty much sums up the state of affairs right now -- I can't host the Netbook here without removing features from TrekRPGNet or shutting down the Discussion Board for a month or so.


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Don
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Don, can't you hit up any of the people from last time?

Or have they turned snobish? http://www.trekrpg.net/Board/ubb/biggrin.gif

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'...Deflector Control, no vital systems...'

Not a vital system! What the heck do you think stops the ship going 'poof' every time it goes to warp?

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Originally posted by Don:
I can't host the Netbook here without removing features from TrekRPGNet or shutting down the Discussion Board for a month or so.

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Gosh !

Hmmmmmmm... lemme see... 1 month out of our beloved boards or DWS... tough choice http://www.trekrpg.net/Board/ubb/biggrin.gif

Good luck to us all !

Wish I had the traffic allotment; I'd do it.

As for me...I'm willing to do without the message boards for a month for the DWS...

Dang! I wish there wasn't this stupid clause in my ISP contract "Thou shalt not provide any kind of web or download service" or something http://www.trekrpg.net/Board/ubb/frown.gif. Well, I had only a 512Mo bandwidth for uplink, so ...

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No, I will not be shutting down features of the site simply to host an additional book. I will find other ways. I will not remove functionality from the site. My example was in the vein of “if I had no other choice, this is what I’d have to do.”

I have choices. http://www.trekrpg.net/Board/ubb/smile.gif


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Don
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Why not just limit the number of concurent connections? That would also help to free up bandwidth for us broadband users http://www.trekrpg.net/Board/ubb/smile.gif

Okay, the only thing I could find at Geocities that seems to concern this issue is the following statement:

(o) use your home page (or directory)as storage for remote loading or as a door or signpost to another home page, whether inside or beyond Yahoo GeoCities

So, can I host DWS?

Don, please don't forget my offer... it's a damned good server. http://www.trekrpg.net/Board/ubb/wink.gif

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checking into the UNM policies concerning bandwidth. if i can get around any limitations, i'll let you know.

I'm not sure my school would like me hogging bandwidth for something "important" like this. Otherwise, I'd volunteer.


Although, it's not like half the people at my school aren't using Napster, anyway. But, I digress.

Does anyone know if Geocities has any "no downloads"rule? If they don't have them, I wouldn't mind posting the book at my website. However, I'm not sure if I fulfill all the technical requirements needed.
One mor ething. I currently have around 13 Mb of free space, so hosting the file is no problem, but, eventually, I would like to get that space back, say after a month or two.


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How about distributing the netbook via e-mail, at least initially to get the strain off the TrekRPG.net server?

People sign into a mailing list if they want the book. The admin sends the book to first five into the list which in turn send the book forth to the next consecutive five, kind of like a chain letter. With all the different mail servers around, it'll distribute the weight a bit and sending a 3Mb attachement file shouldn't theoretically be a problem.

But since it is sort of a chain letter, I'm not sure about it's legality. But it could work. Talk about guerrilla information distribution.


Wizdoc

I'm willing to host it on my spare site. I have 30 megs available webspace, none of which is currently in use.

So far I have been unable to find any reference to max bandwidth on my provider's terms and conditions. However, it is of course possible that I could exceed their limits, but I would expect that they would inform me if that was the case. The only problem being, I would (obviously) have to cease hosting if that happened.

Let me know if that's any use to you.

Nick

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Captain Daniel Hunter
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Star Trek: Intrepid


[This message has been edited by USS Intrepid (edited 04-25-2001).]

I have 20MB of space, most of which is not used.

My terms and conditions only mention that if I reach excessive bandwidth they will inform me.

So I'm willing and able to hold a copy of the source book.

Don, I emailed you regarding the hosting ... just wanted to check that you recieved it.

The DWS is now available from the Computer Core / Netbook area. I would still like some additional mirrors, if at all possible. Please drop me an e-mail if you think you can help.

For those that have offered, thank you.

Enjoy!

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Don
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THANK YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Downloading Now

Can't wait

Thank you again, and sorry I did not have a place to help host yet. I am working on it.

Makklor

Well I just finished skimming the thing. It looks awesome. I like the lists of ships in fleets with their commanding officers. I like the details on the Kalandra Sector. I probably won't get around to reading the book in detail until I have a working printer again. That, and I'm still taking my time reading Spacedock. I wish I could keep up with every single Trek roleplaying book, but I acquire them faster than I can read them.

Thank you Don & Steve, gonna look at it as soon as i'm finished here

Karg

Yes!!! When I saw the update on the main page, I about jumped out of my seat and danced for joy (okay, I did, but my wife gave me a strange look and I stopped). Thanks for cranking this book out, folks. I'm in the process of downloading it now. Thank you for going the few extra light-years in putting out a great series of products for the dedicated LUG crowd.

-Darth Charming