Downtime event expected in January
 

I would like to take this opportunity to inform all forum members and visitors to the site that this server and all sites hosted on it will be taken offline for approximately 12 to 24 hours at some point in early January. This is because the place where I currently house the server has twice demanded an increased monthly rate to pay for accommodating the server and it is no longer reasonable to house it there due to the amount of money they are now asking for it. Because of this, we must physically disconnect and remove all servers owned by me and my dad's company from their current location and transplant them to a new location. In addition to this, I have planned some major server maintenance for that day, which will keep it down for several additional hours after the move has been completed.

The sites that will be affected by this downtime are as follows:

• DannyStewart.com (this site)
• Mediatrax.biz (HardWire's music site)
• WebscopeDesign.com (HardWire's web design company)

I am not yet aware of the exact details, but the move will be happening soon. I'll be sure to post more details as soon as I have them available. Thank you for your understanding and cooperation!

You should burn down their datacenter while you're at it for being greedy bastards.

Indeed. How extremely inconsiderate of them.

I'm ready. ;)

Downtime Event... sounds like the name of a Virgin New Adventure

Well it was, until they postponed it indefinitely. But as I said it's now expected out some time this month. :P

Just a reminder -- this will be happening soon (still). Our dedicated internet line finally got put in at the new location, meaning it's just a matter of physically moving the server now. It will likely happen this weekend.

good job I'm away then, isn't it? :P

thanks for the notice, thanks for keeping us up to date where ever possible. I let as many members know as possible.

Well damn. You said it would be the weekend, not Friday! Now that just throws everything out of my window!!

(Joke :P - thanks for heads up :))

Sorry, Jez. We have an opportunity to do it now and I want to take it. The sooner it's done, the sooner we all go back to normal. ;)

Just to be sure, you did see this bit of my post, right? :D

Yes, I did -- it's why I went back and put in the ;) smiley. :P

Hey I wasn't here when it went down. cooool.

It's nothing special, the site just, isn't there, you haven't missed anything big.

Should we have said goodbye to our loved ones, stolen the nearest car, and packed all the food we could? Because anyone would think you were telling us the world is on red alert :P

Well, it was. Luckily the crisis has been resolved now. :P