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John Pytlak
Film God

Posts: 9987
From: Rochester, NY 14650-1922
Registered: Jan 2000

posted 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

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Brad Miller
Administrator

Posts: 17775
From: Plano, TX (36.2 miles NW of Rockwall)
Registered: May 99

posted 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.)

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Colin Wiseley
Expert Film Handler

Posts: 123
From: Blacksburg, VA
Registered: Dec 1999

posted 02-23-2000 01:38 PM

I guess instead of DoS (denial of service) you could call it DoFT (denial of film-tech).

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Colin Wiseley
Lyric Theatre
Blacksburg, VA
www.thelyric.com

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Bryan Redemske
Film Handler

Posts: 70
From: Cedar Falls, IA, USA
Registered: Feb 2000

posted 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...

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John Walsh
Film God

Posts: 2490
From: Connecticut, USA, Earth, Milky Way
Registered: Oct 1999

posted 02-23-2000 02:51 PM

Yeah, really, it's like a drug.....

Welcome back!

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Ken Layton
Phenomenal Film Handler

Posts: 1452
From: Olympia, Wash. USA
Registered: Sep 1999

posted 02-23-2000 03:00 PM

WELCOME BACK!

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Martin Frandsen
Master Film Handler

Posts: 270
From: Denmark, Europe
Registered: Jun 99

posted 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

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Bruce McGee
Phenomenal Film Handler

Posts: 1776
From: Asheville, NC USA... Nowhere in Particular.
Registered: Aug 1999

posted 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!

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Greg Mueller
Phenomenal Film Handler

Posts: 1687
From: Port Gamble, WA
Registered: Jun 99

posted 02-23-2000 08:06 PM

dittos

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Brad Miller
Administrator

Posts: 17775
From: Plano, TX (36.2 miles NW of Rockwall)
Registered: May 99

posted 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!

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Gordon McLeod
Film God

Posts: 9532
From: Toronto Ontario Canada
Registered: Jun 99

posted 02-23-2000 08:54 PM

Thanks I was going through film-tech withdrawl

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Joe Smith
Film Handler

Posts: 56
From: Dale City, Va. USA
Registered: Oct 1999

posted 02-23-2000 08:55 PM

Glad to see you're back! Hope it was an isolated event.

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Chris Erwin
Expert Film Handler

Posts: 195
From: Olive Hill,KY
Registered: Oct 1999

posted 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

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George Roher
Master Film Handler

Posts: 266
From: Washington DC
Registered: Jul 99

posted 02-23-2000 11:22 PM

Welcome back

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Reeve Byrne
Film Handler

Posts: 35
From: Anchorage, Ak USA
Registered: Jan 2000

posted 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.

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