[IMC-UK-Features] [imc-uk-tech] Comments not working

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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "ben" <ben at riseup.net>
To: "Chris Wilson" <chris at qwirx.com>
Cc: "Marcus Williamson" <marcus at connectotel.com>; 
<imc-uk-features at lists.indymedia.org>; <imc-uk-tech at lists.indymedia.org>
Sent: Saturday, September 06, 2008 2:50 PM
Subject: Re: [imc-uk-tech] Comments not working


>I think that old photos etc should never be removed from indymedia,
> they are an important archive. however, perhaps they don't need to be
> mirrored. perhaps the mirrors could archive just the last 12 months
> worth of indymedia and all older files link back to the production
> server.

Agree that we should never delete stuff cos we are a vaulable archive of 
direct action. Hard drives are as cheap as chips now - <10p/gig is silly 
money. Is it such a major prob whacking some larger ones in?
>
> also, on bandwidth.... I've said it before and I'll say it again....
> last time I checked, about 10% of our bandwidth was used servicing
> hotlinks to the apache helecopter killing footage and we could slash
> that by killing the hotlinks direct to the video and change them to
> point at the actual articles instead.
>

waggling hands furiously. I detest the idea of us giving so much of our 
bandwidth away as free enterainment for loathsome rednecks who are incapable 
of ever being enlightened