50 MB Limit--Just a Question

Zph719s · Post by **Zph719s** » Sat Sep 11, 2004 5:58 pm

There's a new message posted on the Keenspace Main Site that says that there is a 50 MB limit on the Server. I know that I have a LOT of stuff uploaded to Keenspace, but, believe it or not, all of it is comic related: I have a game based around my comic, some .pdf formats of the comic, reviews, etc (some of them are not yet linked, but that will soon be remedied in time).

My problem is: I have no clue how much memory it is taking up. Is there a way we can tell? I'm very low-tech and I really don't want my comic to get deleted from the server because I have extra stuff.

Does anyone know?

Soap Soaperson · Post by **Soap Soaperson** » Sat Sep 11, 2004 6:00 pm

I use SmartFTP, and it tells me how much is in a folder. I don't know how it is for other programs, though!

RPin · Post by **RPin** » Sat Sep 11, 2004 6:11 pm

Don't worry, Flatwood. If you exceeded 50MB, it just runs a check and sends Kisai a warning. If it's all comic related, then it's all good. The older line used to be 25 MB, as a matter of fact.

And you can check that information at http://siteadmin.keenspace.com

McDuffies · Post by **McDuffies** » Sat Sep 11, 2004 6:44 pm

Shhh... aren't .pdf's of episodes leeching of the bandwith? I mean, they don't have adds.

Phalanx · Post by **Phalanx** » Sat Sep 11, 2004 7:30 pm

RPin wrote:Don't worry, Flatwood. If you exceeded 50MB, it just runs a check and sends Kisai a warning. If it's all comic related, then it's all good. The older line used to be 25 MB, as a matter of fact.

And you can check that information at http://siteadmin.keenspace.com

Actually, no. I think no greater than 10% of your comic archive size was the stated limit for non-comic material. The reason Kisai gave was that Keenspace is for webcomics, and not games, and when you think about it'd be too easy for people to take advantage of the unlimited bandwidth by throwing up a few comics so they can host a game.

Which reminds me, I really need to start reading FlatWood for Webcomic Finds

RPin · Post by **RPin** » Sat Sep 11, 2004 8:08 pm

Yeah, I just read that thread at help center. Forget what I said, I got it all wrong!

Anyways... My accounts seems to be around 60% comics and 40% images. They indeed are comic related and always are displayed with the aid of Yarps's javascript code. I assume Kisai will be fine with that.

Phalanx · Post by **Phalanx** » Sat Sep 11, 2004 8:18 pm

Well... You haven't gone over 50MB, have you?

I'd probably have that same problem... I'm hosting the Workshop!

Dalis · Post by **Dalis** » Sat Sep 11, 2004 8:24 pm

At least they're giving us a heads up. There are some people out there wh are hush hush and don't mention things like that at all. Normally the sites like tripod and such. Related or not, it's mostly that keenspace has a better personal touch in my opinion. It's nice.

McDuffies · Post by **McDuffies** » Sat Sep 11, 2004 8:38 pm

[quote="Phalanx"
Actually, no. I think no greater than 10% of your comic archive size was the stated limit for non-comic material. The reason Kisai gave was that Keenspace is for webcomics, and not games, and when you think about it'd be too easy for people to take advantage of the unlimited bandwidth by throwing up a few comics so they can host a game.

Which reminds me, I really need to start reading FlatWood for Webcomic Finds[/quote]
Come to think of it, if you have a sprite comic with ripps from some game, it's only logical to host the game too.

Zph719s · Post by **Zph719s** » Sun Sep 12, 2004 11:44 am

I use SmartFTP, and it tells me how much is in a folder

Thanks. I'm too stupid to check things like that. I use SmartFTP as well and I'm under the limit. *whew*

Don't worry, Flatwood. If you exceeded 50MB, it just runs a check and sends Kisai a warning. If it's all comic related, then it's all good. The older line used to be 25 MB, as a matter of fact.

Thanks. My main concern was getting my comic deleted without any notice. I need to back up most of my images, b/c some of the stuff would just be lost forever...

Shhh... aren't .pdf's of episodes leeching of the bandwith? I mean, they don't have adds.

Yeah, that would be bad if I was allowing people to download them. They're just for my personal use. I was trying to make a comic book format like the one you and Faub are trying to get put out. But it didn't work out. I was going to delete them anyway. Just haven't gotten around to it.

Actually, no. I think no greater than 10% of your comic archive size was the stated limit for non-comic material. The reason Kisai gave was that Keenspace is for webcomics, and not games, and when you think about it'd be too easy for people to take advantage of the unlimited bandwidth by throwing up a few comics so they can host a game.

I understand that completely and that's definitely not the intent. The game's something extra to boost interest in the game. And it's only like 3MB and that's less than 10% of the 40 MB I have of comics and/or webpage images. Once it gets completed it'll go to one of the various GameMaker sites fo download, but it's not finished. Really, it's not for the general public, anyway, it's just for fans of the comic. Oh well.

Which reminds me, I really need to start reading FlatWood for Webcomic Finds

I'm frightened. Be Gentle.

Thanks for your help guys.

Warren · Post by **Warren** » Mon Sep 13, 2004 5:43 am

mcDuffies wrote:

Come to think of it, if you have a sprite comic with ripps from some game, it's only logical to host the game too.

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Hmmm... I still have McDuffie's "cat at advice booth" on my site....

*steals all McDuffies stuff*

McDuffies · Post by **McDuffies** » Mon Sep 13, 2004 8:15 am

What's that got to do with it?

Vorticus · Post by **Vorticus** » Mon Sep 13, 2004 9:02 am

mcDuffies wrote:What's that got to do with it?

Obviously because he has something from you on his site, he should put all of your stuff on his site as well.