When DAZ does major maintenance, they usually shut everything down and put up a maintenance message. Backups pretty much run all the time and shouldn't affect forum speed that much if at all. I did call DAZ up after reading this thread and they aren't noticing any slowness (neither am I), however, they did ask me to find out a couple of things: 1. Are there specific time periods in the morning when this is happening? 2. When does it seem to revert to normal speeds? 3. Is this during US mornings or European mornings? Thanks.