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Jordan Lapp
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  		   Posted 7/9/2008 7:36 PM (GMT -5)    Quote This PostAlert An Admin About This Post.
Apparently, EDF's features were too much for our current hosting service to handle so they unilaterally downed the magazine. Apoligies to Brian Dolton, whose story was up. We'll be re-running his piece in August.
 
Right now we're struggling to get them to put the site back up with a reduced feature set. At the earliest opportunity, we'll be moving the site to a dedicated server. We estimate 3 to 48hrs downtime.
 
This hosting service gave us no warning at all. One minute we were up, and the next, we were shot down. After we'd paid for 10 years of hosting in advance. Needless to say, we'll be trying to get some of our money back.

Jordan Lapp
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darkbow
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  		   Posted 7/9/2008 10:38 PM (GMT -5)    Quote This PostAlert An Admin About This Post.
Well, that more than sucks for you guys. Hope it all gets worked out. And yeah, you should get some of your money back. Nine years worth.

"Beneath a Persian Sun" upcoming in Carnivah House's "Infinity Swords" anthology
"Peter Piker the Pankin Man" upcoming at Big Pulp

"Deep in the Land of the Ice and Snow" in "The Return of the Sword" anthology
"The Note" at Every Day Fiction
"Walking Between the Rain" at Every Day Fiction
"Terror in the Flare Lights" at The Tiny Globule
"Killing Just for Fun" at Demonic Tome
"Zombie Tears" at Tales of the Zombie War
"Steven Spielberg and The Magic Box" at The Ranfurly Review
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Jordan Lapp
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  		   Posted 7/10/2008 12:09 AM (GMT -5)    Quote This PostAlert An Admin About This Post.
The EDF site is back... with NO features. You can't comment on stories, but at least you can still see them. We're in the process of migrating to a new site.

Jordan Lapp
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kaolin fire
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  		   Posted 7/10/2008 1:35 AM (GMT -5)    Quote This PostAlert An Admin About This Post.
That really hurts.

If I can help with any php or db-tuning know-how, holler.

I saw it was down earlier today. :/ And this was with you advertising for them as hosting, even, yeah?

Dedicated hosting, I recommend 1and1.com (they're who I have a server through, anyway, and except for the very occasional network outage, I've got no complaints).

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Jordan Lapp
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  		   Posted 7/10/2008 1:56 AM (GMT -5)    Quote This PostAlert An Admin About This Post.
We already have a dedicated hosting company picked out for our Web Design/php coding firm PageLoaders (newly formed), so we're going with them. Thanks for the offer though!

Jordan Lapp
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tchernabyelo
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  		   Posted 7/10/2008 6:04 AM (GMT -5)    Quote This PostAlert An Admin About This Post.
I heartily apologise for being the straw that broke the camel's back!

Such a little story... and yet so powerful...

I've no objection to re-running if you wish, but I wouldn't want to take anyone else's slot.

Brian Dolton
 
Land Of Wind And Ghosts stories:
"The Box Of Beautiful Things" - IGMS#3
"The Man Who Was Never Afraid" - Abyss and Apex #20
"At Blue Crane Falls" - Abyss and Apex #25
"Where No Wind Blows" - Staffs & Starships #2
"The Gray World" - Every Day Fiction (June 1st 2008) 
"What The Sea Refuses" - Black Gate (forthcoming)
"What The Heart Bears" - Black Gate (forthcoming)
"Above The Clouds" - Paper Blossoms, Sharpened Steel (forthcoming)
"Three Out Of Four" - Sorcerous Signals Feb-Apr 08 
"The Dragon Path" - Fictitious Force #5
"The Last Arrow Of Liang Xi" - Darwin's Evolutions (forthcoming)
 
Stories in other settings:
"The Unicorn Hunter" - OG's Speculative Fiction #8
"Call Centre" - Necrotic Tissue #1
"When Winter Came" - ASIM #32
"Cold Fire" - Flashing Swords #9, The Age Of Blood And Snow (forthcoming) 
"St. Saviour And The Devil's Dandy" - Flashing Swords (forthcoming)
"In This City" - Fantasy Magazine (forthcoming)
"If We Were Briar Roses" - Every Day Fiction (forthcoming)

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Chaos, Perpetual
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  		   Posted 7/10/2008 1:03 PM (GMT -5)    Quote This PostAlert An Admin About This Post.
I see it's possible to comment on stories at this point, but I don't blame you for going with another host after this fiasco...best of luck in EDF's speedy transition/recovery.

-TBS
 
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Jordan Lapp
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  		   Posted 7/10/2008 1:08 PM (GMT -5)    Quote This PostAlert An Admin About This Post.
We're slowly getting everything back up. It's amazing what kind of power your host has over you. With a good hosting company, you >should< never notice.

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