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[Anders Logg <logg@xxxxxxxxx>]

On Sat, Jun 30, 2012 at 11:44:05AM +0100, Florian Rathgeber wrote:
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> On 30/06/12 11:25, Anders Logg wrote:
> > On Sat, Jun 30, 2012 at 10:07:13AM +0100, Florian Rathgeber wrote:
> > 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.
>
> JavaScript is not an issue (unless you want it to run server-side -
> not the case for a slide show). Cron jobs are not possible, they would
> need to run on some other machine before deployment to github pages
> (which is easily scriptable). No doubt it's useful to have a dedicated
> server.
>
> Anyway, as I said I'm happy to assist if you ever want to revisit the
> issue.

Good to know! Thanks.

--
Anders


>
> Florian
>
> >> -- 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.
> >>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>> _______________________________________________
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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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