[Chad]

While we begin prepping our new dedicated server we'll be moving MacInsiders to, the chatroom has been relocated to a temporary server and is once again available. Unfortunately since it is on another server and not hooked into the MI server, some things are temporary not working:

• auto-login has been disabled, and you'll need to click a button to sign into the chat initially
• it won't remember which font colour you pick, so you'll have to click the font colour button and put in the tags each time you want to change your font colour
• You must have a MacInsiders account and be logged in. Guest mode is turned off for now.

These will return back to normal once we switch MacInsiders completely over to our new dedicated server

Enjoy!

ROFL, How does the old host feel about this? I'm not sure where it was previously hosted, but if it was a company you were paying, when they sent you the warning about having a chat script, you must've said: "Okay............... Then we're packing up our whole site and moving elsewhere. Goodbye."

Chad was obviously on a shared or VPS service before he moved to the dedicated server. Hosting companies almost always disallow chat scripts in a shared/VPS environment because they are worried about resource usage. What if 1000 people logged onto the chat script at once? The server would be maintaining 1000 concurrent connections that could consume resources that are supposed to be allocated to other VPS containers and other shared sites. Additionally, the hosting company doesn't have the resources to monitor and control Chad's chat scripts.

Having a dedicated server was most likely one of Chad's few options because now he can do whatever the hell he wants with it! If it gets overloaded it doesn't affect any other customers, only MacInsiders.

I myself had to go through the same experience and now manage a dedicated server with about 10 websites and an Icecast server for London Tap House's online live DJ streams. This wasn't obviously possible with a VPS or shared hosting.

End result is that the original hosting company could've possible kept Chad as a customer if they had dedicated server options available. If not, then MacInsiders has simply outgrown the old hosting company.

Hope this clears up any questions as to why the Chat was a no-no for the old hosting company in the first place.

PS: Let me know if you ever need a hand, Chad. VPS/Dedicated server technology is one of my specialty jobs.

/me doesn't like things on downtime... they smell like ELM

i cant log in UGGH whyy

Originally Posted by AelyaS

i cant log in UGGH whyy

Use the chat link on the top bar,

not the URL of the previous chat

Unless that was not the problem you are having

Originally Posted by Yakattack

Use the chat link on the top bar,

not the URL of the previous chat

Unless that was not the problem you are having

Not the problem I was having :(

Its just not logging me in

Originally Posted by AelyaS

Not the problem I was having :(

Its just not logging me in

:(

Well you havent been missing much, chat has been empty for the random times ive been on (but i guess if people are having problems that could explain it)

I can log in but then it says that there is no on else online. Yet, when I start talking all the other comments appear. But they stop appearing until I type again.