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[Florian Rathgeber <florian.rathgeber@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

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On 30/06/12 09:14, Anders Logg wrote:
> Can we map the web address?

Yes, you can set the CNAME record to map to any domain. I'm doing that
for a project and it works flawlessly. It does not support https though.

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

When is "next time"? How long is the contract for the server?

> -- 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.

Which parts of the site are dynamic?

Florian

>> 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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