welcome back.... (exceeded bandwidth)

twoguns · 2003-11-30T19:26:24+00:00

well after four days without veedubbers, i was a little stressed. woke up early this morning and remembered it was first of the month, and we are back! 😀 so good morning to all and welcome back. someone might have to do something about bandwidth, huh. it was a real bummer not being able to get the daily fix of vw news.

Baja Wes V6 Baja Pioneer

3,119 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 1 Dec 2003, 2:00 pm

#116790

OK, I can see a few posts about this, but I thought I would explain it all again in one place.

We exceeded our monthly allowable bandwidth. I think (need to check with Brad) that our monthly quota for bandwidth is 15GB. That is a huge amount but still we are exceeding it. Bandwidth costs money, and we only have so many sponsors.

Other popular forums get around it by not being able to attach images. Attached images use a lot of bandwidth, and it is why we had to cap the size of images at 50KB. Maybe we need to reduce this file size further.

Avatars and sig pictures also use bandwidth, that is why avatars have been limited to such a small size (because they load in every post).

As others have said, if the images are not on the aussieveedubbers server (ie not attached images) then they take up no bandwidth. So hosting them elsewhere and linking to the forum is a good idea.

And the bandwidth issue has nothing to do with peoples posts disappearing. bandwidth is the loading of info as you view it, whereas storing of post info on the server simply uses server space. Old posts do eventually get deleted one way or another and that will effect your post total.

Another forum I am on has contributor, sponsor and normal membership. contributors and sponsors donate money to the forum to help pay for bandwidth and server space. They then get some added features and something to tell others they are a sponsor / contributor. What do people think of this idea?

Wes - www.offroadvw.net - 200HP Quad Cam V6 in a VW Baja - with climate control... 🙂
www.taylorcycles.com.au - My DH MTB racing brothers shop.

*did*

0 posts · joined Sep 2003 · 1 Dec 2003, 3:50 pm

#116808

In the future i think that when having dedicated picture posts (such as the 14 page dotvw post) it would be a good idea to use remote image hosting services such as photoisland.

vw54 Administrator Always Waiting 4 Friday

16,723 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 1 Dec 2003, 4:54 pm

#116835

Stop putting upo so many pics of teh same bloody car !!! like in the Day of posts.

I saw 16 different shots of the same cars !!!!

I read it on FACEBOOK so it must be true

http://forums.aussieveedubbers.com/viewtopic.php?tid=91278&page=1#pid848630

http://forums.aussieveedubbers.com/viewtopic.php?tid=63561&page=1#pid624099

http://forums.aussieveedubbers.com/viewtopic.php?tid=4832&page=1#pid452603

http://forums.aussieveedubbers.com/viewtopic.php?tid=60650&page=1#pid574409

twoguns simply aircooled

4,275 posts · joined Nov 2002 · 1 Dec 2003, 5:37 pm

#116852

wow!:o

i wiated four days to view ozdubbers. cleaned and rearrranged teh manshed and sorted a few vw parts and stuff. wait for 1/12 and i get on to see who else was hanging. not many around. go out for the day and when i come home. whalla... its all happening again. cant belive how many of you guys get on via work. and they say productivity had dropped due to the relaxed dress codes. ha ha ha ha😀

Simply Cruzin'...

sikdub Wolfsburg Wizard

571 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 1 Dec 2003, 6:14 pm

#116866

felt a little shattered, dunno how many times i checked from a few different locations. The remote hosting idea is great. Shouldn't anyone who has an avatar know how to do this? Cos i know mine is stored nowhere on here. 🙂
Steven

Riaan Eurotrash

183 posts · joined Nov 2003 · 1 Dec 2003, 7:50 pm

#116915

Have you ever thought bout deleting some of the users who well, dont use? or arent you suposed to do taht? cause i know that thera arent 1800 people posting evreyday

A lways
U nder
D emonic
I nfluence

Boozer Demented But Determined

1,999 posts · joined Dec 2002 · 1 Dec 2003, 8:48 pm

#116948

That shouldn't affect it though from what little I understand about it. anywho I didn't have the withdrawl symtoms from AVD as much cause I spent the weekend at Fraser with all the buggies and had a blast zipping around the place. Fraser Island kicks butt! Just don't hit Eligh Creek at 80km while airborne and you'll have fun! :o😎😀

Riaan Eurotrash

183 posts · joined Nov 2003 · 1 Dec 2003, 8:50 pm

#116951

:cryDAMM SCHOOL I WISH I GOT TO GO WITH YOU:cry

A lways
U nder
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MickH Hairy Gutted Sloth

3,389 posts · joined Sep 2003 · 1 Dec 2003, 8:50 pm

#116952

Got any pics of Fraser or do we have to wait LONGER!!!!!!!!!!!!:jesus

tssnq.com.au

Boozer Demented But Determined

1,999 posts · joined Dec 2002 · 1 Dec 2003, 8:57 pm

#116959

I don't know if you would've wanted to be in the Dozer just as we were airborne and about to splash down in the creek, you would've heard both Jason and I screaming/swearing and trying to grab stuff that won't move! it was fun though....after the event.
Sadly no Mick H I do not have any pics as i didn't bring a camera. I would've loved to get a pic of my baja sitting next to this massive chev ute in Rainbow beach. I'm not kidding the top of the ute tray was higher than my baja. The tires were twice the height and width of mine easily. But lots of other people had cameras and i'm suprised there isn't a thread with pics yet.

*did*

0 posts · joined Sep 2003 · 1 Dec 2003, 10:20 pm

#117003

*Remote photo hosting instructions*

First, you will need to sign up with PhotoIsland (http://www.photoisland.com)

Once the pictures you would like to post are uploaded to PhotoIsland, click on the photo that you would like to post.

Scroll all the way down. On the bottom left hand corner of the list of options, you will see a option that says, "Link for Web Page, etc.", click on it.

A seperate screen will pop up with the Pictures URL.

In this seperate screen, click the button, "Highlight Text". Then copy the text that is there.

When composing your aussieveedubbers post click the
icon above the text box and paste in the image url.

Note: Image urls stay active for 3 months.
It is probably not a good idea to have too many images hosted on any one account, because they will probably delete you.

zac_smits Coolest Person Ever!

3,634 posts · joined Jan 2003 · 1 Dec 2003, 10:35 pm

#117011

that's a good suggestiong *did*
i know andrew mentioned something about chainging the images "from being dynamic images to being static images by moving them out of the database and into a directory on the disk"

vanderaj Administrator a suffusion of yellow

3,130 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 1 Dec 2003, 10:50 pm

#117023

Where I was:

[url="http://grouphug.us]Grouphug[/url]

Cute kitties:

The motherlode

The two are sorta linked.

Andrew

lugnuts Custom Title Time!

1,070 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 2 Dec 2003, 1:21 am

#117060

EASY,next time anyone has a #hitload of photos they want to share they can only put em up on the 30th 😀

zac_smits Coolest Person Ever!

3,634 posts · joined Jan 2003 · 2 Dec 2003, 12:58 pm

#117177

what about yahoo photo groups? i use one of those for khanacross pics...

http://au.photos.yahoo.com/zjsmits

or

http://au.f1.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/zjsmits/album?.dir=/Khanacross&.src=ph&store=&prodid=&.done=http%3a//au.photos.yahoo.com/zjsmits

zac (if u want to see...try the 2nd one first)

RISKY^VW Wolfsburg Wizard

403 posts · joined Mar 2003 · 2 Dec 2003, 6:14 pm

#117312

yeah thank god it's back 😀 😉
with all the people on now and all the posts u might want to think of a better plan ?? i think most people here will through so bucks in
sorry if some one has said this as have not read all posts

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