Moving

[andrew]

I know I mentioned I was going to move the site a long time ago but I've got the new server now so we have to move :-)

If all goes well there will be a few hours of downtime over one of the next two weekends. If it all turns to custard then there'll be a few more hours of downtime while I scream, swear and carry on like a 4-penny feed

Why move? Well, the site will have its own server rather than sharing with a billion other sites which is good for speed. Secondly, I have complete control over the server so which is good for my inner geek.

Can't be exactly sure exactly when because planning ahead is a non-essential service in my head that I have switched off as it takes too many resources away from other services like eating.

[Nancy]

Thanks Andrew for working so hard for this site and our general best interests... although I have t say, I am jealous of your location... New Zealand and Australia have always been THE place that I wanted to go.... hands down... Thanks for your work and hope that you did not lose too much hair or sleep...

[andrew]

Thanks :-) Not much more hair to lose though, and not because of chemo :-) Australia will always welcome you should you choose to visit!!

[elephant]

Thanks Andrew, I too dreamed of going over to Australia. Mabey one day.

[Sangye]

Thank you Andrew! I really appreciate all the work you do to keep us connected. My gosh, what would we do? I'd be a mess without you guys.

Hang onto the little bits of hair you have left-- they help hold hats on in the winter. Like velcro. I speak from experience.

[andrew]

Hang onto the little bits of hair you have left-- they help hold hats on in the winter. Like velcro. I speak from experience.

HAhaha too late!!! Will have to use something with a chin strap instead.

[jola57]

Andrew, my thank yous will never stop. You have created a lifeline for the lot of us.

[DEE]

a thank you from me to Andrew DEEx

[andrew]

Some of you may have noticed the site was unavailable for a few hours today. I'm happy to report that this site is now at its new home. No real differences for you apart from the fact that it may be a tad faster for some. The forums are now located on their own dedicated server which probably means nothing to most but means a lot to me because I'm into that sort of thing :-)

There will be some more downtime in a week or two but that should be for a considerably shorter time (approx an hour).

[andrew]

In addition to the above, I just got approximately 4,345,623,456,235 emails from this site including all the thread notifications. I think (at least I hope) it's because my email is actually @wegeners-granulomatosis.com.

If you have received all your email notifications again from this site then I apologise profusely. It was unexpected collateral damage and I have absolutely no idea why it happened because it hasn't happened before.