> > >This note is going to tell you that RootsWeb set a new >record level of service to the genealogical community last >month, but a more important message that I'd like to convey >first is just how important your support has been. > > RootsWeb wouldn't be here without you. > >In February, without your support we couldn't have purchased >a generator to keep the servers up during the El Nino storms, >a new search engine server for the USGenWeb and mailing list >archives, and a new server to host Cyndi Howells' Website >and the USGenWeb query systems. > >Your continued support is essential to us: just to keep up >with demand, in the next few weeks we're going to have to >upgrade the main Web server, upgrade the mail hub server, >and start preparing to add a third list server. > > All that costs money. > >And beyond those inescapable upgrades, we really want to be >building a kitty for buying genealogical datasets and bringing >more new services online for the whole community. > >If you can spread the word and help us find more Members, >Sponsors, and Donors, you'll be helping us keep up with demand >and bring new data and services online. > > > *** AND NOW FOR THE REPORT *** > > >February was an incredible month: El Nino storms repeatedly >caused us to lose power, and I wound up having to 4-wheel- >drive off the mountain in a snowstorm to find and buy a >generator to keep RootsWeb online. > >Because of our batteries and our generator, we were down only >minutes even though the power was off for days. > >Also, Cyndi Howells' Website moved to RootsWeb right in the >middle of the storms and the USGenWeb query system needed more >CPU cycles and bandwidth, so we added a server and load >balanced our T1 connections to the Internet right in the >midst of all the snowfalls and power outages. > >We had about 11% absolute growth during just the month of >February, but that's deceptively low because February is a >short month. Our actual *daily* load increased about 20%: > > o 29,372,613 Web files (27,751,946 in Jan) from 2,488 > Websites (2,400 in Jan). > - 8,602,112 were HTML pages (not images or cgi-bin) > (8,308,561 in Jan). > - 3,446,096 were cgi-bin database searches and such. > (3,574,701 in Jan). > - 17,248,967 were GIFs (15,850,655) or JPEGs (1,398,312) > (15,784,790 in Jan were GIFs (14,529,204) or JPEGs > (1,255,586). > > o 644,950 FTP file downloads from the USGenWeb > Archives and the ROOTS-L Library (618,762 in Jan). > > o Thanks to a neat hack by Tim Pierce, we know we > shipped about 82,150,000 pieces of mail > (88,649,000 in Jan) pieces of mail to the > 3,050+ (2,600 in Jan) mailing lists we host. > > (The 82 million is probably low; we had to > archive a significant amount of mail before the > count because of a disk space crunch on one of > the mail servers ... ) > > o 60,000 alt.g and s.g.* Usenet News articles > to hosts on three continents (same as Jan). > > o Approximately 505,361,000,000 bytes in total > (451,786,000,000 in Jan). > >And that's what RootsWeb did in February. Let me thank you once >again for supporting RootsWeb -- none of this would be available >to the community without your help, and your continuing support >can help us grow and provide even more service to the community. > >Thank you, B. > > >-- >Dr. Brian Leverich Co-moderator, soc.genealogy.methods/GENMTD-L >RootsWeb Genealogical Data Cooperative http://www.rootsweb.com/ >P.O. Box 6798, Frazier Park, CA 93222-6798 leverich@rootsweb.com > > > Patti Caldwell - Listmistress <underline><color><param>0000,0000,ffff</param>mailto:impattic@mediaone.net </color></underline><fontfamily><param>Times New Roman</param>Remember, "please practice random acts of kindness......" Member: Western Pennsylvania Genealogical Society <color><param>0000,0000,ffff</param><<http://www.clpgh.org/CLP/Pennsylvania/oak_pennag.html> </color></fontfamily>Member: United States Internet Genealogical Society <color><param>0000,0000,ffff</param><<http://www.usigs.org> </color>Member and supporter of RootsWeb <color><param>0000,0000,ffff</param><<http://www.rootsweb.com/> </color><bold> </bold><smaller>By US Code Title 47, Sec.227(a)(2)(B), a computer/modem/printer meets the definition of a telephone fax machine. By Sec.227(b) (1)(C), it is unlawful to send any unsolicited advertisement to such equipment, punishable by action to recover actual monetary loss, or $500, whichever is greater, for EACH violation. </smaller><bold><italic> </italic> </bold>