Moving to a new server? (was "Vanilla Forums in General")

Unknown_Entity · 2011-03-21 01:48:40

more like you have the nameservers for the domain point to the hosting server from name.com's control panel, and the hosting server will handle dns requests for the domain name

EDIT: and to properly answer vorpy's first question, yeah, friend of mine has a server that I help run, that I've offered to host a copy of vanilla on

RinKokonoe · 2011-03-21 01:50:34

Like...this?

You Name.com
Nameservers ---> domain point <

DNS Requests

Unknown_Entity · 2011-03-21 01:57:58

it, in the grand scope of everything, works something like this:

com > (search root nameservers, find name.com) > itjustbugsme.com > (poke name.com to find hosting's nameservers) > hosting server (search hosting server's DNS server to find what IP to toss the request at, which the webserver then handles from there)

RinKokonoe · 2011-03-21 02:01:18

I get it now.

glennmagusharvey · 2011-03-21 12:07:28

I'm going to sticky this and change the thread title because this is a current issue.

Ponicalica · 2011-03-21 12:21:23

Personally, I think that even if you can't get all the threads off, you should move to the new site and make this an archive.

Central Avenue · 2011-03-21 12:56:06

Also, if part of moving to another service means ditching the current content, better to do it soon before we have even more content here.

ClockworkUniverse · 2011-03-21 13:28:51

Hm. So we're actually doing this then? Awesome.

glennmagusharvey · 2011-03-21 13:43:12

Well once nice thing with this is that it'd let us come up with our own custom display settings, such as font and colors.

...heck, we could do custom anything.

Noimporta · 2011-03-21 14:08:36

I know that losing The Accurate Thread For Children Of The '90s will be a tragedy, but I don'r really think losing whatever was posted here should be a big concern.

Vorpy · 2011-03-21 21:11:26

Why would that be a tragedy? There's nothing important posted in there.

Then again, that's true for everything posted here.

Noimporta · 2011-03-21 21:58:26

Congratulations on getting the joke.

Vorpy · 2011-03-21 22:14:48

Congratulations on getting the joke to you too.

Longfellow · 2011-03-21 23:44:57

I'm told that it is indeed possible to export this forum by contacting the support people by e-mail.

Central Avenue · 2011-03-21 23:47:18

Awesome!
LET'S MOVE THIS BITCH

Bob · 2011-03-21 23:48:12

"Personally, I think that even if you can't get all the threads off, you should move to the new site and make this an archive."

Deboss · 2011-03-22 01:02:56

Could we use a font where l and I aren't the same? That would make me happier.

Vorpy · 2011-03-22 01:04:11

We should use Tahoma.

Central Avenue · 2011-03-22 01:05:11

Yes, and they should be able to do so without changing the entire theme.

(Personally, I think putting just the usernames in a serif font, like I have in my user CSS, would work well.)

Vorpy · 2011-03-22 01:25:35

And also, being able to make our own usernames with SPACES between them. I am pretty sure this community isn't going to be making x_x_x Invincible Reieva__Ðe.m.Ø.n.goddess9887 x_x_x usernames on the new IJBM.

DYRE · 2011-03-22 01:27:03

Um... I don't know if that's something that can be easily configured.

By which I mean it's certainly not.

Vorpy · 2011-03-22 01:34:25

We are moving, right? We can then change the forum to something else, perhaps migrate to PHBB or rip TV Tropes forum theme and use it for ourselves.

DYRE · 2011-03-22 01:36:00

But I'm pretty sure the idea is that we'd still be using Vanilla. Also we definitely can't use the TV Tropes forum since that's not available for anyone else to use.

Vorpy · 2011-03-22 01:38:34

I see.

Well, I guess we can get used to Vanilla-style posting. After we migrate it, is it modifiable beyond the vanilla limitations?

DYRE · 2011-03-22 01:42:07

Well it's open source. So in theory, infinitely modifiable. In practice, though, that doesn't mean much unless Longfellow knows PHP.

I think it's still modifiable otherwise though. Checking the website reveals that there are a bunch of addons for it, so those can be used.

Vorpy · 2011-03-22 01:53:20

gomen nasai DYRE. forgive me for mistreating you in the past.

glennmagusharvey · 2011-03-22 11:03:27

Are you so sure? l think that might cause one heII of a problem.

Central Avenue · 2011-03-22 11:58:24

> l think that might cause one heII of a problem.

Nice try.

Chagen · 2011-03-22 20:47:04

I like the vanilla forums style of posting anyway.

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