To all-
Over the course of approximately the next two weeks RootsWeb will be
moving
to newer, faster, bigger, more reliable servers. The move will take
place
in
stages with only a few servers/programs/services being down at any
one
time.
Message boards will not be affected by the move since they are housed
on
Ancestry servers.
Mailing lists will be down, hopefully for no longer than a day, when list
servers reach their turn to be moved and updated. This will probably
occur
some time next week. For up-to-date information as to which servers
are/will
be down at any given time during the move consult the RootsWeb
HelpDesk
page:
http://helpdesk.rootsweb.com/ The HelpDesk will be the last to be
moved
so
that it can be kept up and running to inform you about the schedule
as the
move progresses.
It is expected that all messages sent to the list during the move will
eventually be sent through but may be queued until the mail servers are
updated. If you send a message to the list and don't see your message
coming
through immediately, or if you don't receive any list mail for a
period of
time, you can probably assume that the delay is move-related.
Please don't write to the list and ask about the move or about whether the
list is down. Any such inquiries should be directed to the HelpDesk.
Remember to check the main HelpDesk page for the status of the move first.
When the move is completed we can expect faster more reliable service.
Thanks
for your patience.
Bill Hughes
List Admin