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Now just to get broadband (my problem)

I'm all for the MLA switching! just as long as I can keep my newly recovered 2600+ postcount!

Besides what is it everybody is so keen to have on the forums that we don't already?

http://www.midwestmonitor.com/hosting.html

It's not really broken per say, so....

;-) You know the rest.

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Well, if you are looking to switch hosts, a friend of mine is running a hosting service with very reasonable rates.

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68k ParaMedic

Therefore, we run an ASP-based forum.

also... I find that it's much more than originally thought and PAF will probably be generally low....

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Then we should just stick with literatureclassics. I say that we could let the site go down for at the most a week, to get the new forums all set up. Then we can still have literature classics hosting and the new phpbb forums.

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I have a Microsoft SQL Server 6.5 License I can send to Literature Classics if they need it. But from what I can tell the site runs from Access.

With SQL we could get better speed and more backup options and less chance things will go wrong. This would work better in the frame of resources that the MLA has.

Coxy, let me know if Literature Classics wants the license if you want to switch to SQL. The Discs have been sitting around for a bit and I don't use them.

But, although earlier I thought it might be cool to go to phpBB or Invision, I think it's not really needed right now.

Here's what i think it boils down to. It's not the software, because if we do make a change to phpbb (or any other format) I will bet my right testicle that we experience similar borkouts - especially during the teething period. I think the main problem is that we do not have effective control of the server, and never will have. It's not like ~coxy can reach over reboot the box, and he probably doesn't have enough admin access to be able to set up scripts that will auto backup the data every 30 minutes (minimising lost posts should the server sh*t itself) I realise that there's ways and means of getting around that.... but it's a FREE service - what do we expect!!!!

Now we could all pitch in a dollar or two each, and that would probably pay for a years hosting with someone (possibly) more reliable. But that would mean that either:
1) someone would have to turn the MLA into a legal entity and start taking subscriptions from everyone. Collection of monies is a serious issue, there's a lot of infrastructure required to set that up. It would be a right pain in the arts collecting $2 of various denominations off everyone, so if we made the fee to join a more sensible amount (say $20) then MLA might become a full subscription service where you have to pay before becoming a member - who wants that? How many members do you think we'd lose in one fell swoop? And then there are a lot of kids who are members and they don't necessarily have the means to make online transactions anyway.
2) a few members put together their pennies and pay for hosting for the benifit of the majority who have not paid a cent. Not entirely fair on those who paid to set it up - however if someone want to do it then go ahead......

It breaks down once in a while and we lose some threads and our precious personal post count drops. IT'S FREE, GET OVER IT!

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A little knowledge is a dangerous thing, but it sure beats a blank stare for starting a conversation.

Ikonboard is a forum that'll do ASP or CGi based and will work basicsally in the same way as with snitz here... I believe that Ikonboard can even use the current database (MS access, MSSQL or MySQL)

IkonBoard also has personal messages, and other more options...

It sounds like it is worthwhile to keep our eyes peeled in case there is a better deal.

Massive, me no believes me is over 1000 posts & me no believes Me is typing ala JaJa Binks.

shaktiman

the dillema is finding something that works with the current host (LiteratureClassics) and that works BETTER with our current host...

I believe that we might be able to get a good hosting if we stop borkingout over the domain so much... pop in a .tk and just know that it'll keep itself alive and we can renew it once the year or whatever is over...

Ikonboard also supports showing who's celebrating their birthday!!!
UberCOOL!!!

it's just a thought... personally I think it's a good one

yeah... http://pragma.mooo.com/personalforum/

check it out.. my own PHPBB2 forum... (online when I am!)

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I still haven;t heard what is so bad about the current forum software?

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it dies regularly

Orcadian MLA Division
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I still haven;t heard what is so bad about the current forum software?

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it dies regularly

Orcadian MLA Division
68ks Liberated: 2

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