• Please see the most recent updates in the "Where did the .com name go?" thread. Posts number 16 and 17.

    Post 16 Update

    Post 17 Warning old domain name stealing credentials

  • Special Server Maintenance

    Just when you think you have everything running some what better...

    You get a message from the Hosting company. Short story they need to move us to a new server. I have been working with them to plan a good date for all concerned. Here is what we have come up with as a schedule.

    1. November 4th 17:00 -5UTC shut off the forums and start backup proceedures. During this time there will be no access to the forums or the Resource Section.
    2. November 5th Continue with Backups and download same until complete.
    3. November 6th 7:00 turn over server to hosting company to move system to new server
    4. November 7th - 8th restore backups and upgrade forum software.

    If all goes well we should be back online on November 8th.

    To keep you updated we will post updates on AVSIM forums.

    Thank you for your support.

SOH is Moving Nov. 4th. UPDATED

stovall

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Our hosting company was purchased by Rackspace last year. They are closing the data center that houses our server and moving the servers to another location 15 miles way.

The move date is November 4th, 2018. Time will be updated when we know.

There will be significant downtime on both servers at the same time.

Posted by Dangerous Dave today. Once October 14th arrives, this explains why SOH will be unreachable.
 
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Might I suggest you guys invest in a free Discord account? This is a FANTASTIC free app for PC and mobile device that will keep the community connected anytime. Just saying it's an option...
 
Dave, just a quick clarification? Are we talking out of commission for hours, days, or perish the thought weeks? This site is almost like crack. Gotta have my daily fix. :biggrin-new:. Thanks for the HU...Terry
 
The data center plans on starting at 0:00 Central Time US and completing before or around 8am that day. Basically they have given themselves an 8 hour window.
 
:jump: Sounds like a plan.. I'll check in after 4 pm. That'll give a 16 hr. window.. as we all know..... Stuff Happens..even to the best of men. Hope they address the fact that between 2215hrs and 2230hrs PST most every evening, the " site is busy, please try again later." Been this way for over six months. Hope they find the gremlin... Thank you for the clarification. Good Luck with the changeover. Terry
 
:encouragement: Tom, thank you for the heads up. I never gave that a thought. I'm usually heavy simming from 9 pm to midnight. I assumed, if the server is on East Coast, they'd do maintenance after 3 am EST. My bad.. Now I'll try to remember that particular 15 minute window is going to be unavailable. I appreciate the clarification...Terry
 
The move has been pushed forward again to November 4th. No time available as of now. Updates will follow.
 
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