mapco.net - is this free, wonderful old map site still functioning?

[Koromo]

I was quite depressed about the loss of Mapco so it is wonderful news, and all kudos to the owner. Providing such hi-res images must really hammer the bandwidth costs.  I'm delighted and very, very grateful.

[Gaie]

Hooray 

Thanks to the mapco site owner and thanks for keeping us updated.

Gaie

[osmposm]

Yes, like others here I am surprised and absolutely delighted to find that the Mapco site is up and running again. It really is the most superlative resource, and I have used it in innumerable research projects. I am deeply grateful to the owner for creating it in the first place, for adding to it so energetically over the years, and now for bringing it back to us after a deeply depressing absence.

Its free access has been a joy, of course, but perhaps we are not being realistic. I, for one, would be happy to subscribe to it, assuming the cost is low. Perhaps the model of the IHR/Univ of London's excellent British History Online website is one to consider: some maps could be free, but a premium subscription - say £30 p.a. - could give access to the full range.

Meanwhile I am off there now to make a donation: it is richly deserved.

[osmposm]

Further info about the site, and some concerns still, at least in the short-term. I, too, wrote to David Hale in South Australia, who replied thus:

Thank you for your very kind message, and for the donation to the MAPCO website. It is greatly appreciated! MAPCO is an entirely self-funded project, and I need to cover costs through any donations provided. Every little bit helps. Sincere thanks!

I have managed to secure the continuation of the site for the moment. I have been in constant contact with the U.S. host provider who were emailing every 2 days saying that the site would be closed again. For the moment things appear to be OK, but there will be changes behind the scenes in the next 3-4 months to secure the long-term future of the site.

I do urge anyone who regularly uses Mr Hale's wonderful collection of maps to contribute voluntarily to the site's upkeep.