<p class="MsoPlainText">Hi all,</p>
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<p class="MsoPlainText">Just wanted to let everyone know that the server and
accounts are going to be moved in the next 48-72 hours. During this time we'll
do a freeze on account access in order to prevent any alterations to the file
system in order to ensure accurate syncing of the old and new server data. I
sincerely apologize for any inconvenience this may cause.</p>
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<p class="MsoPlainText">The porting of the files will begin tomorrow afternoon
(2pm-ish EST) and will continue "until it's done." ;-) (likely no
more than 48 hours)</p>
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<p class="MsoPlainText">The new server will give us better back-up, more
bandwidth, and more space.</p>
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<p class="MsoPlainText">As a result of the move to a dedicated server, we will
have to obliterate account passwords, so I will issue new temporary ones to all
who are maintaining current sites. We will also streamline user names according
to the sub-sites (i.e. lad maintainer will have a login "lad" etc.).
This will enable us to easily reassign duties when such an action becomes
necessary.</p>
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<p class="MsoPlainText">I will do my best to seamlessly port the existing MySQL
database, but just to be on the safe side I will also generate backups as well
as keep the old server unscathed until we know that everything is in working
order on the new server.</p>
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<p class="MsoPlainText">Again, I sincerely apologize for any inconvenience this
may have caused.</p>
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<p class="MsoPlainText">If you do have any urgent updates to do, please do them
before 2pm EST tomorrow (Wednesday, August 30, 2006).</p>
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<p class="MsoPlainText">Please note that the transition will be seamless and we
do not expect any downtime as a result of this (minus the database stuff where
we'll have to prevent any further changes in order to ensure accurate data
transfer).</p>
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<p class="MsoPlainText">Many thanks for your patience and understanding!</p>
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<p class="MsoPlainText">Ivica Ico Bukvic, D.M.A. Composition</p>
<p class="MsoPlainText">Virginia Tech</p>
<p class="MsoPlainText">Dept. of Music - 0240</p>
<p class="MsoPlainText">Blacksburg, VA 24061</p>
<p class="MsoPlainText">(540) 231-1137</p>
<p class="MsoPlainText">(540) 231-5034 (fax)</p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><a href="mailto:ico@vt.edu">ico@vt.edu</a></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><a href="http://www.music.vt.edu/people/faculty/bukvic/">http://www.music.vt.edu/people/faculty/bukvic/</a></p>
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