Extended downtime this week (Tuesday)

[Elad]

DU will be unavailable for an extended period Tuesday. We will be performing an important upgrade to our main database server. The downtime could last anywhere from 4 to 16 hours. We will be beginning the work sometime around 8am (eastern time) Tuesday morning.

We believe we have a handle on our recent stability issues. As some of you may have noticed, we have not had problems with crashes or corruptions all week, thanks to some changes that were implemented last Tuesday. The upgrade this coming Tuesday should hopefully put all remnants of those stability issues behind us and prepare the server for the upcoming primaries and 2008 election.

Thanks again for your patience!

[Debi]

1. But, but, but

How will we make fun of the Republicans during their debate?

[madrchsod]

2. oh my god what am i going to do???

i`ll have to do something...constructive?

[xultar]

3. Bummer. I'll have no place to bash the GOP Tuesday night.

:cry:

[Catherine Vincent]

4. OMG! Thanks for the warning.

I guess I will have to actually get some work done that day.:P

[FloridaJudy]

5. Good day to clean the house n/t

[MikeNearMcChord]

6. Well at least there is no basketball at that time!

Go Cleveland Cavaliers! Please at least one Cleveland team winning a championship in my life time.

[Miss Chybil]

7. Okey dokey. Thanks for the warning! nt

[maddezmom]

8. thanks for the heads up

:)

[krispos42]

9. So I won't get my pre-work DU?

<sniffle>

:-)

[aquart]

10. Firedoglake is liveblogging the Libby thing that day, right?

I can go there, right?

[donsu]

11. thank you for your hard work in upgrading and keeping DU running

nt

[MaineDem]

12. Welcome Back

We missed you! :)

[supernova]

13. Lordy! We're back!

:hi: everybody! :D

Good job Skinner, Elad, and EarlG! :D