From: "Ara.T.Howard" <ahoward@...>
Date: 2004-08-06T02:31:29+09:00
Subject: Re: RubyForge status...

On Fri, 6 Aug 2004, Richard Kilmer wrote:

> All,
>
> Because RubyForge is pushing A LOT of bandwidth, we transitioned to a faster
> ADSL line (was 1.5/384 now 6.0/768) but are experiencing some crappy
> performance (for CVS commits, etc).  I called my ISP and they are doing some
> stuff on their end which will take a few days to feel the effects of
> (hopefully to the positive).  If performance does not get better, I am going
> to jump to SDSL (768/768) which is effectively a half-T1 (and about 2x $$ of
> ADSL).  SDSL also comes with a service-level agreement which you just don't
> get with ADSL.  Anyway, please be patient with the service over the next few
> weeks as we sort this stuff out.  We will monitor the situation and figure
> out whether this new link will work, or move over to symmetric.  We will
> keep folks informed of the status.
>
> Also, at the end of this month RubyForge will be migrating to a more beefy
> server...more on that as we work out purchasing/logistics...
>
> Best,
>
> Rich Kilmer
> Team RubyForge

rich-

who pays for all this?  whoever it is, we certainly appreciate all the hard
work.

-a
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