[abime.net] server migration in 3 days !
 

Dear community,

To speed up and clean the abime.net services, I have planned one migration next week ! :)
The operating system of the server will be reinstalled from scratch, and the hardware will move to a new NetCenter. (GlobalSwitch - Paris)
The new network connectivity will be even better for international users with direct peering on MCI and Level3.
Reinstallation of the Linux core system will clean and speed the OS and websites.

For the event, I have already migrated the IRC and Mail services to a new server, so you won't be lost and will be able to have fresh news and speak with your friends during the downtime :cool
You can also expect to see a new IRC homepage, updated EAB & HOL, and PHP5 for hosted webmaster :)

Well, I hope everything will go well, and that you will enjoy it!
Your admin, RCK.

Nice one RCK - I hope it all goes smoothly.

great! :great
better EAB !
if only the free sex and beer jumper worked too... :lol

Yay, thanks RCK! :)

Many thanks RCK :bowdown

Sound good...I hope everything goes to plan / smoothly. :cheese

Thanks RCK for the update and all the time you have spent over the past years setting up EAB and the abime network. :great :bowdown :bowdown :bowdown

BTW: I've made this thread Sticky

That's brilliant news - hope the transition is smooth and look forward to the updates :great

Just wished Web User Forums board would do something with there website - adverts are so intrusive and the layout is confusing.... explains why I asked for answers to my last PC problem in "off-topic"!! :laughing

Thanks for the update RCK, I'm sure the services will be much faster once this migration is completed :great

I second that ... although ...

RCK could you please clear the IRC window if no one can log on to IRC?
Otherwise it's very confusing as you really think someone is in the chatroom(s) ...

Currently I think no one can log on, although I might be wrong ...

Great news.

IRC is working well for the FAI which have updated their DNS and have the new IP of irc.abime.net in their cache, it should be ok for everyone in 24h :)

Hey master RCK, when will be exactly down the server and for how much time?

I don't know yet, I got problem with other servers ATM. (IRC server will be shut down tomorrow for maintenance)
I think I will stop abime.net thuesday morning.

Thanks for the reply RCK, I fixed my MIRC it was indeed reading off an old cache, which I do not understand (let alone a way how to clear it) but now I've cloned the network group and it works :p

Is migration in process as EAB is quite slow for me at the moment...

If you use firefox then try this:

Goto Tools, Options

Click Content and untick enable javascript

This speeds things up as it disables irc script from loading

Faulty IRC script removed ATM, sorry for this.
IRC server should be up again tonight or tomorrow morning.
What is sure is that it will be online before I unplug abime server. :)

Eh? I posted here about half an hour ago - where'd it go?! Strange....

Anyhow - thanks for the information RCK! :bowdown
All is running ok now.

@Paul
I'm still using IE6 but torn between waiting for IE7 or using Firefox now :)

Firefox vs IE7 -> http://eab.abime.net/showthread.php?t=24528
Migration have not started yet, I hope it will start in less than 24h.

Ahhh.... threads split. Nice one RCK!