ALFRED FURMAN wrote: > This is a multi-part message in MIME format. > --------------D4A37B972D92C684AD5832B8 > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii > Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit > > > --------------D4A37B972D92C684AD5832B8 > Content-Type: message/rfc822 > Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit > Content-Disposition: inline > > Return-Path: <HistoryCentrer@ellisisland.org> > Received: from ntellis4.ellisisland.org ([160.79.61.3]) > by merlin (EarthLink SMTP Server) with ESMTP id te0q1d.pku.37tiu4s > for <alfjf@earthlink.net>; Fri, 20 Apr 2001 09:47:41 -0700 (PDT) > Received: from ellisisland.org (MUSTANG [192.168.3.7]) by ntellis4.ellisisland.org with SMTP (Microsoft Exchange Internet Mail Service Version 5.5.2653.13) > id 1X7S5YYY; Fri, 20 Apr 2001 12:46:31 -0400 > Date: Fri, 20 Apr 2001 16:44:26 GMT > From: HistoryCentrer@ellisisland.org > subject: Website is busy [T2001041802UH] > To: alfjf@earthlink.net > Mime-Version: 1.0 > Content-Type: multipart/mixed; boundary="----=_NextPart_0188ed1c0_0000002d_00" > Message-Id: <200104200947.te0q1d.pku.37tiu4s@merlin> > X-Mozilla-Status2: 00000000 > > This is a multi-part message in MIME format. > > ------=_NextPart_0188ed1c0_0000002d_00 > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" > > We are pleased to say that since the launch late yesterday of the Family History Center Website, www.ellisislandrecords.org, we believe usage of our site has been record-breaking. From 6 p.m. until midnight Tuesday 4-17, www.ellisislandrecords.org successfully processed 8 million hits. The site is averaging 27,000 hits per second. Our site has been up and running and at full capacity every second since the launch. > > Users who are unable to get into the Website are now receiving a message indicating the site is busy and they should try again later. Furthermore, we are working with our sponsor Compaq Computer to increase capacity within the next few days. > > We encourage everybody to hang in there and keep trying. ItÂ’s well worth it! > > Thank you for your patience and interest. > > The Statue of Liberty-Ellis Island Foundation, Inc. > > PLEASE DO NOT RESPOND TO THIS E-MAIL. > > ------=_NextPart_0188ed1c0_0000002d_00-- > > --------------D4A37B972D92C684AD5832B8--