[hpsdr] repository move needed

[KG4VPY]

It could be spambots. They can hit a site for hours or even days. As a 
bot, it just keeps hitting (page requests) repeatedly. There are two 
factors: memory usage and load. But I would assume that whoever is in 
charge of the servers understands all this. Still, I would think they 
would know what the problem source is by looking at what page(s) are 
requested the most, etc.

As for other hosts, I use Dreamhost and have been happy with them for 7 
yrs. They now have set ups where your sites can have their own servers 
(which mine is). This has resulted in very little downtime, if any, 
since I switched to that. It has, however, taught me a lot about memory 
usage and load.

PaulaO

Bob McGwier wrote:
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> The repository is sustaining a large number of very large requests.  
> It has gotten to the point that our maintainer is entertaining 
> complaints from the commercial users who are sharing the internet 
> connection.
>
> Flex shutdown all access to its tree (same server) and required log in 
> and password after the maintainer brought a complaint.  This did 
> NOTHING to relieve the bandwidth issue and has pissed off Flex 
> customers to say the least.  Several of the transactions have been the 
> size of a CD (in the last 24 hours) and it simply cannot be Flex or 
> its developers because they have been gone for days.  The entire PIPE 
> is 1.5 mbps.
>
> It cannot be dttsp since it has long since moved its operations to 
> https://www.cgran.org. It is not the issue.
>
> That leaves one "customer":  hpsdr downloaders.  This is 
> unsustainable.  hpsdr, as a group, and flex as a company are just 
> going to have to bite the bullet and arrange for their own servers 
> because we have all but overstayed our welcome.  We all need a plan 
> and soon.
>
> Bob
> N4HY
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