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Posted by John Pytlak (Member # 331) on 02-23-2000, 12:15 PM:
Sure missed the Film Handler's Forum. Welcome back! 
This experience, and my experience with corporate IT servers, shows that servers are not yet 100% reliable, despite backups and redundancy. Having 99% uptime is not good enough. Film-Tech had a few Gigabytes disappear into the etherworld for a few days. Can you image a 20-plex when they lose their Terabyte-sized server on a busy weekend?
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John P. Pytlak, Senior Technical Specialist
Worldwide Technical Services, Professional Motion Imaging
Eastman Kodak Company
Research Labs, Building 69, Room 7419
Rochester, New York, 14650-1922 USA
Tel: 716-477-5325 Fax: 716-722-7243
E-Mail: john.pytlak@kodak.com
Posted by Brad Miller (Member # 2) on 02-23-2000, 12:44 PM:
And they were SUPPOSED to send all of my old data to a new file on my site which I could then move over to finish the forum. I had even spent extra time reworking the site and putting in new features in the forum! Looks like all they've managed to do is waste my time over the weekend and crash all of my new work. Guess it's time to get in the Technicolor mode and make a nasty call. 
(At least the forum is back without glitch.)
Posted by Colin Wiseley (Member # 247) on 02-23-2000, 01:38 PM:
I guess instead of DoS (denial of service) you could call it DoFT (denial of film-tech).------------------
Colin Wiseley
Lyric Theatre
Blacksburg, VA
www.thelyric.com
Posted by Bryan Redemske (Member # 354) on 02-23-2000, 02:48 PM:
ohhh....film-tech....sweet, sweet film-tech....my quest for the ultimate projection knowledge can continue....that was a boring few days. since there was no film-tech, i just shut down the booth for a few days. looks like the nasty notes will come to and end...
Posted by John Walsh (Member # 168) on 02-23-2000, 02:51 PM:
Yeah, really, it's like a drug.....Welcome back!
Posted by Ken Layton (Member # 133) on 02-23-2000, 03:00 PM:
WELCOME BACK!
Posted by Martin Frandsen (Member # 74) on 02-23-2000, 03:30 PM:
Nice to see film-tech 'on-air' again, i have missed you all! I agree film-tech IS a drug but in a good way of cause
Posted by Bruce McGee (Member # 131) on 02-23-2000, 04:57 PM:
Yes. I'm glad you are back. Now I can continue with my film rantings with folks that seem to care!
Posted by Greg Mueller (Member # 17) on 02-23-2000, 08:06 PM:
dittos
Posted by Brad Miller (Member # 2) on 02-23-2000, 08:37 PM:
I'm installing a DSL line and I think I will start making daily backups. I just can't wait for electronic cinema's crashes!
Posted by Gordon McLeod (Member # 33) on 02-23-2000, 08:54 PM:
Thanks I was going through film-tech withdrawl
Posted by Joe Smith (Member # 190) on 02-23-2000, 08:55 PM:
Glad to see you're back! Hope it was an isolated event.
Posted by Chris Erwin (Member # 176) on 02-23-2000, 09:15 PM:
I can't wait to be in a multi when the server crashes. I'll be one of the first ones in the refund line laughing my ass off.
Digital...hmmm...keep the 35mm and train caring operators to run em'.Enough rant...welcome back FT'ers....
--Chris
Posted by George Roher (Member # 91) on 02-23-2000, 11:22 PM:
Welcome back
Posted by Reeve Byrne (Member # 295) on 02-24-2000, 06:19 AM:
God Bless Film-Tech. I was getting real worried there for awhile. I guess it is like a drug.
Posted by Ben Wales (Member # 92) on 02-24-2000, 08:53 AM:
Welcome Back..Brad!.
We missed your site and the popular "Forum".
Computers!!!, this is a taste of what will happen at Digital Cinemas when their servers or the DLP projector that will not work.Long live proper cinema projectors!.