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[Anders Logg <logg@xxxxxxxxx>]

On Sat, Jun 30, 2012 at 10:07:13AM +0100, Florian Rathgeber wrote:
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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.

ok.

> > 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?

I don't know. Next time we set up a new domain, the server goes down,
we're not happy with the service etc...

> > -- 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?

There's a javascript for the slideshow and we run some cronjobs to
generate stuff, rebuild documentation, fetch news + it's practical to
have a server at our disposal when we need it.

--
Anders


> 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.
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> _______________________________________________ Mailing
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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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