Long live usenet

From RSC's page: "Back Soon (with any luck) Our server host replaced a forum server hard disk without making a backup beforehand. We hope this isn't going to be a serious problem, but stay tuned!" Ouch. There still are upsides to USENET. Can anyone provide me with details how to get in touch with rF Santa who did the BT52 mod? I need to contact him about a skinset for his wonderful Brabham mod. All the best & TIA, Hoover

Uwe <[email hidden]> wrote in news:hg0eqn$524$[email hidden]:

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> From RSC's page: > > "Back Soon (with any luck) > > Our server host replaced a forum server hard disk without making a > backup beforehand. We hope this isn't going to be a serious problem, > but stay tuned!" > > Ouch. There still are upsides to USENET. Can anyone provide me with > details how to get in touch with rF Santa who did the BT52 mod? I need > to contact him about a skinset for his wonderful Brabham mod. > > All the best & TIA, >

Nice to know their IT department is up on all the details on how to run and maintain a computer system - *not*.

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> Uwe <[email hidden]> wrote in > news:hg0eqn$524$[email hidden]: > >> From RSC's page: >> >> "Back Soon (with any luck) >> >> Our server host replaced a forum server hard disk without making a >> backup beforehand. We hope this isn't going to be a serious problem, >> but stay tuned!" >> >> Ouch. There still are upsides to USENET. Can anyone provide me with >> details how to get in touch with rF Santa who did the BT52 mod? I need >> to contact him about a skinset for his wonderful Brabham mod. >> >> All the best & TIA, >> > Nice to know their IT department is up on all the details on how to run > and maintain a computer system - *not*. >

So is RSC gone completly? All I get for the last few days is a 404. They looked like they might be getting into tight financial circumstances. Don't visit there much but it was nice to know it was there DavErb

DavErb <[email hidden]> wrote in news:[email hidden]:

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> APLer wrote: >> Uwe <[email hidden]> wrote in >> news:hg0eqn$524$[email hidden]: >> >>> From RSC's page: >>> >>> "Back Soon (with any luck) >>> >>> Our server host replaced a forum server hard disk without making a >>> backup beforehand. We hope this isn't going to be a serious problem, >>> but stay tuned!" >>> >>> Ouch. There still are upsides to USENET. Can anyone provide me with >>> details how to get in touch with rF Santa who did the BT52 mod? I >>> need to contact him about a skinset for his wonderful Brabham mod. >>> >>> All the best & TIA, >>> >> Nice to know their IT department is up on all the details on how to >> run and maintain a computer system - *not*. >> > So is RSC gone completly? All I get for the last few days is a 404. > They looked like they might be getting into tight financial > circumstances. Don't visit there much but it was nice to know it was > there >

From a simple google search: http://forum.racesimcentral.com/ Date and time log of how far they are from being up. A corrupted backup is the latest news. No secondary backup apparently. -- (setq (chuck nil) car(chuck) )

>> Our server host replaced a forum server hard disk without making a >> backup beforehand. We hope this isn't going to be a serious problem, >> but stay tuned! Shouldn't servers like this be using raid 6 controllers that allow drives to be hot swapped? The controllers are about $500 (USA), and Sata hard drives are cheap. http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/safer-6-raid-controllers,1199.html

"rcgldr" <[email hidden]> wrote in news:UuIXm.10556$[email hidden]:

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>>> Our server host replaced a forum server hard disk without making a >>> backup beforehand. We hope this isn't going to be a serious problem, >>> but stay tuned! > > Shouldn't servers like this be using raid 6 controllers that allow > drives to be hot swapped? The controllers are about $500 (USA), and > Sata hard drives are cheap. >

And slow. Hard drives die, people get taxed after their death, your chosen hourse never finishes first. That's life. It's done for free in effect. Do *you* have a computer that you never use for yourself? he does. Not trolling you understand, but explaining what may not appear obvious,

APLer wrote: >Not trolling you understand, but explaining what may not appear obvious, Not trolling? That's a first.

Cronos <[email hidden]> wrote in news:hgro45$e3n$[email hidden]:

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> APLer wrote: > >>Not trolling you understand, but explaining what may not appear >>obvious, > > Not trolling? That's a first. >

For *you* perhaps. Hmm. 3 posts here this month and none in the previous 2 years. You have a lot to base your opinions on don't you? My posts here go back to August 2008.

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>>>> Our server host replaced a forum server hard disk without making a >>>> backup beforehand. We hope this isn't going to be a serious problem, >>>> but stay tuned! >> >> Shouldn't servers like this be using raid 6 controllers that allow >> drives to be hot swapped? The controllers are about $500 (USA), and >> Sata hard drives are cheap. >> > And slow. Hard drives die, people get taxed after their death, your chosen > hourse never finishes first. That's life. It's done for free in effect. Do > *you* have a computer that you never use for yourself? he does. Not > trolling you understand, but explaining what may not appear obvious,

I had assumed they were using one of those $30 / month dedicated server web hosts, not providing their own server. I mis-understood their issue.

APLer wrote: > My posts here go back to August 2008. Mine go back to 1993, under various names of course.

Cronos <[email hidden]> wrote in news:hgsjds$1bj$[email hidden]: > APLer wrote: > >> My posts here go back to August 2008. > > Mine go back to 1993, under various names of course. > Riight.

APLer wrote: > Riight. You calling me a liar?