[HLUG] New HLUG website re-incarnation

[Julian Robbins]

Paul Stenning wrote:
> http://www.hlug.org.uk/ is now working for me.  :)
>   
I just got a message that Hugo at lug.org.uk will do the dns change
tonight  for herefordshire.lug.org.uk to point to our new server.

Fingers crossed - its only four emails and 6 weeks to get it done.

Julian
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> 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]
>>>
>>> ~                      [g]                         ~
>>> ~        george at dicenews.com      ~
>>> ~               07970 378 572            ~
>>> ~         www.dicegeorge.com        ~
>>> ~                     (c)2008                  ~
>>> ~                                                   ~
>>>
>>>
>>> --------------------------------------------------
>>> 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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