Erik

ewww ... the mail service was having a bad day, restarted, things should return to normal.

Explains why "Dungeons and Dragons" was the number 3 search string on Yahoo today.

We don't allow download managers because they require all downloads to be in the public domain. Public files especially large ones lead to file leaching which is a very costly problem inherent to the Internet. Sorry, but hope that helps.

CA has delivered: 7.098633 terabytes of data to our members. That's roughly 50 - 300GB Hard Drives full of data. =============================================== CA has seen: 173,037,030 Page Hits. That's 5.49 page hits per second. =============================================== CA has processed: 62,092,008,540 MYSQL Queries. That's an average of 1,974 queries per second. =============================================== CA has greeted: 2,959,778 Unique Vistors. That's an average of 5.6 unique visitors per minute. Just thought you'd all like to know just how active your community really is. Keep up the good work. - Erik

PATRON: "I see you guys have John Wayne toilet paper in your bathrooms." STAFF MEMBER: "Why would you think that sir?" PATRON: "Because it's rough, tough, and doesn't take crap off of anyone." ======================================================== 1956 The Searchers - "That'll be the day."

Sexiness! Now I feel like an for saying anything ... but hey I'm good with everyone knowing I'm not perfect. I leave that job up to Fates.

Well I beta tested carbon back in the d'izzay and I got it. Seriously though I don't think any offense was offered just congratulatory praise for the new gear. No need for a match that I can see. So let's and make up so we don't have to this thread and I don't have to . Thanks for the help guys. Erik

We don't mind hearing about all the good things we do and what about our community you enjoy. It's nice to hear good things from you guys and it helps us decide what's important to keep or improve on. It's your community too we're in this together sorta thing. Thanks for the thanks.

How is the site working for everyone? From the backend performance looks like it's running at optimal considering the amount of traffic, useage, and sheer volume we're handling. Doesn't sound like much but with an average of almost 380 users online around the clock for the past year I think we've done well for staying online with little to no hiccups. Erik

No. The problem is not with users online. The problem is balancing how much memory we give to applications and how much we keep in reserve for other things like downloads and web based applications. It's really not that big of a deal it's just not an easy task sometimes. Sadly the best time to tune your equipment is when it is at it's highest useage, so I'll keep at it as long as you guys don't get frustrated.

We've been seeing some high server loads lately which is good but to compensate for the new loads I have to move some resources over to applications like apache and mysql which provide you guys with everything from page views to downloads. So that being said it's not their we're unstable it's more like we're improving stablility long term with some short term interruptions.

Which file are you trying to download? (link me) Have you run a trace route to our site?

I've allowed more attachment space for members. You can yourself manage your attachments in your My Controls section. Erik

You guys are crazy! OF COURSE CombatACE celebrates every single post made by each of you. We do this each and every day of the year. . . . The download section is still online isn't it? . . . From the 2s to the 2000s and beyond you're all special to us. CONGRATULATIONS!

Alright alright ... I give up! For the past year and half I've been trying to figure out how the heck some of you guys come up with your display name. I see guys like Fates, Buff, Ruggbutt, Nhengo and the list goes on and on. You guys are just more creative than me I guess. Tell us what your name means or maybe where it comes from. I'm sure there's some funny stories that go along with them. Erik

... speaking of comfortable those kilts have some serious comfort points.

oh yeah ... should be a big hit and I'm looking forward to seeing it. OP is a big rig. How freek'in perfect is that?

lmao ... those are great!

If you haven't noticed we've been plagued with some upstream issues today from our datacenter. They have assured us they are working on resolving it, but never the less it's been an ongoing issue since 9:00 CST. When it's fixed we'll resume normal operations. Until then you may experience slower than normal page loads, no page loads, lost downloads, lost uploads, etc. We appologize for the inconvenience and wanted you to know that we are aware of the problem. Thanks; Erik

I'm not sure how posting this on our site accomplishes anything. It would be far better served on TK's forum. Posted here it has little value other than to inflame a self motivated level of expectation we are unable to change in the game's core. I suggest we round file this until such time TK answers developmental concerns on our site directly. Thank you for understanding.

Boot into the bios and set it to boot from the cdrom first. Insert the XP CD into the cdrom drive. Reboot the machine. This will cause the machine to boot from the XP CD not the hdd. If it boots into the windows installation screen then it's something on your hard drive possibly in the boot sector. If it doesn't boot to the installation screen then it's hardware related. The chances of both machines crapping out at the same time are huge so I'm with you on thinking you've got some malware on those machines or they've been bot'ed. Erik

We're looking for some members who speak other languages fluently to manage forums in other languages and coordinate with our team here at CombatACE.com. I'm interested to find out who would be interested if we offered such a service and which languages you think would be most used. Feel free to respond here or in PM with your thoughts and details. Thanks everyone. Erik

The new language forums are now in place and open. If we could get some opening posts welcoming the new additional forums and ideas put in place that would be terrific. Specific forum descriptions can be added if they're written and supplied to us. Posts and topics can be pinned as needed and subforums can be added if they become necessary. The general idea of these forums is to allow members an access point to our community through the help of great people like yourself. Some things that would be helpful in these forums are: 1. A Site Help Section - Posted in different languages so members will know how to join our community as a member and use the features of the site. 2. A Knowledge Base - Some of the most frequently asked questions about adding and changing mods can be found in the knowledge base here: http://forum.combatace.com/index.php?showforum=99. Converting these KB posts (or the more important ones) will help everyone. 3. Team Building - As the new forums take hold you'll want additional support from members who post there to help moderate and support the new forums. If we come accross members who would like to help please let us know and we'll add them to the moderation team. 4. Skinning - Different forum skins can be added for each forum which will give the buttons and forums new language support. Converting all the English to the language of the forum would be a terrific way to promote the new forums. All of these things we can work on in time. As the needs and ideas come up and define themselves let myself or Fates know and we'll work on getting them provided for you. Please work with the members in answering questions and concerns. If you have questions you don't feel comfortable answering or need additional support with they can be asked in the specific forum in English and then once answered translated back for the member. This should lessen as more and more posts are asked and answered. Questions concerning the site can always be PM'd to any of the admins for clarification. On behalf of all us here at CombatACE we thank you for your support and involvement. Erik