Server Move Complete

The server move is now complete, although the DNS changes are still propagating out so some people will get sent to the old server. Those that do will see an error message about bad_httpd_conf. That’s normal, the old server isn’t setup to serve Random Curiosity any longer. (This was unavoidable.)

I apologize for the move taking longer than we expected. We ran into problems with the DNS change, namely the old provider’s system glitched and wouldn’t remove the old DNS entries for several hours. (I had to submit a support ticket to finally get the old entries cleared out.) At one point both IP addresses (old and new servers) were being returned so you had about a 50% chance of getting the correct one. Now the authoritative DNS servers are all returning only the new server IP, but it will take a while for all of the DNS servers on the Internet to sync up. As I mentioned earlier the rule of thumb on this is up to 48 hours for changes to fully propagate. Most people will probably see the change sooner (much sooner), but some may take the full 48 hours.

Comments have been turned back on so feel free to comment again. If you see any strangeness or something not working properly please let us know! We’ve tested the new setup and everything looks to be working but it’s always possible we missed something. :)


 

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  1. Arenae at 1:07 am on January 28th, 2007

    Nice! Good job! ^^

  2. Hinalover at 1:08 am on January 28th, 2007

    Works fine for me. So good luck with the new server. Sorry I couldn’t help with information on finding a new server before, but hopefully this should hold. ;)

  3. quantbits at 1:08 am on January 28th, 2007

    there is no need to apologize. Thank you for continuing to blog.

    If you need any more donations, please feel free to email me =)

  4. Kazumi at 1:10 am on January 28th, 2007

    lolx. good job. hopefully this server will be better. *fingers crossed*

  5. GStrike- at 1:14 am on January 28th, 2007

    I hope this server is alot better then the old one :)

  6. mgviperman at 1:28 am on January 28th, 2007

    Everything works fine for me as well. Good luck with the new server guys ;)

  7. pach at 2:38 am on January 28th, 2007

    nice

  8. wrex at 3:04 am on January 28th, 2007

    Good to see you back and stable. :) Many people are breathing a sigh of relief now. :)

  9. psychohare at 3:16 am on January 28th, 2007

    YAY! hopefully everything will be good and new from now on!

  10. Lissa at 4:01 am on January 28th, 2007

    :) yayayayay. im really happy to see that the site is back. THANK YOU! and yeah, no need to apologize

  11. mangaka-chan at 4:16 am on January 28th, 2007

    I don’t know much about servers but it seems the site is back to normal. Thanks for all the hard work! :D

  12. cereal at 5:19 am on January 28th, 2007

    mmm i am seeing do-not-hotlink pictures everywhere XD

  13. Mutio at 5:24 am on January 28th, 2007

    Works fine here (Germany). I’m curious: Did you take a VPS or a Root Server?

  14. Nigredo at 9:10 am on January 28th, 2007

    seems to work here as well (France), good job

  15. core at 12:20 pm on January 28th, 2007

    it feels good and seems to be running smooth. love it, guyzs~! XD

  16. kiryuu at 12:37 pm on January 28th, 2007

    Looks good so far. Server moves are always a pain.

  17. Guido at 1:08 pm on January 28th, 2007

    Omni just a question.

    Does Random Curiosity’s IP address still is http://randomc.animeblogger.net/?

  18. Kazumi at 1:11 pm on January 28th, 2007

    seems like all the old images from series that are not active are still “do not hotlink” images.

  19. Ashura at 1:41 pm on January 28th, 2007

    Yep, „Do not hotlink“ images everywhere.

  20. Omni at 1:52 pm on January 28th, 2007

    I’ve solved the DO NOT HOTLINK problem temporarily. There may be a better solution, but it should work fine now.

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