Dok: Time

Rick K · 05-11-2001, 09:03 PM

Dok, I'm still wondering about the time posted considerations. When I post a message, the time posted seems to be about an hour and a few minutes earlier than when I actually posted. Is anyone else noticing this or am I in a slight time warp?

Rick K · 05-11-2001, 09:05 PM

Ok, just posted that last. It says 9:03 and I posted it at 10:14 Eastern. Posted this at 10:15 EST.

John D. · 05-11-2001, 09:17 PM

Nope - you are not in a time warp....

Briefly - 12 servers share two T1 connections in my office - and Luger Forum sits across two of these servers. (The message Board is on a LINUX server and the website sits on a W2K server). Anyway - this Linux server is one hour and a few minutes behind on purpose....

See - on the mail servers, I send out approximately 12,000,000 e-mails in 24 hours from the various e-mail lists and Web Boards (I have a LOT of these e-mail lists and there are close to 70,000 registered e-mail addresses that are signed up to get e-mails from my servers). About 2,000,000 of those e-mails are DIGESTS - which are ONE BIG e-mail with the posts from a specific list. Most of these are 100KB in size and larger. These are sent at out 12:00 Midnight.

If all my servers compile and send these DIGESTS at the same time - it would consume approximately 500% of my available bandwidth....

If that happens - chances are you'd never be able to get "into" this web board between the hours of 12 midnight and 1:00 AM EDT - as with all those bytes of info going OUT, an incoming datastream would be sort of like a "salmon swimming upstream against the current"... Not very fast...

HTH.....

Dok · 05-11-2001, 10:04 PM

Thank you John, I was wondering... your explanation is much more interesting than my mundane thoughts. Sorry Rick, I didn't see your post until just a couple of minutes ago, was on the phone to NM talking to Ted Green (trying to find out what he's cooking up for you John...). Have a great weekend guys!

Rick K · 05-11-2001, 10:15 PM

I think I begin to understand! I see that you're talking about incredible traffic! Ok, I can adjust my time very easily! I just thought I was pointing out a problem that maybe no one else had noticed, or that the problem originated perhaps, in my computer. Now I see! Please understand that I intended not to complain, but to help. See, you can learn about so much more than Lugers at this site!

John D. · 05-12-2001, 05:55 AM

Sorry if my tone of my post had you thinking that I thought you were complaining - not at all!!! I kind'a dashed off my reply just before going to bed, so please - it wasn't taken as a complaint at all...!!!

Now - the REAL REASON that I set-back the clock on this server specifically - is to give me a LONGER TIME to fill out the On-line LugerForum quizzes. (It gives me an hour advantage even though I'm on the East Coast) BUT - don't tell anyone I told you.... Heh, heh, heh...!!!

John D. · 05-12-2001, 05:57 AM

What did he say he was cooking up??? I'm a little concerned about going to the mailbox today!!!!

Best to you as well for a great weekend!

Dok · 05-12-2001, 08:49 AM

I could tell you... but then I'd have to kill you!

Have a great weekend!!!

Dok

Dok · 05-12-2001, 08:53 AM

Rick K · 05-12-2001, 10:57 AM

No, I didn't think that you thought I was complaining. I just wanted to make sure that you didn't think I was complaining. Your explanation that you "dashed off" was more than adequate. It will keep me busy for a couple of days now as I search the internet to find out what a "LINUX server is, what a T1 connector is, and what a W2K server is.

Dok · 05-12-2001, 11:19 AM

Linux...

(what the UNIX operating system was meant to be... FREE!)

T1...

A high speed comms link. T1 is to 56K, as the F14 is to a Sopwith Camel

W2K...

Windows 2000. Another bloated over-rated product filled with bugs and undocumented features from Bill Gates!

Rick K · 05-12-2001, 11:30 AM

05-11-2001, 09:03 PM	#1
Rick K User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Cochran, GA Posts: 305 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Dok: Time Dok, I'm still wondering about the time posted considerations. When I post a message, the time posted seems to be about an hour and a few minutes earlier than when I actually posted. Is anyone else noticing this or am I in a slight time warp?

05-11-2001, 09:05 PM	#2
Rick K User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Cochran, GA Posts: 305 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Dok: Time Ok, just posted that last. It says 9:03 and I posted it at 10:14 Eastern. Posted this at 10:15 EST.

05-11-2001, 09:17 PM	#3
John D. Administrator & Site Owner LugerForum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: A Little NE of Somewhere... Posts: 2,651 Thanks: 471 Thanked 513 Times in 127 Posts	Short Explaination... Nope - you are not in a time warp.... Briefly - 12 servers share two T1 connections in my office - and Luger Forum sits across two of these servers. (The message Board is on a LINUX server and the website sits on a W2K server). Anyway - this Linux server is one hour and a few minutes behind on purpose.... See - on the mail servers, I send out approximately 12,000,000 e-mails in 24 hours from the various e-mail lists and Web Boards (I have a LOT of these e-mail lists and there are close to 70,000 registered e-mail addresses that are signed up to get e-mails from my servers). About 2,000,000 of those e-mails are DIGESTS - which are ONE BIG e-mail with the posts from a specific list. Most of these are 100KB in size and larger. These are sent at out 12:00 Midnight. If all my servers compile and send these DIGESTS at the same time - it would consume approximately 500% of my available bandwidth.... If that happens - chances are you'd never be able to get "into" this web board between the hours of 12 midnight and 1:00 AM EDT - as with all those bytes of info going OUT, an incoming datastream would be sort of like a "salmon swimming upstream against the current"... Not very fast... HTH.....

05-11-2001, 10:04 PM	#4
Dok RIP Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Bermuda (Eat Your Heart Out) Posts: 1,626 Thanks: 0 Thanked 3 Times in 3 Posts	Re: Short Explaination... Thank you John, I was wondering... your explanation is much more interesting than my mundane thoughts. Sorry Rick, I didn't see your post until just a couple of minutes ago, was on the phone to NM talking to Ted Green (trying to find out what he's cooking up for you John...). Have a great weekend guys!

05-11-2001, 10:15 PM	#5
Rick K User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Cochran, GA Posts: 305 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Now that you've explained it to me.... I think I begin to understand! I see that you're talking about incredible traffic! Ok, I can adjust my time very easily! I just thought I was pointing out a problem that maybe no one else had noticed, or that the problem originated perhaps, in my computer. Now I see! Please understand that I intended not to complain, but to help. See, you can learn about so much more than Lugers at this site!

05-12-2001, 05:55 AM	#6
John D. Administrator & Site Owner LugerForum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: A Little NE of Somewhere... Posts: 2,651 Thanks: 471 Thanked 513 Times in 127 Posts	Hi Rick..!!! Sorry if my tone of my post had you thinking that I thought you were complaining - not at all!!! I kind'a dashed off my reply just before going to bed, so please - it wasn't taken as a complaint at all...!!! Now - the REAL REASON that I set-back the clock on this server specifically - is to give me a LONGER TIME to fill out the On-line LugerForum quizzes. (It gives me an hour advantage even though I'm on the East Coast) BUT - don't tell anyone I told you.... Heh, heh, heh...!!!

05-12-2001, 05:57 AM	#7
John D. Administrator & Site Owner LugerForum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: A Little NE of Somewhere... Posts: 2,651 Thanks: 471 Thanked 513 Times in 127 Posts	Well??? What did he say he was cooking up??? I'm a little concerned about going to the mailbox today!!!! Best to you as well for a great weekend!

05-12-2001, 08:49 AM	#8
Dok RIP Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Bermuda (Eat Your Heart Out) Posts: 1,626 Thanks: 0 Thanked 3 Times in 3 Posts	Re: Well??? I could tell you... but then I'd have to kill you! Have a great weekend!!! Dok

05-12-2001, 08:53 AM	#9
Dok RIP Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Bermuda (Eat Your Heart Out) Posts: 1,626 Thanks: 0 Thanked 3 Times in 3 Posts	Oh you sneaky devil... (EOM)

05-12-2001, 10:57 AM	#10
Rick K User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Cochran, GA Posts: 305 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Hi Rick..!!! No, I didn't think that you thought I was complaining. I just wanted to make sure that you didn't think I was complaining. Your explanation that you "dashed off" was more than adequate. It will keep me busy for a couple of days now as I search the internet to find out what a "LINUX server is, what a T1 connector is, and what a W2K server is.

05-12-2001, 11:19 AM	#11
Dok RIP Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Bermuda (Eat Your Heart Out) Posts: 1,626 Thanks: 0 Thanked 3 Times in 3 Posts	Let me save you some time... Linux... (what the UNIX operating system was meant to be... FREE!) T1... A high speed comms link. T1 is to 56K, as the F14 is to a Sopwith Camel W2K... Windows 2000. Another bloated over-rated product filled with bugs and undocumented features from Bill Gates!

05-12-2001, 11:30 AM	#12
Rick K User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Cochran, GA Posts: 305 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Thanks Dok! Going to bed now. (EOM)