Lynn, I wish they had given us an idea what they mean by "down the least amount of time possible" Does this mean a week, days, hours, whatever? Janell > [Original Message] > From: Lynn B. Cunningham <lcunnin1@bellsouth.net> > To: <GAPIKE-L@rootsweb.com> > Date: 6/10/02 4:17:22 PM > Subject: [GAPIKE] [IMPORTANT] RootsWeb Upgrading to New Servers > > I want to share this message with our list. -Lynn > > Beginning Monday, 10 June 2002, RootsWeb will begin the complex and > time-consuming process of upgrading our servers to new hardware. > > o What does this mean for you? Well, it means some servers will be > unavailable during this time and we are asking for your patience. > > For up-to-date information about the different resources, you can visit > http://helpdesk.rootsweb.com/ as the move progresses. > > o Web Pages: FTP will be down so that changes can't be made to > pages until everything is working correctly on the new servers. There > will be a short time that the pages will not be available as the > transfer takes place. > > o List Administrators: When the time comes to move list servers, we > will be halting operation on the machine to complete the move. We expect > to have the machines down the least amount of time possible. No mail > will be sent from or posted to your mailing lists. We do not expect to > lose any messages. > > Thank you for your patience and understanding while we go through a few > "growing pains." > > - RootsWeb Staff > > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 --- jjg6808@earthlink.net --- Genealogists--We Confuse the Dead & Irritate the Living !