System Upgrade & Downtime
SiCo
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You will of noticed that we experienced some major downtime over the last couple of days. Unfortunately, this is related to the 'old' software the site runs on and the fact that the technology behind the site is progressing faster than the code the site is written in.
This is fairly serious as there isn't really an upgrade path as the software has pretty much been mothballed by its developers. I can upgrade to a new version (which helpfully changes most things and doesn't support the current customisation), however, this doesn't really see any updates or work either so for the effort involved it seems a bit pointless.
What I have been playing with is changing the software completely to a system that is being developed (for now anyway!). However, due to time constraints, this will be a rough and ready conversion and I want to warn you of this in advance. It will very much be a case of fixing the big problem but probably causing lots of little problems which will be easier to fix but will take time and your patience.
Initially, there will be no old Private Messages, I do not know how long these will take to fix but it is fixable! So if you need anything immediately please copy it now, and/or get the user's email address to continue your conversation.
I will have to close the site for a period of time as the error in the background is unfixable and is going to cause another melt down. I plan to shut the site tomorrow (Thursday 25th) at an undetermined time (helpful I know!).
I will do my best to get it back online asap but it is not a quick process so please bear with me.
This is fairly serious as there isn't really an upgrade path as the software has pretty much been mothballed by its developers. I can upgrade to a new version (which helpfully changes most things and doesn't support the current customisation), however, this doesn't really see any updates or work either so for the effort involved it seems a bit pointless.
What I have been playing with is changing the software completely to a system that is being developed (for now anyway!). However, due to time constraints, this will be a rough and ready conversion and I want to warn you of this in advance. It will very much be a case of fixing the big problem but probably causing lots of little problems which will be easier to fix but will take time and your patience.
Initially, there will be no old Private Messages, I do not know how long these will take to fix but it is fixable! So if you need anything immediately please copy it now, and/or get the user's email address to continue your conversation.
I will have to close the site for a period of time as the error in the background is unfixable and is going to cause another melt down. I plan to shut the site tomorrow (Thursday 25th) at an undetermined time (helpful I know!).
I will do my best to get it back online asap but it is not a quick process so please bear with me.
Simon
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AJB is a great user-friendly site and I'm glad you're trying to find solutions rather than wholesale changes ( as happened at CBN ). Thanks for your effort, comms and leadership on this.
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Cheers!
BTW are you still a Bond fan? You seem to have a Charlie from Charlie's Angels presence here.
I did notice whenever I logged onto this site from my PC it warned me it was 'not secure' and wondered about mentioning that.
Roger Moore 1927-2017
CBN is a funny one: it was one of the big sites, then they changed their software and url to the forum, but never linked their main site to the new forum, so pretty much only old users of it were able to visit it- they can't really get new members!
So, does that make Sir Miles or me Bosley, then?
I was thinking I was more Kelly Garrett ;%
I have a thread in mind devoted to your presence on this thread, Barbel...
Roger Moore 1927-2017
It would be surprising if I were not present on this thread.
there's three of you!
...which means what you should be fighting over is who gets to be "the smart one"!
(Sabrina in the original)
Yes big thanks to the mysterious, unseen Sico for giving us all a place to call home and keeping us off the streets.
You shoulda seen all the mischief I got into in the 24 hours this site was down!
24 is such a brutal age these days.
My dreams would scare you shi...err, witless
That’s not at all a bad idea...we should call it the Vesper fund! (Or words to that effect!)
That is quite important, is it still happening, the secure certificates should be up to scratch.
The update is going better than expected, I will be shutting the site tomorrow for a long weekend. (Just incase ytou thought I'd given up already by not closing it today!).
I should just mention that all the praise for the day to day running should go to Sir M and the moderating crew, that's the real hard graft!
Watch it, you young punk--I may not be as quick I used to be but I can still land a mean punch!
I’m honoured to get the mention first but you’ll find that Barbel does the majority of the ‘heavy lifting’ and I’m mainly used for the ‘wet work’...whilst Hardyboy glides over the whole site making sure we behave ;%
Yeah, Barbel and Sir Miles are finally getting something to do here instead of pointlessly cruising around in their company Aston Martins.
I mean - it must be a blessing to have such a maintenance - free board like AJB - no off-topics - no insults - no disagreements and the biggest news of the day is the color of my footwear
Dalton - the weak and weepy Bond!
......what????
Today it’s my turn -{
Let me guess- Higgins is tied up in the boot?