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Re: Web server

 

Can we map the web address?

In any case, the new server is booked, installed and up and running
but this is something to consider next time.

--
Anders


On Sat, Jun 30, 2012 at 06:51:34AM +0200, Harish Narayanan wrote:
> This is almost the ideal solution, except that fpo needs a little bit of
> server side functionality to dynamically generate some of its content.
>
> Harish
>
> On 6/30/12 1:56 AM, Florian Rathgeber wrote:
> > Just throwing in the idea: Static pages can be hosted free of charge
> > on GitHub, via github pages (http://pages.github.com/). The sites are
> > served from the Rackspace cloud, which promises high reliability (they
> > boast 99.63% uptime over the last 365 days) and low latency.
> >
> > Since the FEniCS site is powered by sphinx, deployment is really
> > straightforward. There is even a python module for deploying sphinx on
> > GitHub pages: http://pypi.python.org/pypi/github-tools/
> >
> > Let me know if you'd consider this option and I'll be happy to assist.
> >
> > Florian
> >
> > On 29/06/12 11:46, Anders Logg wrote:
> >> On Fri, Jun 29, 2012 at 12:03:02PM +0200, Johan Jansson wrote:
> >>> On Thu, Jun 28, 2012 at 10:59 PM, Anders Logg <logg@xxxxxxxxx>
> >>> wrote:
> >>>> The web server has been down since ca lunch today due to some
> >>>> broken cable. I have no information on when it will be back up
> >>>> again.
> >>>>
> >>>> It seems that the current host (Simula IT services) is
> >>>> somewhat unreliable so I'm investigating the possibility of
> >>>> moving the server to an external host.
> >>>>
> >>>> I've had good experience with http://www.scorpiondata.com/ in
> >>>> the past. Comments and input on other options are welcome.
> >>>>
> >>>>
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> >>>
> >>>
> >>> Hi,
> >>>
> >>> From a web search I found two testimonials which don't look so
> >>> good for Scorpion Data:
> >>>
> >>> http://www.johaneckman.se/tag/sheimo-scorpion-data/
> >>> http://translate.google.com/translate?sl=sv&tl=en&js=n&prev=_t&hl=en&ie=UTF-8&layout=2&eotf=1&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.johaneckman.se%2Ftag%2Fsheimo-scorpion-data%2F
> >>>
> >>>
> > http://www.henrikcarlsson.se/2010/07/12/nytt-webbhotell-ny-doman/
> >>> http://translate.google.com/translate?sl=sv&tl=en&js=n&prev=_t&hl=en&ie=UTF-8&layout=2&eotf=1&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.henrikcarlsson.se%2F2010%2F07%2F12%2Fnytt-webbhotell-ny-doman%2F
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> > They recommend Binero instead, which I've also seen get good scores in
> >>> tests. They won the Internetworld test for web hotels 2009 and
> >>> 2010:
> >>>
> >>> http://internetworld.idg.se/2.1006/1.309237/sveriges-basta-webbhotell---fjolarets-favorit-slar-till-igen
> >>>
> >>>
> > http://translate.google.com/translate?sl=sv&tl=en&js=n&prev=_t&hl=en&ie=UTF-8&layout=2&eotf=1&u=http%3A%2F%2Finternetworld.idg.se%2F2.1006%2F1.309237%2Fsveriges-basta-webbhotell---fjolarets-favorit-slar-till-igen
> >>>
> >>> Maybe that would be a good candidate?
> >
> >> Perhaps, but I'm also finding some bad reviews for Binero:
> >
> >> http://www.rejta.se/omdome/103517/Binero+AB
> >> http://translate.google.se/translate?sl=en&tl=sv&js=n&prev=_t&hl=sv&ie=UTF-8&layout=2&eotf=1&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.rejta.se%2Fomdome%2F103517%2FBinero%2BAB&act=url
> >
> >>  (and many good reviews).
> >
> >> A priority will be response time and willingness to arrange
> >> billing according to our needs (paying in advance for an extended
> >> period). I had a very bad experience with Bahnhof billing (where
> >> the domains are registered) last year and moved the registration to
> >> nameisp.se (who were very responsive).
> >
> >> I emailed scorpionshops this morning and they were very responsive.
> >> I'll see how it goes. My suggestion is to try to move the server
> >> there quickly (as a test). If all goes well and we find the service
> >> is both flexible and reliable, we can pay for an extended period.
> >
> >> -- Anders
> >
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> >
> >
> >
> >
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