On the subjects of bandwidth, moving, hosting and megaupload

2/18/12: Rapidshare has implemented a hard 30KB/sec cap on download speeds for free users, and those downloads are prone to having 'pauses' as well. I'm willing to give this a couple weeks to sort out, but that is not acceptable long-term. In order to avoid the eggs-in-one-basket scenario, I need to find another alternative. Requirements: 1. Not blocked in the US. 2. Can upload files at least up to 200MB (preferably larger than that). 3. Holds files at least 60 days after last download. 4. Free user has at least 50GB of storage. 5. Reliable download speed of at least 100KB/sec. 6. Preferably no captcha, though I'm willing to live with that. Gimme suggestions.


2/17/12: Future uploads will be to Fileserve as much as possible. I've already got so much on Rapidshare, and it turns out that RS is very strict about the 30 days thing. RS is nice enough to send an email with a list of vulnerable files, so nothing will expire unexpectedly, but that is problematic for long-term storage. Also, I recommend getting a free account with each host in order to reduce wait times.


2/4/12: All three sites are complete, except for 'under construction' matches. Please let me know about any broken links. I took the opportunity to shift the largest files off the server so that smaller files formerly on mega could have room; in the end I uploaded over 1100 files in 2 weeks.

I'd wanted to do a match census but never got around to it before. Between the three sites it's somewhere between 1900 and 2000 depending on how one counts the clip collections and other miscellany.

Something to keep an eye on is Rapidshare saying that unused files will be deleted after 30 days. If that's the case, a lot of files will likely expire late in the month. If that happens the relevant files will be put on Fileserve.

Lastly, I'm quite pleased with the fact that there was NOT a bandwidth spike last month following the Megaupload takedown. Nobody panicked, and the server being up the whole time was vital to my being able to smoothly complete the re-ups. Bottom line: THIS THING IS HERE TO STAY.


2/2/12: .us complete.


1/30/12: All Japan from '89 and earlier complete. I actively encourage everyone to download the files now on Rapidshare!


1/27/12: NOAH is complete.


1/26/12: Files marked 'UNDER CONSTRUCTION' are missing or pending an upgrade. Fileserve appears to be back, after I re-upped most of the files I put up there (naturally). I'll leave any remaining Fileserve links in place. I will avoid putting any more on Fileserve until it's clear whether they'll keep the files up. If a Rapidshare or Fileshare link isn't working, let me know.


1/23/12: I am now going to Rapidshare, which has removed most of the restrictions it had over the years that made it unappealing. However the upload speed is such that re-upping will take many many weeks. If you would like to help please let me know.


1/21/12: I am now convinced that Megaupload is gone for good. I will start the process of uploading to Fileserve. If there is a pay-for alternative that would allow everyone else to download as easily as we did from Megaupload, let me know. With a substantial donation increase I can put everything on one server, but I doubt I can squeeze that much out of y'all. The bottom line is that we CAN make this work because the videos are in a grey area as long as there is not significant traffic from Japan, which has been the case the entire time I've done this.


1/19/12: Megaupload has been shut down by the US government. To say that this significantly impacts the site would be a tremendous understatement.


3/3/11: The owner of Made2Own has fallen off the face of the earth, so I will be moving again. I'm planning this move far enough in advance that we should avoid any significant problems. The 'old files on the server, new files on megaupload' approach has dramatically improved the bandwidth issue. The hosting costs will NOT drop any time soon, so please be sure to donate at least $10 a year or more if you donate less often.


6/23/08: After a good ten month run on HostGator, they abruptly reneged on an agreement not to cancel my account so long as there were no copyright issues or overuse of server resources. As a result I have had to go through the tedious process of re-uploading the website, for the third or fourth time since mid-2007. My new webhost, made2own, was the original home of Daily Puro. My agreement with them goes all the way to the CEO and thus should be secure. Though I am now paying more for hosting than ever before, I am much more confident that I've found a long-term home. I have been given much less bandwidth than was available over the last few years. 'Budget' hosts promise the moon and look for any excuse not to deliver. The current arrangement is sustainable.

With the increase in monthly cost I have increased the fundraising goal. Please support the effort!