Server Migration

webmaster · 05-05-2004, 09:19 PM

During the next several days I will be migrating the entire winnipesaukee.com site from a hosting service to a new dedicated server.

Because of this the site, Forum and other features may not be available for periods of time as long as 24 hours or more. You may also encounter errors when moving around the site.

As features are moved you may also notice that your browser shows an IP address(numbers) instead of www.winnipesaukee.com. This is only temporary until everything is relocated and the name is transferred to the new server.

Please be patient as I perform this major migration. The new server will improve performance and remove the technical, storage space and bandwidth limitations that I am now dealing with.

Thanks for your understanding and patience.

Don the Webmaster

Pepper · 05-05-2004, 09:30 PM

Don, I think all your loyal fans and posters will be more than happy to have infinite patience while you perform whatever is necessary to improve, yet again, the wonderful website you provide for us all. We're all so grateful for this site, and I am just amazed at how you continue to improve the various features. Thank you!

DRH · 05-06-2004, 08:08 AM

Pepper's right, Don. We really appreciate all you do to make the winnipesaukee.com web site so informative and useful to residents, vacationers, tourists and everyone else interested in the lake. Your web sight just keeps getting better all the time!

GWC... · 05-06-2004, 09:23 AM

Moral support is great; but the real question is:

Do you need any financial support for the new server, which will benefit the experience of all users of this site?

When another site needed some financial support for a new web cam, several from this site were willing to help. That's good of them. However, I'm not seeing the same voluntary willingness to financially support your improvements to this site - just rave reviews for the great job you do.

webmaster · 05-06-2004, 11:04 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by GWC...

Do you need any financial support for the new server, which will benefit the experience of all users of this site?

Of course finances are always a major concern. Because of the popularity of the site the ad banners do very well and have helped finance new features and the new server.

Many people over the years have asked how to help or contribute and I sincerely appreciate all those offers.

Here are a few ways you can help keep all your favorite features operating and help keep the new ones coming:

Patronize our advertisers whenever possible and tell them you saw their ad on winnipesaukee.com
Buy a Bizer Chart, t-shirt or other merchandise through the site. (more coming soon)
Make a small donation

I am creating a page to explain in detail all the ways that you can help. I'll post it in the next few days and put a link to it here.

trfour · 05-06-2004, 04:27 PM

I agree with Pepper and Don Hughes!
Don't worry GWC, what ever it takes, we will support this fantastic web site and all of Don's work into the future!
"The best is growing and getting better every day"!
Looking foward to the page on more ways to help.

Rattlesnake Gal · 05-06-2004, 05:10 PM

I am glad that we will be given the chance to contribute. This website provides so many with information and entertainment. Amazing that a little hobby turned into something so big!

What an accomplishment! Thanks for all your hard work and time Don. We all appreciate it very much.

Pepper · 05-06-2004, 09:54 PM

I'm anxiously awaiting the page which will give us an opportunity to do our part!

webmaster · 05-14-2004, 07:03 AM

Wow, it has been a tough week. The move to the new server is complete and now the troubleshooting begins. Most features of the site are having problems of some sort.

I'll be fixing those problems one by one over the next few days. If you run into errors or other problems please be patient.

Steve · 05-14-2004, 07:40 AM

Thanks for the effort...in the long run, it will be worth it!

ITD · 05-14-2004, 08:24 AM

Wouldn't want to have been you over the past few days, thanks for your hard work.

Pepper · 05-14-2004, 08:59 AM

Don, no need for explanations - we're all your ever-loyal fans, and will endure patiently any changes, delays or shut-downs, happy in the knowledge that our beloved webmaster is hard at work ever-improving this wonderful website! Thank you, thank you, thank you!

Just Sold · 05-14-2004, 09:55 AM

Thanks!

I know the work involved and you deserve alot of credit for your efforts. I know it will be worth the work. Good luck with the trouble shooting phase.

This is a great site

and you help keep it that way.

RI Swamp Yankee · 05-14-2004, 12:20 PM

Glad to see the site back up, I know everyone missed it. No doubt there will be bugs

No doubt they will get fixed

NO DOUBT we apreciate your efforts

trfour · 06-02-2004, 07:53 PM

Don, I know that you are very busy with all of this, please do not forget to post, "More ways to support this Website". I think that this would be very important to all of us whom enjoy it here!!

Keep up the great Work of Love!

05-05-2004, 09:19 PM	#1
webmaster Moderator Join Date: Jun 2002 Posts: 2,434 Blog Entries: 1 Thanks: 441 Thanked 3,726 Times in 824 Posts	Server Migration During the next several days I will be migrating the entire winnipesaukee.com site from a hosting service to a new dedicated server. Because of this the site, Forum and other features may not be available for periods of time as long as 24 hours or more. You may also encounter errors when moving around the site. As features are moved you may also notice that your browser shows an IP address(numbers) instead of www.winnipesaukee.com. This is only temporary until everything is relocated and the name is transferred to the new server. Please be patient as I perform this major migration. The new server will improve performance and remove the technical, storage space and bandwidth limitations that I am now dealing with. Thanks for your understanding and patience. Don the Webmaster Last edited by webmaster; 05-26-2004 at 02:21 PM.

05-05-2004, 09:30 PM	#2
Pepper Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Laconia, NH Posts: 1,284 Thanks: 409 Thanked 155 Times in 40 Posts	More improvement - wow! Don, I think all your loyal fans and posters will be more than happy to have infinite patience while you perform whatever is necessary to improve, yet again, the wonderful website you provide for us all. We're all so grateful for this site, and I am just amazed at how you continue to improve the various features. Thank you!

05-06-2004, 08:08 AM	#3
DRH Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Meredith Posts: 1,670 Thanks: 1,183 Thanked 655 Times in 173 Posts	She's Right! Pepper's right, Don. We really appreciate all you do to make the winnipesaukee.com web site so informative and useful to residents, vacationers, tourists and everyone else interested in the lake. Your web sight just keeps getting better all the time!

05-06-2004, 09:23 AM	#4
GWC... Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 1,325 Thanks: 5 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	New server. Wow!!! They're free? Moral support is great; but the real question is: Do you need any financial support for the new server, which will benefit the experience of all users of this site? When another site needed some financial support for a new web cam, several from this site were willing to help. That's good of them. However, I'm not seeing the same voluntary willingness to financially support your improvements to this site - just rave reviews for the great job you do.

05-06-2004, 05:10 PM	#7
Rattlesnake Gal Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Central NH Posts: 5,252 Blog Entries: 1 Thanks: 1,447 Thanked 1,349 Times in 475 Posts	Just gets better and better! I am glad that we will be given the chance to contribute. This website provides so many with information and entertainment. Amazing that a little hobby turned into something so big! What an accomplishment! Thanks for all your hard work and time Don. We all appreciate it very much.

05-06-2004, 04:27 PM	#6
trfour Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: The Lakes, Central NH. and Dallas/Fort Worth TX. Posts: 3,694 Blog Entries: 3 Thanks: 3,069 Thanked 472 Times in 236 Posts	I agree with Pepper and Don Hughes! Don't worry GWC, what ever it takes, we will support this fantastic web site and all of Don's work into the future! "The best is growing and getting better every day"! Looking foward to the page on more ways to help.

05-06-2004, 09:54 PM	#8
Pepper Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Laconia, NH Posts: 1,284 Thanks: 409 Thanked 155 Times in 40 Posts	Count me in! I'm anxiously awaiting the page which will give us an opportunity to do our part!

05-14-2004, 07:03 AM	#9
webmaster Moderator Join Date: Jun 2002 Posts: 2,434 Blog Entries: 1 Thanks: 441 Thanked 3,726 Times in 824 Posts	We're back, sort of. Wow, it has been a tough week. The move to the new server is complete and now the troubleshooting begins. Most features of the site are having problems of some sort. I'll be fixing those problems one by one over the next few days. If you run into errors or other problems please be patient.

05-14-2004, 07:40 AM	#10
Steve Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Southern NH Posts: 109 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Thanks for the effort...in the long run, it will be worth it!

05-14-2004, 08:24 AM	#11
ITD Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Moultonboro, NH Posts: 2,860 Thanks: 461 Thanked 666 Times in 366 Posts	Thanks Wouldn't want to have been you over the past few days, thanks for your hard work.

05-14-2004, 08:59 AM	#12
Pepper Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Laconia, NH Posts: 1,284 Thanks: 409 Thanked 155 Times in 40 Posts	Thank you! Don, no need for explanations - we're all your ever-loyal fans, and will endure patiently any changes, delays or shut-downs, happy in the knowledge that our beloved webmaster is hard at work ever-improving this wonderful website! Thank you, thank you, thank you!

05-14-2004, 09:55 AM	#13
Just Sold Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Suncook, NH, but at The Lake at Heart Posts: 2,612 Thanks: 1,082 Thanked 433 Times in 209 Posts	Thanks for Sure Thanks! I know the work involved and you deserve alot of credit for your efforts. I know it will be worth the work. Good luck with the trouble shooting phase. This is a great site and you help keep it that way.

05-14-2004, 12:20 PM	#14
RI Swamp Yankee Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: North Kingstown RI Posts: 688 Thanks: 143 Thanked 83 Times in 55 Posts	Thanks Don Glad to see the site back up, I know everyone missed it. No doubt there will be bugs No doubt they will get fixed NO DOUBT we apreciate your efforts __________________ Gene ~ aka "another RI Swamp Yankee"

06-02-2004, 07:53 PM	#15
trfour Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: The Lakes, Central NH. and Dallas/Fort Worth TX. Posts: 3,694 Blog Entries: 3 Thanks: 3,069 Thanked 472 Times in 236 Posts	Thank you Don. Don, I know that you are very busy with all of this, please do not forget to post, "More ways to support this Website". I think that this would be very important to all of us whom enjoy it here!! Keep up the great Work of Love! Last edited by trfour; 06-02-2004 at 08:10 PM.