Morrissey-solo server changes
It happened again - more server problems
out of my control that took longer than expected to take care
of.
It's a long story, but basically the server's hard disk
crashed and still has not been recovered, and because this
site was hosted by my work as a favor (no one's getting paid)
its uptime was not a high priority.
That situation should not be a problem anymore, I have moved
the server so I will have complete control - any future
problems can be blamed on me now. The server is running off my
recently installed adsl line, literally out of my bedroom. I
had planned on doing this all along, but didn't realize I'd be
forced to so quickly. I learned to install and configure
Linux, the Apache web server, sendmail and dns all in the last
couple weeks. Not bad!
I am still configuring the site / uploading files, but it
should be done soon. The discussion boards have been reset and
maybe a few comments on news items were lost. But overall,
I didn't lose any files. Thankfully, since the server didn't
have a formal backup process.
Not everyone can see the site right now due to the delay in
the 'propagation' of DNS changes, but hopefully within a few
days everything will be working as before.
After a couple weeks, please send any feedback regarding the
new server you might have. I am hoping there won't be much of
a difference in the speed of the site - if that is something
that really bothers you let me know. Some things may actually
be faster since the server processor is faster now.
Again, I apologize for the downtime - I should probably have a
mailing list or something for occasions like this.
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Smiths documentary on BBC2 coming up?
I got this back on the 2nd, anyone
know exactly when The Smiths documentary is going to air? From
Claude:
Select,
the UK based magazine features some lines about the BBC2 new
programme titled "Young Guns Go For It".
The programme, started on Friday the 1st of January, and
there every Friday, is a sort of documentary about the 80s
British pop music.
Select announces (page 98):
"...the programme is followed in
consecutive weeks by the protracted life stories of
Bananarama, The Human League, and finally, perhaps the
greatest band of the 80s, The Smiths. At the time of going
to press only Mike Joyce and Andy Rourke were confirmed to
bare all on camera (Morrissey and Marr probably can't
raise the bus fare after their heavy losses in court). But
no matter - a decent Smiths bio-doc hasn't been since 'The
South Bank Show' a decade ago. So ignore the pub bores and
get your decent nostalgia kicks while you can..."
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