[Neworleans-pm] what is up with NOPM?

[Brett D. Estrade]

Thanks, Dave && no worries.  If you have problems with the hosting
again, I'd be happy to place it on my server (if it is still ticking ;)

Brett

On Thu, 10 Mar 2005 14:27:10 -0600 (CST), "Dave Cash" <dave at gnofn.org>
said:
> On Thu, 10 Mar 2005, Brett D. Estrade wrote:
> 
> > The site is still down; I'll help with getting it back up if the
> > issue is time...please let me know.
> 
> Brett,
> 
> I'm sorry I didn't get back to you.
> 
> Here's what's been going on.  In January, pm.org was forced to
> relocate its hosting services.  I chimed in that we would like to be
> moved to the new server.  Our files were moved.  But lo and behold,
> the site didn't work anymore because the new hosting space is
> flat-file-only (and our site depends on CGI).
> 
> So I decided to move the site to a hosting space I rent with a
> friend.  I had a little trouble figuring out how to work with
> WebDAV (via cadaver), since the new pm.org hosting solution doesn't
> even support FTP.  But I got the files moved over a few weeks ago.
> 
> Then I ran short on time, so I didn't have time to fix permissions,
> unlock all the files in the RCS repository, etc.  Last Sunday I had
> time and fixed everything up.  The site is now totally functional in
> its new location.  I sent an e-mail to support at pm.org at the
> beginning of this week asking them to make the DNS change to point
> to our site at its new IP (which they do for groups who want to go
> this route).  I still haven't heard back from them.  Sometimes
> support requests take a while for them to respond to.
> 
> So if you see the Forbidden message, it means the DNS still hasn't
> been changed.  But I imagine any day now, a visit to
> http://neworleans.pm.org/ will show the old, familiar site, gone
> from us these two and a half months.
> 
> In case anyone's interested, the new IP is 67.18.234.7 (if you want
> to tweak your hosts file to get to the site in the meantime).
> 
> I apologize for not getting this done sooner.
> 
> I hope to see as many of you as possible at tomorrow's meeting.
> It's 5:30 - 8:00, upstairs at Fair Grinds Coffeehouse, 3133 Ponce de
> Leon (near the soon-to-be-closing Whole Foods on Esplanade).
> 
> Take care,
> 
> Dave
> 
> /L\_/E\_/A\_/R\_/N\_/T\_/E\_/A\_/C\_/H\_/L\_/E\_/A\_/R\_/N\
> Dave Cash                              Power to the People!
> Frolicking in Fields of Garlic               Right On-Line!
> dave at gnofn.org                                  Dig it all.
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