Hi Elijah, We actually have two of the GroupStudy servers at RackShack. Great product if you do not have any problems and do not mind the occasional down time ... but watch out if you have a problem. Pretty much you are unable to actually talk with someone in the network operations center. Their support consists of simply rebooting the box or reinstalling the OS. They are unwilling to hook a monitor to the box and actually take a look at why the box is down. One of the GroupStudy servers would randomly go down not responding to any requests outside of a ping. It turned out one of the memory chips that they provided was bad. But because I could not get someone to actually hook a monitor to the box when it was in this down state, it took months to troubleshoot.
Having said all of that, I am moving the mailing list function to RackShack (hence the reason for this thread). The CCIE Lab list has been on a server for a few weeks now without incident. I simply can not afford to pay the rates at the other co-location facilities. I hope we are not there too long. Prices are coming down at co-location facilities. I can get 1/2 a cabinet and 1 Mb of bandwidth for about $750~$800/month plus the cost of the servers. My dream is to have all GroupStudy servers in one location which is in driving distant to my house .. and maybe even have a load-balancer in case a server goes down. Take care, Paul -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Elijah Savage Sent: Monday, July 14, 2003 6:25 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: We (Cisco mailing list) are moving ... [7:72060] Paul, I do not know if you have found a collocation place already but here is a very nice and reputable one at a price I think is very affordable. I know a few people using this facility and the bandwidth is amazing. I know someone using the 99$ package for a ftp server and you get 700gig a month in this package. Hopefully this helps and yes a paypal account is a good idea to accept donations. http://www.rackshack.net Not affiliated in any way with this place. -----Original Message----- From: Eagles Fan [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday, July 12, 2003 11:50 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: We (Cisco mailing list) are moving ... [7:72060] Right on that one!! don't want this list to go by the wayside. how can I help? >From: "Dennis Laganiere" >Reply-To: "Dennis Laganiere" >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Subject: Re: We (Cisco mailing list) are moving ... [7:72060] >Date: Sat, 12 Jul 2003 18:02:02 GMT > >Paul... > >Many of us feel the same way. If you setup a paypal account, I think >you'll >find a lot of us will help to defray some of your expenses... > >Thanks for all your efforts... > >--- Dennis > >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Walker, James, IS" >To: >Sent: Friday, July 11, 2003 11:32 AM >Subject: RE: We (Cisco mailing list) are moving ... [7:72060] > > > > Paul, > > > > Can we help you out with this great service you are providing to us by > > making a > > small donation? > > I know I'm not alone when I say that your service has been invaluable to >us > > in > > the Ciscos of the world. > > > > Thanks, > > Jim > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Paul Borghese [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: Wednesday, July 09, 2003 12:29 PM > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subject: We (Cisco mailing list) are moving ... [7:72060] > > > > > > Hey Everyone, > > > > > > > > We will be moving the mailing list function to a new server. If you are > > currently receiving this list via e-mail, you will be affected. This > > has been planned for some time now but we need to move faster then I > > would like. I just received a bill from our co-location facility for > > the GroupStudy service and let's just put it this way, in most locations > > rent on a two bedroom apartment is less expensive. So we need to try > > and reduce our bandwidth usage (an eventually find another co-location > > facility). > > > > > > > > It has been quite clear for some time now that the GroupStudy server > > needs help. We are dropping an unacceptable number of messages (I > > personally have had five in a row discarded) and the messages that make > > it take a random amount of time to propagate. To fix this, I have > > purchased a new server and bandwidth (at a lower cost facility). We > > will be migrating to the new server in the next few days. Once the move > > is complete we will cut over to the new server. > > > > > > > > But wait it gets better .. We are dumping majordomo as our list > > software! Our new software will allow you to change a number of > > options. For example you will be able to suspend distribution of the > > e-mails, receive e-mails in digest format, change your e-mail address, > > etc. > > > > > > > > You will receive a welcome message with your account information. The > > > > message will contain your username/password, instructions on how to > > login to the server, and instructions on how to unsubscribe. Please > > save this e-mail for future reference. It is also a good idea to login > > to the server and set your password to something more memorable then the > > random password given. > > > > > > > > If you stop receiving e-mails from the list after the change, please > > send me an e-mail (after verifying it is not a problem at your end such > > as misconfigured anti-spam software etc.). > > > > > > > > Take care, > > > > > > > > Paul Borghese _________________________________________________________________ MSN 8 with e-mail virus protection service: 2 months FREE* http://join.msn.com/?page=features/virus Message Posted at: http://www.groupstudy.com/form/read.php?f=7&i=72250&t=72060 -------------------------------------------------- FAQ, list archives, and subscription info: http://www.groupstudy.com/list/cisco.html Report misconduct and Nondisclosure violations to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
