With the MindSpring "take over" of Netcom, the (default) server space that
"home users" can have was increased from 1Meg to 5meg. (Nice if you need it -
I certainly didn't/don't for my FAQ.) UNFORTUNATELY, at the same time they
came up with (or possibly decided to "enforce") a new rule on monthly
bandwidth. (I assumed this was "targeted" at those with commercial
web-sites - not those of us maintaining public FAQs.)
As of Sept 21, my FAQ (comp.lang.cobol/alt.cobol) "COBOL FAQ" hit its monthly
"bandwidth limit" and no one (myself included) can access it for the rest of
the calendar month!
There are obviously a bunch of circumventions/solutions available:
1) Change ISP
2) Supply only "text" FAQs (get rid of www versions)
3) "Upgrade" to a higher priced MindSpring account
4) Warn your newsgroups that your FAQ won't be available toward the end of
some/each month.
At least temporarily, I have gone with option 3 - but am not really thrilled
with this. (Some of the NG readers who have their own servers have offered to
host my FAQ, but those who offer are mostly "vendors" and I would prefer
keeping it on a "neutral" site.)
Mostly this note is just to alert any of the rest of you who have been
switched from Netcom to MindSpring - because your "users" may start
complaining to you as the month progresses.
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