[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 --