Sep 22 17.02.07 <dark_matter>	The website is unfortunately down, due to an account ban by the host.
Sep 22 17.02.19 <dark_matter>	They don't like the content on the website.
Sep 22 17.44.46 <dark_matter>	We won't be needing a new person to host the website.
Sep 22 17.45.05 <dark_matter>	I'm not giving up on it, and I have a backup server.
Sep 22 17.45.24 <dark_matter>	I simply need control of the domain
Sep 22 17.45.32 <dark_matter>	the host still has control over the domain names
Sep 22 21.19.55 <dark_matter>	so getting that back up to original state will be no problem.
Sep 22 21.20.49 <dark_matter>	ATF however will lose allot of forum threads etc, because the latest backup of the database, is the one that CJ and JIm have.
Sep 22 21.21.53 <dark_matter>	and hostgator definitely won't provide a backup, because they already deleted everything.
Sep 22 21.22.21 <dark_matter>	but we should be able to get everything up, if hostgator hands over the domains...
Sep 22 21.33.45 <dark_matter>	OH! I just relized it looks like I still have control over my domain settings
Sep 22 21.34.14 <dark_matter>	I'm going to grab another host account asap, and point my-lol.net to that host, just to let people know to come here.
Sep 22 22.28.32 <dark_matter>	I'll have my-lol back up soon.
Sep 23 01.23.45 <dark_matter>	What I mean, is to have a server that I hire, and have privacy with. A dedicated server, which I manage. Not some hsot managing it for me.
Sep 23 01.24.13 <dark_matter>	That way, I don't have to worry about the judgement so much, of the host.
Sep 23 01.24.27 <dark_matter>	because they wouldn't be looking at what is being hosted on my server.
Sep 23 01.24.35 <dark_matter>	I have found a dedi server that might work.
Sep 23 01.24.39 <dark_matter>	It's a bit pricy
Sep 23 06.08.57 <dark_matter>	just waiting on domain control. I have a small backup server ready, but it won't be able to handle the full website
Sep 23 06.09.20 <dark_matter>	still looking for a perminant home though

Sep 24 02.48.55 <dark_matter>	firstly, page views aren't the only things that cause bandwidth usage. and Unique visitors isn't all you need to be thinking about either.
Sep 24 02.49.26 <dark_matter>	The biggest problem you will have, guaranteed, will be your power bill
Sep 24 02.51.04 <dark_matter>	if you have never managed a server of that size before, you might be surprised how much power your server can rack up. Think about it... it needs to be running 24x7, processing requests non stop. It doesn't rest, because when people from US are asleep, the people from the other side of the world are awake, and the computer keeps chugging away keeping that goi
Sep 24 02.51.06 <dark_matter>	going
Sep 24 02.51.33 <dark_matter>	Power is a very big thing to consider, when you are running a dedicated server for something of this size.
Sep 24 02.52.56 <dark_matter>	As for speeds, ATF was going a bit slow, and that was on a 1000mbps (uplink) connection, and also sharing with my-lol.net
Sep 24 02.54.57 <dark_matter>	the hardware used to run atf and my-lol was on the high end, but being a shared server, it was managed to keep resource usage from effecting other sharers.
Sep 24 02.55.26 <dark_matter>	Let me remind everyone, ATF IS going to go back up
Sep 24 02.55.50 <dark_matter>	and this time stronger than before, and I will be looking at having a backup server ready to go if this happens again
Sep 24 02.56.38 <dark_matter>	What happend, is that the host suspended the account we were using to run ATF, because they fear that it is illegal (due to the growing trend of outlawing lolicon).

Sep 24 03.23.10 <dark_matter>	Right now, I'm just trying to get control over the domains
Sep 24 03.23.50 <dark_matter>	Chao apparently has control over ATF domain, and his computer got hit by lightning apparently about 3 weeks ago, so he only checks on every now and then with his phone
Sep 24 03.24.16 <dark_matter>	Hostgator is being a bit butthurt about handing over the keys to my domain
Sep 24 03.24.23 <dark_matter>	but I'm sure I'll get it back

Sep 24 03.27.35 <dark_matter>	I have the backups for the databases
Sep 24 03.27.52 <dark_matter>	and I have backups of all the games/animations from my-lol
Sep 24 03.28.02 <dark_matter>	and yes
Sep 24 03.28.07 <dark_matter>	will need to roll back to the old
Sep 24 03.28.15 <dark_matter>	so we will lose some stuff over it

Sep 25 00.35.05 <dark_matter>	Quick update:
Sep 25 00.35.38 <dark_matter>	I'm transferring the my-lol.net domain to another service, and this time will not be leaving it in control of the host i'm with
Sep 25 00.35.47 <dark_matter>	if we ever go down in the future, i'll have a backup
Sep 25 00.37.21 <dark_matter>	STILL waiting for Chos to get back to me with details about the ATF domain

Sep 25 18.01.29 <dark_matter>	Domain transfer of my-lol should be done in 5-7 days
Sep 25 18.02.00 <dark_matter>	I'll try and get ATF up temporarily as well, as a subdomain to my-lol

Sep 26 21.20.44 <dark_matter>	UPDATE: [ed]choasscissors[/ed] is now aware of the website being down, and has replied.
Sep 26 21.21.11 <dark_matter>	He will grab the domain asap, to move it to a new home.