[boost] Re: Changing web site host to SourceForge

From: David Abrahams (dave_at_[hidden])
Date: 2003-10-14 07:57:25

Beman Dawes <bdawes_at_[hidden]> writes:

> The Boost web site host will change to SourceForge later today. That
> involves changes to accounts at Network Solutions (Boost's registrar),
> easyDNS (Boost's new DNS provider), and SourceForge (the new virtual
> host). The change can take up to 72 hours to propagate around the
> world.
>
> The changes are trivial and should be transparent. But if there is a
> slip along the way, both the web site and mailing lists could become
> invisible until the problem is corrected. If that happens just hang
> on; it will get corrected as soon as possible.
>
> You can tell if the change has reached your DNS by pinging
> www.boost.org, which currently resolves to 64.226.201.52. Once the
> change is in effect, it will resolve to 66.35.250.2nn.

Beman,

A few files have been updated directly on the site since the 1.30.2
release went out.  Do you have a plan for ensuring that those changes
are preserved?

-- 
Dave Abrahams
Boost Consulting
www.boost-consulting.com