[Klug-general] Domain Name

[Dan Attwood]

Historically we had problems with lug.org.uk and the cmses we have used
over the years.

Given how static the content of the site has been over the years we might
as well make the site static html and use the free url.

On 8 December 2014 at 16:48, Daniel Ellis <mail at danellis.co.uk> wrote:

> We may have already discussed this last time, but what was the reason we
> could not use kent.lug.org.uk?  This currently redirects to kentlug.org
> anyway.
>
> From the about page on lug.org.uk it states:-
>
> *"2. To provide resources to freely allow LUGMasters
> <https://lug.org.uk/lugmaster> to setup their own local Linux User Group,
> with our aid, using the lug.org.uk <http://lug.org.uk> domain name."*
>
> On 8 December 2014 at 16:24, Jo Sharrad <jo at sharrad.co.uk> wrote:
>
>> I will donate £25 if someone else or others can match the other £25 for
>> the 4 year option. Might as well get it for longer rather than have this
>> problem again in another year or two.
>>
>> I would hate to see it lost.
>>
>> Jo
>>
>> On 8 December 2014 at 16:19, Mike Evans <mike at tandem.f9.co.uk> wrote:
>>
>>>
>>> Our ownership of kentlug.org is due to expire early next year.  It is
>>> currently managed from my account at 123reg.org.  You may remember that
>>> we had a collection at a meeting some years back (6 or 7 from memory) which
>>> enabled us to buy it for that time.
>>>
>>> Registration expires on 6 Feb 2015.  Current prices are:
>>>
>>> 1 year 11.99
>>> 2 years 23.98
>>> 3 years 35.97
>>> 4 years 47.96
>>> and so on
>>>
>>> It looks as though prices are a lot higher than they were when I did it
>>> last although I can't remember.  The group is also smaller than it was.
>>> However we may be older and richer.  (Though being retired I'm now older
>>> and poorer :) )
>>>
>>> Options are.
>>>
>>> 1:  Have a collection again and I'll renew for the appropriate period
>>> above.
>>> 2:  Someone else can take on the administration - they may have a
>>> cheaper registrar.
>>> 3:  Abandon the domain name
>>>
>>> Thoughts to the mailing list.
>>>
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>>
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