area51.phpbb.com v.s. phpbb.sourceforge.net

primedomain · Post by **primedomain** » Sat Feb 02, 2002 9:13 am

What does "area51" actually stand for? Is there any special meaning?

gameofhit · Post by **gameofhit** » Sat Feb 02, 2002 9:22 am

Well, the closest thing to an explanation is at the top of the index page (pure index, not forum index.) http://area51.phpbb.com/

primedomain · Post by **primedomain** » Sat Feb 02, 2002 9:33 am

[quote3c830="absinthe"]
Well, the closest thing to an explanation is at the top of the index page [/quote3c830]
thanx. However, my question was rather why it is called "area51" and not e.g. "area295". Is this "area51" a special expression in English?

Fubonis · Post by **Fubonis** » Sat Feb 02, 2002 9:38 am

Roswell, New Mexico, USA. Those damned aliens!
Basically, it's a rumored top secret government facility to monitor aliens and such.

primedomain · Post by **primedomain** » Sat Feb 02, 2002 9:46 am

I see. So this is a rumored top secret government forum to monitor aliens and such!

I think I will change my bookmark from sourceforge.net to area51

Monster · Post by **Monster** » Sat Feb 02, 2002 12:52 pm

phpbb.sourceforge.net 'cause i bookmarket it ages ago

TC · Post by TC » Sat Feb 02, 2002 2:33 pm

[quote2b0c5="primedomain"]
[quote2b0c5="absinthe"]
Well, the closest thing to an explanation is at the top of the index page [/quote2b0c5]
thanx. However, my question was rather why it is called "area51" and not e.g. "area295". Is this "area51" a special expression in English?

[/quote2b0c5]

search for "Groom Lake" and/or "area 51" and i'm sure you'll find some interesting results.

also mocked up in the film Independence Day. featured in many-an-X-Files...

dougk_ff7 · Post by **dougk_ff7** » Sat Feb 02, 2002 8:21 pm

Well, we used to use Granite Canyon for DNS, but they were just plain unreliable. We now use ZoneEdit, a little more reliable but a maximum number of queries or we get charged.

Usually, it isn't a problem, though, just because of caching nameservers. We also used Intrahost for hosting, but they had a maximum that we always went over, so we then switched to a private server with bandwith to spare.

Anyway, I use phpbb.sourceforge.net (just out of habit). And no, if you are using a standard QWERTY keyboard, phpbb.sourceforge.net has keys in all three rows.

Don't know about others (haven't taken the time to learn Davorak or any of the other keyboard layouts)... My lovely Mac can handle them all, though... And to prove it, I shall type the pound sign: £ There. I'm happy now. (I use the US QWERTY usually, without the pound sign, this is in it's place: #)

psoTFX · Post by **psoTFX** » Sat Feb 02, 2002 8:33 pm

[quoteff564="TC"]
search for "Groom Lake" and/or "area 51" and i'm sure you'll find some interesting results.
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Dreamland, S4, etc. as well don't forget

Monster · Post by **Monster** » Sun Feb 03, 2002 12:21 pm

Is one server faster then the other...? Or are they both exactly the same servers and speeds...

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