News Item - March 26, 2001 12:34 AM
Yet another small milestone for tt.NET! Our 4 Millionth site hit was logged just now... here's the rundown of the near misses & the exact hitter:
Mar 25, 2001 12:20 a 3999975 UNKNOWN, Either is a newbie or is not logged on!! Mar 25, 2001 12:21 a 3999976 J-Z91 Mar 25, 2001 12:21 a 3999977 aznTXZX Mar 25, 2001 12:21 a 3999978 turtle wax Mar 25, 2001 12:21 a 3999979 dave2 Mar 25, 2001 12:22 a 3999980 FLYT 300 Mar 25, 2001 12:22 a 3999981 UNKNOWN, Either is a newbie or is not logged on!! Mar 25, 2001 12:22 a 3999982 swaney Mar 25, 2001 12:22 a 3999983 UNKNOWN, Either is a newbie or is not logged on!! Mar 25, 2001 12:24 a 3999984 Zilla Mar 25, 2001 12:24 a 3999985 morbid Mar 25, 2001 12:24 a 3999986 mvnchevs Mar 25, 2001 12:24 a 3999987 Lange79 (CA) Mar 25, 2001 12:25 a 3999988 TelZX Mar 25, 2001 12:25 a 3999989 jasonzTT[atl] Mar 25, 2001 12:25 a 3999990 UNKNOWN, Either is a newbie or is not logged on!! Mar 25, 2001 12:26 a 3999991 UNKNOWN, Either is a newbie or is not logged on!! Mar 25, 2001 12:26 a 3999992 UNKNOWN, Either is a newbie or is not logged on!! Mar 25, 2001 12:26 a 3999993 Steve Simmons Mar 25, 2001 12:26 a 3999994 drizzt3117 Mar 25, 2001 12:27 a 3999995 UNKNOWN, Either is a newbie or is not logged on!! Mar 25, 2001 12:27 a 3999996 i300zxtt Mar 25, 2001 12:28 a 3999997 UNKNOWN, Either is a newbie or is not logged on!! Mar 25, 2001 12:28 a 3999998 UNKNOWN, Either is a newbie or is not logged on!! Mar 25, 2001 12:28 a 3999999 UNKNOWN, Either is a newbie or is not logged on!! Mar 25, 2001 12:29 a 4000000 Patrick [Buffalo] Mar 25, 2001 12:29 a 4000001 UNKNOWN, Either is a newbie or is not logged on!! Mar 25, 2001 12:29 a 4000002 UNKNOWN, Either is a newbie or is not logged on!! Mar 25, 2001 12:30 a 4000003 Dean Mar 25, 2001 12:30 a 4000004 Dallas DamonZ Mar 25, 2001 12:30 a 4000005 Jefe Mar 25, 2001 12:31 a 4000006 JC(Hates dealerships) Mar 25, 2001 12:31 a 4000007 jasonzTT[atl] Mar 25, 2001 12:31 a 4000008 james-lee Mar 25, 2001 12:31 a 4000009 UNKNOWN, Either is a newbie or is not logged on!! Mar 25, 2001 12:31 a 4000010 UNKNOWN, Either is a newbie or is not logged on!! Mar 25, 2001 12:32 a 4000011 UNKNOWN, Either is a newbie or is not logged on!! Mar 25, 2001 12:32 a 4000012 3 double-0 ZX Mar 25, 2001 12:32 a 4000013 UNKNOWN, Either is a newbie or is not logged on!! Mar 25, 2001 12:33 a 4000014 UNKNOWN, Either is a newbie or is not logged on!! Mar 25, 2001 12:33 a 4000015 UNKNOWN, Either is a newbie or is not logged on!!
Congrats Patrick!
We hit 3 million last summer with minimal fanfare (we were just coming out of the month long shutdown). Ironically, Dean was our 3 Millionth, and almost our 4 Millionth (buy lottery tickets Dean!) so we'll send him a tt.NET T-shirt for 3M and one to Patrick as well. I'll be sending out e-mails to get shipping info for you guys. Congrats to both of you & Thanks for making tt.NET what it is today!
Written by Dallas DamonZ
News Item - March 20, 2001 10:32 PM
Our problems are not on our end as it turns out. Apparently there's a tariff dispute with GTE/VeriZon/SWBell about the circuit area our server is in. There was no problem back in December when we first got set up on the DSL connection we're on now. There's a lack of large network capacity backbone owned by GTE in the area or something along those lines. I spoke w/ the VP of our ISP on the issue today and he's more irritated with the situation then I am. There's not enough available bandwidth right now, we were one of the last to be allowed to sign up for service before this popped up. Our bandwidth is limited to about 256kbps, a third of what we bought. He told me this should all be resolved in 10 days with the completion of installation of some new equipment to support the network area our server is currently in. Once this happens, the site will definitely speed way up in all aspects.
News Item - February 20, 2001 11:32 PM
We're working on the databases as of late. The General forum has grown at a rate we hadn't anticipated. Our original plan was to truncate it at a 2 week interval, but we've just let it grow instead to keep the content. Now we're trying to decide if we should go ahead with our original intent, or keep the full General message database, index it, etc.. We know things are bumpy right now. It comes from slow database response due to letting it grow like it has. So we ask you to be patient while we sort through the issues at hand. Hopefully we'll have things resolved shortly.
While you're waiting, order some T-shirts and stickers!
News Item - February 13, 2001 02:59 PM
Get your TwinTurbo.NET gear NOW! Finally got everything in line and we're starting sales today. We really appreciate your patience with this whole thing, I guarantee it's been a whipping for us to get here. So, without further waiting, go to the Store.TwinTurbo.NET. We thank you for your support!
Dallas DamonZ, Greg (Dallas), Steve Simmons, Alxlee
News Item - February 07, 2001 09:34 AM
We were apparently down all night. Had a power supply failure that obviously would kill the server. We'll have more downtime in a day or so when the new power supply shows up. We're running on scab power right now.
Also, to add to the bumpy trail, we're using some software script acceleration. This is still quirky at best, but the results are worth the trouble. So there might be some downtime involved along the way while tuning. Please be patient with it. If you were on the site yesterday when there was 65+ online and it was still moving at an acceptable pace, you know where we're going.
News Item - February 02, 2001 01:19 AM
We've decided to officially start cracking down on sigs. Some of you have already been warned and now, consider this as an official warning to everyone:
All members with sigs that include any nudity, please remove them. Should you continue to post these as your sig your posts will be deleted. Please keep things PG-13 and we won't have any issues. We will not tolerate the increasing trend of nudity in member sigs.
Obviously any posts with nudity will be deleted as well.
This is after all, still an automotive forum.
Written by Alex Lee [DE]
News Item - January 08, 2001 10:01 AM
The official unveiling of the '350Z' is just an hour away. We encourage members to use the new 350Z forum for discussion of the Concept car instead of the General forum please.
Also there's an issue with the database and scripts we're working to straighten out. Unfortunately, it's keeping members from logging in and making changes to profiles. We've also found it's effecting the search engine as well. I'm not sure how long it will take to get this rectified, we are working on it.
News Item - January 05, 2001 01:01 AM
SteAmyZ has volunteered to chair the 1/27 HIN (see update below). If you want to get in on the action, e-mail him. Thanks Steve!!
News Item - January 04, 2001 07:05 PM
I need people to volunteer to chair each stop for Hot Import Nights tour this year. Just need you to coordinate getting a couple cars together (5? 10? not sure what numbers are feasible at these shows, I've never been, it's never been in TX before) and showing under the TwinTurbo.NET banner at each stop that aren't already covered:
Del Mar Fairgrounds - San Diego, CA 1/27/2001 SteAmyZ will coordinate this stop.
Atlantic City Convention Center - Atlantic City, NJ 4/7/2001
San Mateo Expo Center - San Mateo, CA 4/28/2001
Dallas Convention Center - Dallas, TX 5/5/2001 TTZD will coordinate this stop.
Long Beach Convention Center - Long Beach, CA 5/26/2001
McCormick Place - Chicago, IL 6/30/2001
Meadowlands Convention Center - Secaucus, NJ 7/7/2001 ECZA will coordinate this stop.
Stadium Expo Center - Seattle, WA 8/4/2001
York Fairgrounds - York, PA 8/18/2001 ECZA will coordinate this stop.
San Mateo Expo Center - San Mateo, CA 10/6/2001
Hidden Valley - Irvine, CA 10/13/2001
Broward Convention Center - Ft. Lauderdale, FL 12/1/2001
Anyone interested in tackling this? I need someone for each stop, or a club like ECZA taking on multiple, since they cover a lot of territory.
Dunno if I can get banners made before the first show, but if someone can swing coordinating it rapidly, I can probably get them done & shipped out.
E-mail me if you want to handle one of the stops! I'll post the chairs for each stop so if you want to show, get in contact with those individuals once everything is set up. The show is serious business, so I'm not expecting anyone to win, because you're dealing with people that have spent a LOT of money to prep their cars for show... But I'm confident we've got a lot of clean & trick Zs to fill some spaces at each stop on the tour to represent the Z32. Step up, let's go!
News Item - December 25, 2000 11:11 AM
The server got its Christmas present this morning - double the RAM. This should help performance some. DSL is looking pretty good, no bottlenecks or performance problems reported. TTZD will probably join TTNET on this connection soon.
Written by Steve Simmons
