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Matthew Peat
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Gibraltar Web Site

Post by Matthew Peat » Tue Dec 01, 2009 8:45 am

Does anyone know what has happened to the Gibraltar tournament website? It has been down since Friday. Hopefully it is a technical blip and not an indication that the tournament is in any peril
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Re: Gibraltar Web Site

Post by Carl Hibbard » Tue Dec 01, 2009 9:47 am

Matthew Peat wrote:Does anyone know what has happened to the Gibraltar tournament website? It has been down since Friday. Hopefully it is a technical blip and not an indication that the tournament is in any peril
Looks like someone has let the domain expire, probably a genuine mistake but a bad one at that :oops:
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Post by John Saunders » Tue Dec 01, 2009 10:26 am

Yes, Carl, you're right! It's an expired domain name problem. This seems to happen every year. But last year the organisers thought they had renewed for THREE years so why this should have happened this year is a complete mystery. I am assured people on the Rock are talking to each other...
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Post by John Saunders » Tue Dec 01, 2009 12:42 pm

John - I'm not sure quoting the entire domain name details was terribly helpful. Do you really think forum readers want to read all that guff?

I'm still trying to get the Gib domain name renewed. I find all interactions with domain/web hosting/registration companies very trying. Spoken as an ex-IT professional, by the way. The world of IT needs a few lessons in how to communicate in plain English. I realise I am being naive - like lawyers and accountants, they prefer to obfuscate in order to maintain power.
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Post by John Saunders » Tue Dec 01, 2009 1:13 pm

Good news - the Gib domain has been successfully renewed and the website is back working again ...

http://www.gibraltarchesscongress.com.
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Re: Gibraltar Web Site

Post by Carl Hibbard » Tue Dec 01, 2009 1:46 pm

John Saunders wrote:John - I'm not sure quoting the entire domain name details was terribly helpful. Do you really think forum readers want to read all that guff?
You are right of course, so I have removed it - good news however that the site is back up and working :!:
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