It started on Monday, and we're now on Friday. What happened?

I logged in at random on the site on Monday afternoon, and noticed that many sections were broken or looked odd. More importantly, entire folders worth of files were missing, and it even seemed like many others were being actively deleted! That calmed down, but then I took the boards down again some time later. So, what gives?

My web host decided some days ago to upgrade the server hosting this site, which included moving everything to a new hardware platform. You might notice that most pages now load faster than before. The catch is, the moving process didn't go too well. Some of you might have read my status update about a "dimensional rift". I was only half-kidding: starting on Monday, and still continuing today, there are actually two servers for Interordi.com! The old server, holding a copy of the site as it stood; and the new one, where I'm posting this. Because of various technical issues that I won't go into, some people still see the old server while others reach the new one directly. If you're reading this post, you're on the new server. In at least two cases, people have even been jumping back and forth between the two as the days went by. This could mean that, for example, you'd write a post on a copy of the message board, but it would end up on one of the servers only. As a result, many people couldn't see it or reply. Even worse, you might get the feeling that your post vanished, then came back from nowhere!!

Additionally, the server move broke some file system permissions, making entire sections of the website unavailable. ION Gamma was also affected. This has been fixed by my host's support team.

So, what now? This rift should settle itself in the next few days; already, things are more stable. I'm reopening the boards on the new server, so you can now go back to posting. However, based on my own estimates, about 25% of the visitors of Interordi.com still connect to the old server instead. Don't freak out if you notice that one of your friends hasn't logged in for days: he might be on the other side of the rift right now, but he should automatically come back with us soon. The older copies of the boards are locked, so no one will make posts that would just get lost.

If you're aware of anyone still stuck on the older server next Monday (the 29th), please tell them to send me an e-mail at doc_cossack@yahoo.ca (my off-network address). I wouldn't want to leave anyone behind!

If you have any questions, don't be afraid to ask in this topic.

New PC progress: 50%
Hey, you. Yes, you. Are you using ION Gamma yet? No? You should!!
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