The Steel Guitar Forum

At some point in the near future, the forum will be down while we switch servers. I've bought a new Dell server and a 768k/768k SDSL line has been installed in my house. Once I get it configured, I'll take down the Forum, transfer the files, and then notify the DNS gods that b0b.com has moved. When the new DNS info reaches your provider, you'll have access to the new system.

Thanks to everyone whose financial support made this move possible. I couldn't have done this on my own - the total cost of the transition is over $2500!

Hopefully this will solve the support problems that we've had dealing with Internet service providers. With the dedicated server under our immediate control, we'll be able to offer home page hosting and other services that we couldn't offer before.

I hope to get the new server configured this weekend. We have until December 15 to vacate Datapipe or be hit with another 3 month bill. So don't get upset when the Forum goes down for a few days. We'll be back, better than ever!

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<img align=left src="http://b0b.com/Averybob.gif" width=64 height=81><small>
</small> -b0b-   <small> quasar@b0b.com </small>
-System Administrator

whew...maybe I'll actually get some work done...or practice!!

Uh-oh. I have a deep sense of foreboding. I'm gonna have to learn to talk with my wife now.

<SMALL>When the new DNS info reaches your provider, you'll have access to the new system.</SMALL>

Uh Oh! Takes a dern long time for the Pony Express to reach us out here....

Very good. Putting it under your immediate control should make it much better.

The DSL line should work well. I'm also going DSL and got the DSL kit from Verizon two days ago. I haven't got an installation date from the DSL provider (TampaBayDSL) but it probably won't be too long.

I've been having a lot of problems with Earthlink's dialup lately too. During the prime time of the day I get a lot of disconnects and have to redial and reconnect. During the off peak times it's OK. Earthlink wasn't that way till the bought up Mindspring, and I also read that Earthlink was disconnecting customers in the prime of the day because of lack of bandwidth (they blame it on overuse but it's really not enough bandwidth and probably servers that can't handle the amount of traffic).

B0b
congratulations on a bold move - hope it won't take up too much of your time running the whole show. It must be quite an overhead doing all the sys admin on a Web server but the upside is you'll have total control.
Mick

Hey b0b,
Great, sounds like you'll be a busy guy.... I'd be interested in what you plan on home page hosting.

Jack,
Interesting... I'm also on Earthlink, I was originally on Netcom, who was bought by Mindspring, and now Earthlink. I never had problems with Netcom or Mindspring, but now with Earthlink I occasionally get busy signals and have been dropped a few times.
Maybe they're just getting too big????

Cisco will reimburse me for the cost of broadband access at home, so I'm going with a Cable modem pretty soon. DSL is not yet available in the wilds of Bastrop. Heck, we just got our first overpass this year .

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bterry.home.netcom.com

Good luck, b0b. May the force be with you!

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Robert Hicks - Fessenden S12U

Home Page: http://www.members.home.net/tonejunkie
Email: rhhicks@home.com

OH NO! Let me know a couple days ahead of time so I can go out in the middle of the forest and hibernate or something.

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Carter D10 8p/10k
Richard Sinkler BS, www.sinkler.com

Thanx b0b, Dave's right !
i'll be able to practice a lot more.
what a break !
Steel waitin'on ya' b0b !

Clarify for us non-techs how we will know when the site is back on and how to find it, please.

Choke, choke....wiggle, wiggle...shiver, shiver....Hope the withdrawel pangs don't last too long.

Fred,

You'll know it's back online when you stop getting the message that says that the Forum is down for maintainence. If I do this right, everything will look exactly the same, and the web address won't change.

I guess I won't be needing my computer for those few days

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b0b,

thanks so much for all the hard work you do for us. We all owe you a deep sincere thanks and gratitude.

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Good move, b0b. Nothing beats having as much control as possible to hand.



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Don Walters
Carter D-10, 8p/5k
Session 500

Bobby-
"Onward and upward"..........al

At last I'll get some time to practise steel playing

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Steelin' Greetings
Marco Schouten
Sho-Bud Pro III Custom

Congratulations, b0b!

Linux or NT?

It's Linux, Dan. And I just got it connected - I'm using Netscape on it right now!

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<img align=left src="http://b0b.com/Averybob.gif" width=64 height=81><small>
</small> -b0b-   <small> quasar@b0b.com </small>
-System Administrator

Things are moving a little slower than I expected. The down time will probably happen next weekend.

Good luck with the transition B0b, and let me take the chance to thank you again for all you're doing here- the forum has really been a wonderful thing. don't know how I got along without it!

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Mark van Allen-"Blueground Undergrass" Pedal, Non-Pedal, Lap, and Dobro

Ditto, what Bob Hempker said.

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kd...and the beat goes on...

I think this is the greatest tool for steel guitar players and I appreciate all the work you're doing for us B0b. Thank you very much!!

The only computers I trust with my women are unix.
Make sure you do your daily backups

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Jon
'66 Emmons P/P D-10 4x8
'69 Emmons P/P D-10 4x8
rebelspirit.net/rebel
rebelspirit.net/showdown


<FONT SIZE=1 COLOR="#8e236b"><p align=CENTER>[This message was edited by Jon Smorada on 05 December 2000 at 09:26 AM.]</p></FONT>