Update: Re: New Server [Last Updated: 12/17/11]

The migration of MyCatholicSource.com to our new server has been in process since Monday, November 7, 2011. On the positive side, we have been able to keep delays to a minimum so far and we have not yet had any outages that we are aware of. On the downside, things are going slower than we had hoped. All data has been moved over to the new server and a preliminary security scan has been completed. However, we are still working on resolving some functionality issues and will need to perform some additional testing before we can go live with the new server. We also expect some additional security scanning will take place before the server goes live. We hope things will progress rapidly over the next few days so that we may make the switch over to the new server asap (current access to the site resolves to the old server). When the final server switch does occur, we expect both servers to run in parallel for a few days while dns propagation is in process. We hope users will not experience difficulties accessing the site during this time. However, we do anticipate that there may be some issues concerning e-mail & posts during the switch. Please be patient during this time. Should you send us an e-mail or make a post during the transition, please resend/repost if you do not receive an expected response from us. Thanks so much for your prayers & patience during this time. God bless you.

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11/15/11 Update: The functionality issues encountered with our new server are proving to be quite difficult in terms of finding a resolution. Our host has been working on the problem, but we do not yet have a solution. For now, however, our old server is still up and functioning. We hope the issues with the new server will be resolved shortly so that we may proceed with the transition. Thank you for your prayers, patience, and understanding during this challenging time.

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11/17/11 Update: Despite much effort, our host has been unable to find a resolution to the functionality issues on our new server. They have notified us that they have escalated the matter to a software vendor for a possible fix. Unfortunately, they indicated that this may take an additional 3-4 days. We have explored other possibilities for resolving the matter sooner, but this was to no avail. Therefore, our only option at this point is to wait and hope for a resolution. In the meantime, our old server is still up and functioning properly. We hope things will turn around so that we may proceed with the transition to the new server. Thanks very much for your prayers & support. God bless you.

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11/28/11 Update: Some of the functionality issues concerning the new server have finally been resolved. However, there are still a number of other issues that must be addressed before we can move forward with the server switch. Once everything is in place, we will also need to conduct another security scan before we can go live with the new server. We are hoping things will proceed more quickly from here forward. Thank you very much for your patience and support. God bless you.

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12/7/11 Update: There has been some progress since our last update, however a couple fairly significant functionality issues still remain to be resolved before we can switch to the new server. We are working on these issues, but it is difficult at this time to estimate when this process will be completed. Also, once the issues are resolved, we will need to do a security scan and some additional testing before we can make the switch. We wish we could provide a more specific time frame, but we are unable to do so at this point. We hope it will not be too much longer before we can transition to the new server, but it is very difficult at present to realistically estimate how long things may take. Please know that we are doing all we can do to move everything forward as soon as possible. Thanks very much for your support and patience. God bless you.

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12/16/11 Update: Things have been moving along well now, Deo Gratias. If all continues to go well, we hope to go live with the new server today or tomorrow. Thank you very much for your patience and support.

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12/17/11 Update: Great news! The server switch should be underway any moment now. Please note that it take 24+ hours for DNS propagation. We hope you will visit us soon on our new server. Thanks very much for your support.

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[Blog-only post: 11/11/11, updates on: 11/15/11, 11/17/11, 11/28/11, 12/7/11, 12/16/11, 12/17/11]