[Penguicon-Concom] New Host Happiness

[Jer]

Consider this me "Getting with you"! :)

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-jer
jer.lance at gmail.com
http://www.ibloviate.org

On 9/17/07, Ron Blanchett <rrcb21 at yahoo.com> wrote:
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> Dear Concom,
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> Penguicon has a new webhost. We will be moving everything (web, email,
> mailing list, etc) to this new webhost over the coming weeks.
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> Why are we switching web hosts?
>     For those that where unable to make the meeting this past Saturday,
> those that didn't make it till later, or those that where not paying
> attention due to a side conversation. Our current web host has announced
> that they will be shutting there doors by the end of this year. They have
> not announced a date as of yet but to keep from losing data we will be
> moving now. The alternate solution was wait till they announce a date and
> try to move before they turn the servers off and we lose all of our data.
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> What does this mean for Penguicon?
>     Well we are moving to a webhost that has been in the business since
> 1999 (yes thats right 1999) in the Netherlands. They site atop several of
> the worlds largest Gigabit connections. The new web host also hosts mirrors
> for several of the worlds largest FOSS projects.
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> What will this mean for everyone?
>     All email addresses will now become actual email addresses instead of
> forwards, this means you will have to log in to a web interface to check
> your email. Forwarding will be available via this interface but it is highly
> discouraged as email history is good for those taking over your position in
> a future year. Spam filtering will become much improved with a web interface
> to the spam quarantine so that everyone can release miss tagged spam to
> their inbox.
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> When will the Change take place?
>     Some time over the next two weeks, this also depends on how long it
> takes to get everything moved and setup back up.
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> Why aren't we just forwarding mail any more?
>     I have been asked to not set forwarding back up for the sake of having
> a searchable email history for people that take over jobs in future years.
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> Who can I turn to if I have questions that are not answered in this email?
>     Ron B, the web master. <--- thats me by the way
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> -Ron B
> Penguicon Webmaster
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> P.S. Jer, web author dude, get with me so
> o the new web server so you can continue to upload the web pages as they
> change.
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> P.S.S. Gerald, we need to talk some time in the next day or two about
> getting a CC number to the new webhost so they can start willing us for our
> great new server.
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