[HLUG] New HLUG website re-incarnation

[Paul Stenning]

http://www.hlug.org.uk/ is now working for me.  :)


Paul Stenning wrote:
> I have now registered hlug.org.uk and am waiting for the registrar's 
> website to show it.  This sometimes takes a little while, and it also 
> needs to propagate before it will work.  It should be working within 24 
> hours.
> 
> 
> 
> dicegeorge at hotmail dot com wrote:
>> good idea,
>> hlug.org.u
>>
>>
>> hlug.org expired on 01/01/2009 and is pending renewal or deletion
>>
>> ooh its a linux site already - you could try and nick it
>> then ask for a link back to hlug.org.uk..
>>
>> and hlug.com could be handy for your viagra needs...
>>
>>
>>
>>                    [george]
>>
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>> ~               07970 378 572            ~
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>>
>>
>> --------------------------------------------------
>> From: "Paul Stenning" <paul at vintage-radio.com>
>> Sent: Monday, January 12, 2009 12:22 PM
>> To: "Herefordshire Linux Users Group." <herefordshire at mailman.lug.org.uk>
>> Subject: Re: [HLUG] New HLUG website re-incarnation
>>
>>> I could also register a more suitable domain name without the wetlettuce
>>> bit, such as hlug.org.uk.  I'm happy to pay for that.
>>>
>>>
>>> Morven Lewis-Everley wrote:
>>>> You could have used a server side redirect, its a little nicer than the
>>>> "nasty" approach you were talking about?
>>>>
>>>> Mo
>>>>
>>>> On Sun, Jan 11, 2009 at 11:30 PM, Julian Robbins <joolsr at fastmail.fm> 
>>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Hi
>>>>>
>>>>> After waiting nearly two months without hearing a dickiebird from our
>>>>> web hosts at lug.org.uk, I decided to use a nasty 0 second redirect on
>>>>> our 'site' at herefordshire.lug.org.uk to redirect immediately to our
>>>>> new web server space kindly donated by Paul, and set up by Mark.
>>>>>
>>>>> I'm sorry its taken so long, and would wish that things can move faster,
>>>>> but at least we have a site that can take shape and form a worthwhile
>>>>> addition to Linux and Open Source in the area.
>>>>>
>>>>> There's little on it as yet, but if you visit herefordshire.lug.org.uk,
>>>>> you can see the rudiments. Its a Drupal site, with blogging facilities,
>>>>> polls, posts and stories, a bit 'no frills' currently.
>>>>>
>>>>> However long it takes lug.org.uk to get our dns change to our server, is
>>>>> now not so much an issue.
>>>>>
>>>>> I hope, we can discuss building up our HLUG website at the next meeting,
>>>>> which is our January one on the 3rd Weds of the month (as usual), on the
>>>>> 21st January (details on the website).
>>>>>
>>>>> I am also contemplating, whether we should call ourselves the
>>>>> Herefordshire Linux and Open Source User Group, instead of just Linux
>>>>> User Group.
>>>>>
>>>>> Its a bit of a mouthful, but these days, Open Source as a whole, perhaps
>>>>> is more newsworthy than Linux, and many beginners to Linux start off
>>>>> with Open Source applications on Windows, like Firefox and Openoffice
>>>>> for example. I personally don't mind whatever platform people use
>>>>> (although I strongly advocate Linux of cause ;-) ), and think that
>>>>> whatever we can do to widen our appeal and user base is a good thing.
>>>>>
>>>>> As such, that is the title on the website for now, but all comments, and
>>>>> suggestions for perhaps a good acronym, are welcomed ... (HOSALUG ....
>>>>> HLOSUG ... ??!! ) :-)
>>>>>
>>>>> Julian
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
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