[Coco] Please share server upgrade expense

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----- Original Message -----
From: Dennis Bathory-Kitsz <bathory at maltedmedia.com>
Date: Wednesday, April 28, 2004 7:46 am
Subject: [Coco] Please share server upgrade expense


> Hi all,

> 

> Sorry to have been out of touch with some of you. We have had two 

> deaths in

> the family during April, and lots of turmoil as you can expect.

> 

> The kind folks at pair Networks (http://pair.com/) have been 

> providing our

> dedicated maltedmedia.com server at $100/month, 40% of their 

> normal charge.

> Three-quarters of this has been sponsored by Princeton String 

> Academy, and

> the rest through contributions to the largest site, Kalvos & 

> Damian's New

> Music Bazaar.

> 

> But two weeks ago -- after six years -- the server ran out of hard 

> drivespace and had to be upgraded. The cost of upgrading to 80GB 

> (four times our

> current capacity), including installation and transfer of data, 

> was $150.

> 

> Since the maltedmedia.com server is actively used at no cost by a 

> varietyof individuals and nonprofit organizations, I'd appreciate 

> help with that

> upgrade charge. If the large-volume users (particularly the music 

> sites)forwarded $10 to $20 through PayPal to my address

> <bathory at maltedmedia.com>, that would cover a fair portion of it. From

> email users and a handful of list members, even $1 here and there 

> would be

> great.

> 

> This doesn't cover bandwidth, which is limited to 60GB/month (and 

> we'vebeen skating close to the line) or the $1/month domain 

> charges, but I've

> been able to absorb that so far.

> 

> This charge will be appearing on my debit card on May 1, so help 

> is much

> appreciated.

> 

> Many thanks,

> Dennis

> 

> 

> 

> 

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Dennis, I'll send you my $20 right away using PayPal.  Thanks, and sorry for your personal turmoil.

-- Steve --