[socialmedia] Planned PGLAF downtime this weekend (TBC)

[Greg Newby]

Hi all. You might have noticed the downtime did not occur.

That was a possibility if the new data center facility wasn't ready.

Most likely this will happen instead next week, Saturday July 22.
  ~ Greg


On Fri, Jul 14, 2023 at 12:36:25PM -0700, Greg Newby wrote:
> Hi all. Our collocation provider, Castle Access, will be moving all three PGLAF systems to a new location.
> 
> This is tentatively scheduled for Saturday July 15, starting around 6pm Pacific Daylight Time.
> 
> The estimated duration is 6 hours.
> 
> It is not yet confirmed, because there is some remaining work to be done by the new data center facility before the move.
> 
> During the move, all *.pglaf.org services will be unavailable:
>   copy.pglaf.org and upload.pglaf.org; inprogress and cm.pglaf.org also
>   email including lists.pglaf.org mailing lists like posted and pgww
>   WWer/errata team endpoints for logins, ticketing, workflow
> 
> No new PG eBooks can be received, processed, or published while the systems are unavailable.
> 
> I will let you know if the downtime is rescheduled, and otherwise presume it will proceed as described above.
> 
> Thanks, as always, for everything you do!
>   ~ Greg
> 
> Dr. Gregory B. Newby
> Chief Executive and Director
> Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation www.gutenberg.org
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