Re: [boost] [1.35.0] Going live with the new web site

From: Rene Rivera (grafikrobot_at_[hidden])
Date: 2008-03-29 12:32:30

Beman Dawes wrote:
> Rene Rivera wrote:
>> Beman Dawes wrote:
>>> Rene Rivera wrote:
>>>> Beman Dawes wrote:
>>>>> Let's go over the repointing of the DNS entries to make sure I do the 
>>>>> right thing. The current relevant A record entries are:
>>>>>
>>>>>     beta.boost.org -> 129.79.245.252
>>>>>     boost.org -> 66.35.250.210
>>>>>     live.boost.org -> 129.79.245.252
>>>>>
>>>>> So to repoint, I'll change the boost.org entry to 129.79.245.252, right?.
>>>> Yes.
>>>>
>>>>> Do I then delete either of the other two entries?
>>>> No. We still need the beta.boost.org as that is truly a separate site in 
>>>> that it reflects the beta state in SVN. And it's the one we will test 
>>>> changes out in before moving them to the live site in an ongoing basis.
>>> OK. The release files are on Sourceforge, I've downloaded each and 
>>> compared to the originals, and AFAICT we are ready to go live. Just let 
>>> me know when to repoint the DNS entries.
>>>
>>> The release date is today.
>> Repoint now :-) I'm working on making minor changes to add the 1.35 
>> links into the web site (on the beta side). So I'll move those over shortly.
> 
> Done.

And I just merged the changes to make 1.35 appear into the live site.

> boost.org is getting the new site. So far www.boost.org is still getting 
> the old site for me, but hopefully that is just until some dns cache 
> entry expires. Easydns says it takes at least an hour for caches to 
> clear. There wasn't any A record entry for www.boost.org, by the way.

I still get the old site :-( But my ISP has always been slow in getting 
DNS changes. I checked on the web server itself and it says:

-bash-3.00$ host boost.org
boost.org has address 129.79.245.252
-bash-3.00$ host www.boost.org
www.boost.org is an alias for vhost.sourceforge.net.
vhost.sourceforge.net has address 66.35.250.210

So yes, there's no A record for www.boost.com, as it's an alias record.

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