[ale] ale.org is moving! DNS change needed.

[Jonathan L. Meek]

Has the time come to chip in beer money, I mean, hosting/admin costs of 
the website/mailing list? 

I ask because I usually miss these calls for help and want to try to get 
it right in light of all things pandemic. 

Meek

On Wed, Mar 10, 2021 at 09:11:53AM -0500, Jim Kinney via Ale wrote:
> As many know, the hosting of ale.org bits and services has been from my home on a VM for quite some time. The data connection was using Comcast Business class that while rock solid for years was certainly expensive.
> 
> I recently shifted my home networking to AT&T Gig Fiber for WAY less money. It's bandwidth is not as reliable, a few hiccups, and no one seems able to provide me the actual static IP addresses I pay extra for monthly. I want a credit for services not provided and I'm talking with clueless people. (I expected this but was hopeful it would work out. It's been 5 months....)
> 
> As the Comcast contract ended, the monthly cost exploded (x2!!!) with apparently no recourse but a new contract. 
> 
> So a new dedicated host is provisioned in Montreal with ServerMania for a really decent price and good bandwidth and capacity. ale.org will have a new VM with base OS easier to keep wordpress php upgraded than Centos 7.
> 
> Robert has worked to migrate existing content to the new hosting and we are ready to make the transition.
> 
> So.... It's time for a DNS party! Mike Warfield is the current DNS provider. I don't think anyone else needs to jump in unless there's a reason to change DNS hosting. But maybe a greybeard ale meeting is a good thing anyway. Probably virtual. Covid stinks.
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