I believe the server will be back up it's just a question of when. Even the other servers are dependent on 11 to a degree because it was the primary one. Just try starting a new forum on server 14 or one of the other ones and see how far you get. The automated freebb email won't even activate you as admin which leads me to believe the whole system is dependent on that server being up. The main problem with freebb is just that...it's free; and anything free is worth just about what you are paying for it. If there was a hardware failure, then it takes a few days to get new hardware. But that assumes that the guy who runs this thing has the budget for that. Part of what you are paying for on a professional site is so that when a hardware failure occurs, you get back up pronto. With a free site, who knows what it will take.
There are probably over a thousand forums on server 11 that are now down. The bummer is with some of these more active forums as a by product of their existence turn into a social support system (such as mine) and some people feel lost and actually get depressed when they lose this online contact. I have decided to seek a pay professional hosting site. I found this forum and they offer great advice. for anyone else interested...
www.webhostingtalk.com
As a matter of fact...you can check out a thread I started completely relevant to this and the freebb situation...
http://www.webhostingtalk.com/showth...hreadid=429095
Venzil