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

[Michael H. Warfield]

On Mon, 2021-03-15 at 18:32 -0400, Jim Kinney via Ale wrote:
> All,

> I am very concerned about the no contact from Mike. 

> Can all the old farts start digging around for contact data.

I'm here.  Still causing trouble, just from Athens lately.  Still at
mhw at WittsEnd.com.  Lost my hosting an Colobolox but I have static IP's
from Charter and I'm still self hosting DNS.

> Robbie and/or Chris,
> We will need to change dns hosting if Mike can't make the needed
> changes. Please contact me off list and loop in Robert Tweedy.

What do we need?

> Old farts: please contact Chris and Robbie as well. Last seen waving
> canes at children on the lawn 😁.

Regards,
Mike

> For the morbidly curious, the mad rush to avoid another $432/mo bill
> has been spotted by SWMBO and I must get this turned off by Friday
> Mar 19, 2021.
> 
>  Many thanks to comcast for utterly refusing to do anything on the
> account but offer another 2 year contract to lower the rate from
> obscene back down  to merely absurd.
> 
>  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.
> > > > --
> > > > Computers amplify human error
> > > > Super computers are really cool
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> 
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