just an email I received from our host concerning our issues with site speed and crashing:

"Hello Chris,

We have checked our server functionality and it is working properly at
this time. The reason you may not be able to connect to the server is
because of the extremely high usage generated by your website causing a
consumption of most server resources affecting the other sites on your
server. It appears that the server is responding to requests, but your
browser is timing out before the request is completed.

Because of the usage generated from your website, it appears that you
have exceeded the capabilities of a shared hosting service and you may
wish to consider the use of a dedicated server for your hosting needs. A
dedicated server is a complete server is provisioned specifically for
your use and not shared by other customers. It offers the performance
benefits of having the full resources of a server for your website use.
These servers also include SPAM and virus filtering for emails and also
user level whitelist and blacklisting.

Our partner company In2net Network (www.in2net.com) offers dedicated
server services for about US$100.00 per month. They will also offer a
special offer to Doteasy customers by waiving the setup fee. If you are
interested in a dedicated server, you may contact In2net Network directly
1-888-638-9963.

If you have any other questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to
contact us.


Regards,

Bradley
Customer Service"