A Request from FreeRepublic

[Midwest_Doc]

FreeRepublic.com is having problems with their servers. They have made the following request to their users to help keep their site up:

"Many folks here use Firefox. And if you're like me, and have a highspeed connection, you might have amped up your parallel request processing. So for today, you can turn it back down. Type in about:config in the address bar. Set network.http.max-connections to a low value, 2 or 3 should be good. Set network.http-pipelining.maxrequests to a similar value, say 4 or 5. Ramp it back up tomorrow!"

FWIW

[DS1]

1. I was going to suggest something

but it would be disruptive, probably illegal, and I wouldn't want the same thing happening to DU.

FWIW

[PeaceNikki]

10. Did you see this gem?

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=132&topic_id=7725272&mesg_id=7729808

[DS1]

11. GOP Programmers out of their depth

they're only best switching the value of $A for $B

[Regret My New Name]

15. Was that poorly filtered input or something?

It's funny how common that still is these days.

[tazkcmo]

2. I thought they were going to

recommend erasing their hard drives b4 the inevitable exploding of their heads.

[JBoy]

3. LOL! FR wants their users to "dumb themselves down".

How is that even possible?

[plaintiff]

4. I don't know what all that stuff means but is it something that could help us here?

I mean later today when things get crazy...

[ComplimentarySwine]

5. Yeah, it probably could

They're basicly asking users to voluntarily slow their computers down so that requests aren't coming into their servers as fast.

[snappyturtle]

6. Seems to me the republicans did not look ahead to deal with a

possible over-load today. I could care less if their hateful site shuts down. Sorry, I've had enough of these people and their incompetence.

[Jamastiene]

7. They need to pull themselves up by their own bootstraps.

That's what they always tell us to do.

[Ian David]

13. I was going to spend all day uploading LOLCat photos to FR with my Mozilla browser. n/t

[lies and propaganda]

8. bwhahahah! who even knew FR had the capabilities!

It looks like it was designed by a seventh grade computers class ;0

Good to hear!

[MercutioATC]

9. Skinner was asked about this:

He said that it would help, but that it wasn't a big enough deal to make it a formal request.

[OPERATIONMINDCRIME]

14. Yup. I Asked Him In Advance So That The Members Here Would Know If Necessary.

I was surprised by his answer actually, but was glad to hear he didn't think it would matter too much.

[Ian David]

12. I thought they were going to offer us their terms of surrender. n/t

[Pithy]

16. All those Freeper computers

the Etcha-Sketch 2000, must be crashing their site!

[johnfunk]

17. "The server at www.freerepublic.com is taking too long to respond."

The server at www.freerepublic.com is taking too long to respond.

The requested site did not respond to a connection request and the browser has stopped waiting for a reply.

• Could the server be experiencing high demand or a temporary outage? Try again later.
• Are you unable to browse other sites? Check the computer's network connection.
• Is your computer or network protected by a firewall or proxy? Incorrect settings can interfere with Web browsing.
• Still having trouble? Consult your network administrator or Internet provider for assistance.

Gee, those FReepers sure get their money's worth for their quarterly $66,000 or whatever it is snookerthons fundraisers!

:rofl:

[MarkInCA]

18. HAHA This is Classic

And I have sensed no issues today here.

FR website by Joe the Webmaster

[jeepnstein]

19. Here's a useful link...

They're planning a "Freedom March" already....

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2124918/posts