Moving Servers, Upgrading phpBB

lemm · Post by **lemm** » Wed Jan 02, 2013 14:02

malv4 host

NY00123 · Post by **NY00123** » Wed Jan 02, 2013 14:25

On a relevant note, it should be a good chance to say thanks to Andy Durdin for giving us a place for the forums, while having interest in the contents and also after (what appears to be) the lost of such interest.
Truly, I have really got to know this place a couple of years after adurdin has seemingly left, considering his post history. But it should not matter at all.

It is a good opportunity to raise the following point, even with no transfer of the forums in effect: Is an E-Mail notification sent now whenever a Private Message is sent, or it is still not working as expected? (To the ones who wonder, it did work a few years ago.)

I know it's probably easier to "just test" but... well, maybe a bit later if not done by me.

Roobar · Post by **Roobar** » Thu Jan 03, 2013 5:17

So I would recommend http://www.1and1.com/ - we can transfer the domain without additional fees and it includes 2 gb email and other stuff for $11 per year.

Or
http://www.godaddy.com/domains/search.aspx?ci=77910 which look cheaper, but might include additional costs, so I'm not sure about it.

Blue · Post by **Blue** » Thu Jan 03, 2013 7:12

I have a webhost that's not being used too much at the moment, and I don't really have a problem with hosting the pckf. I use apthost as my host.

I have a 100gb transfer per month, and im pretty sure that the pckf doesn't generate that much traffic. If you'd like for me to host, let me know. I wouldn't look at charging for hosting, as it doesn't cost me much as it is.

Boreas249 · Post by **Boreas249** » Thu Jan 03, 2013 16:00

StupidBunny wrote:
chrissifniotis wrote:Damn you Mortimer!

Well...

MOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOORT!!!

EDIT: Now this seems like fuel for ideas for a possible Keen mod...

Commander Keen in: The Internet is Toast!

chrissifniotis · Post by **chrissifniotis** » Thu Jan 03, 2013 19:44

Boreas249 wrote:Commander Keen in: The Internet is Toast!

Warm, buttery toast!

StupidBunny · Post by **StupidBunny** » Thu Jan 03, 2013 20:46

Boreas249 wrote:EDIT: Now this seems like fuel for ideas for a possible Keen mod...

Commander Keen in: The Internet is Toast!

You won't believe the terrifying SQL!

candyjack · Post by **candyjack** » Fri Jan 04, 2013 16:03

Let this mark the downfall of PCKF and the rise of keenchan.tk!

On a serious note, I can supply a VPS account with root access. It runs Debian GNU/Linux and it's pretty reliable. Does that seem useful?

Post by **Keening_Product** » Sun Jan 06, 2013 4:01

Bubbatom wrote:I'm keen for a PCKF logo revamp, and seeing as I just got myself a new Intuos4, I'd like to give it a shot.

If you want to see the version used on one of the old boards check this out: http://dosclassics.com/old/pckf/Bug%20T ... rd_com.htm

Seems Flaose's avatar is now at least a decade old.

Post by **Flaose** » Sun Jan 06, 2013 6:15

Yeah, I've been using the same avatar since we moved from the old insidetheweb boards...putting a Santa hat on Keen was the first time I've even changed it up since then.

Snortimer · Post by **Snortimer** » Mon Jan 07, 2013 6:45

I hope the look of this place doesn't change. I really like how this board looks almost identical even on very old-school minimalist browsers like Links2 (whereas lots of other newer sites don't render properly).

DoomJedi · Post by **DoomJedi** » Mon Jan 07, 2013 16:51

Administrating two PHPBB3 forums myself, I say - go for it.
As an Admin - I know how much options and flexibility it adds to the admin, it's night and day, it's whole other level...
More options, features, security, access, managing.........etc etc etc...

MoffD · Post by **MoffD** » Mon Jan 07, 2013 21:39

VikingBoyBilly wrote:You mean public grand intellect forum (PGIF). It's not like we call this place the public Billy Blaze forum.

Hmm... that domain appears to be for sale... *buys domain*

I wish I could host the forums but I don't have the time/resources

Post by **Keening_Product** » Tue Jan 08, 2013 6:20

I abandoned a terrible host last year - VentraIP. An Australian company which sells you capacity then suspends your account when you max it.

I paid $40 for two years and I think I might have about 6 months left on there, though I can't figure out how to log in since I moved to my new host. I've not dared try their labyrinth of a support service, but if people need me to I could give it a shot and ask about temporarily hosting the PCKF there?

The bandwidth per month max is 10gb and you wouldn't want to be pushing over 300bps often.

They were stable, they just played dirty. Probably not worth it for the sake of a few months.

Post by **Flaose** » Fri Jan 11, 2013 4:10

I'm wary of pay-per-byte models, especially because I don't think anyone knows how much data we use. If Malv would be willing to host, that would be awesome but I wouldn't want to strain his already generous services. Also, putting all of the eggs in one basket can be dangerous.