iSpy

**bhfury** · 01-12-2012, 01:13 PM

What happened to the iSpy feature? It's gone again. That's one of my favorite features on the this website

**Barry** · 01-12-2012, 01:47 PM

Yes, iSpy has been disabled. Since last weekend, beesource has been experiencing a drastic slowdown in server response. Indications pointed to plugins. I unplugged TapaTalk, and now today removed iSpy. As soon as it was removed, the speed increased drastically. I'm going to be watching it for a couple of days to be sure, but it looks like iSpy will be a thing of the past. When so many are logged in to it, it puts a large demand on the server. I can't see going to a dedicated server with a significant increase in cost just for that feature.

**bhfury** · 01-12-2012, 03:25 PM

Well, it will be too bad if that goes away. I think lots of people use it. You might consider polling to see what people thoughts are on iSpy feature.

**Desert Viking Ranch** · 01-12-2012, 05:03 PM

How about an alternative or configure it differently? I use iSPY almost exclusively and daily.

**Daddy'sBees** · 01-12-2012, 06:15 PM

"What happened to the iSpy feature? It's gone again. That's one of my favorite features on the this website "

Ditto!!!!!!!!!!!!!

**Seymore** · 01-13-2012, 06:54 AM

Originally Posted by Barry

Yes, iSpy has been disabled. Since last weekend, beesource has been experiencing a drastic slowdown in server response. Indications pointed to plugins. I unplugged TapaTalk, and now today removed iSpy. As soon as it was removed, the speed increased drastically. I'm going to be watching it for a couple of days to be sure...

I understand the job you have at hand and only you can tell all the details so I will suffer in silence (

) if it is removed forever. HOWEVER, it's weird to me that a problem with it just showed up last week. It's been on here for how long? A couple of years at least, I think. So A) fix by removal was a fluke; can only tell by putting it back and analyzing. B) It was the relationship with TapTalk. C) I know there are other variables but A and B immediately came to mind.

And I am quite certain you have considered both - and others - so I rest assured the decision you make will be the best.

Great job, by the way!!

Where would I be without the great advice from Beesource, the random taunts, and the "expletives deleted"?! You ARE appreciated!

**Seymore** · 01-12-2012, 09:42 PM

Where'd it go???

**jrbbees** · 01-12-2012, 10:55 PM

And then there are those of us who don't know what it was.
And so, we don't miss it.

**Daniel Y** · 01-13-2012, 06:16 AM

Thanks Barry, the bogging down of the server was flat killing my ability to read posts. It would not let me submit a post yesterday. every time I tried it disconnected me. Thanks for being on it.

**hpm08161947** · 01-13-2012, 06:28 AM

I thought I was noticing some problems the last few weeks. Seems I was having a problem just bringing BeeS up and certainly a problem making a post. But that ISPY was a mighty nice feature, becuase of it I am sure I read many threads that I never would have, but I can understand why it has to go.

On second thought.... I suppose the problem was it was a feature that was just too popular. I wonder if it could be worked back in some way.... say when you reach 500, 1000, 2000, or some high post number it suddenly becomes available. At least that would limit it's wholesale useage.... or maybe not... since I really do not know how many were using it to begin with.