[ale] ALE server migration in progress

[Thompson Freeman]

Jim

Just a quick note of "Thank you" for doing the work you do for the group.

Tom

On Thu, 5 Oct 2017, Jim Kinney wrote:

> All,
> 
> The countdown is on for the final hours of ALE server being hosted for free
> by Coloblox (ALE web site incorrectly identifies them by the old name
> Xilogics - my bad for missing the notice 4+ years ago and not changing the
> attribution).
> 
> I am building out a new physical host or virtual host (testing a physical
> box now) for the new home. I will be providing hosting from my
> pico-datacenter at home. I've increased my bandwidth and acquired a new
> static IP block and ALE gets 1 IP address in it.
> 
> What this means is there will be an interruption of the mailing list and web
> site updates in order to fully sync the old to the new location. I will make
> that downtime as short as possible.
> 
> I expect the downtime to begin around 10PM tonight, Oct 5. I hope that
> things will be back up fully sometime Oct 6. It may take longer.
> 
> I've notified the ALE old-farts group who actually control the domain name
> and DNS. Hopefully they can squeeze in some time to make the needed
> adjustments.
> 
> 
> 
> --
> --
> James P. Kinney III
> 
> Every time you stop a school, you will have to build a jail. What you gain
> at one end you lose at the other. It's like feeding a dog on his own tail.
> It won't fatten the dog.
> - Speech 11/23/1900 Mark Twain
> 
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