Backing up the 1.4 million messages only takes fifteen to twenty minutes. During this time Pet Talk is closed. Technically the server (PetoftheDay.com, etc.) is online the whole time, however, it's slow.


   Early this morning the entire server was offline for an hour. I now know this is because one of the fans in the server has failed preventing the server from rebooting normally. The company which hosts our server is going to replace the fan. I have asked them to schedule this for 11:00 PM EDT. I will make an announcement when I know more.

      Paul