Comments on: What’s Up With FrontBurner: A Pseudo-Techie Explanation http://frontburner.dmagazine.com/2008/05/06/whats-up-with-frontburner-a-pseduo-techie-explanation/ FrontBurner® has been called the best blog in Dallas (repeatedly), a snarky celebration of ignorance, and a daily conversation about Dallas among the editors of D Magazine. Fri, 10 Feb 2012 00:09:17 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Tweety Bird http://frontburner.dmagazine.com/2008/05/06/whats-up-with-frontburner-a-pseduo-techie-explanation/comment-page-1/#comment-26458 Tweety Bird Wed, 07 May 2008 06:06:54 +0000 http://frontburner.dmagazine.com/2008/05/06/whats-up-with-frontburner-a-pseduo-techie-explanation/#comment-26458 <> Got this a 1 AM Tuesday when I tried to express to Nancy what wonderful bird photo's her Monkey Paw took on Monday. All the other comment pages were working...does your new server have something againest birdies? <>

Got this a 1 AM Tuesday when I tried to express to Nancy what wonderful bird photo’s her Monkey Paw took on Monday. All the other comment pages were working…does your new server have something againest birdies?

]]> By: publicnewssense http://frontburner.dmagazine.com/2008/05/06/whats-up-with-frontburner-a-pseduo-techie-explanation/comment-page-1/#comment-26386 publicnewssense Tue, 06 May 2008 20:44:43 +0000 http://frontburner.dmagazine.com/2008/05/06/whats-up-with-frontburner-a-pseduo-techie-explanation/#comment-26386 When I saw this sentence, "It’s not our fault.", I immediately feared D had been purchased by a cable TV company and I'd have to schedule a visit by a repairman. When I saw this sentence, “It’s not our fault.”, I immediately feared D had been purchased by a cable TV company and I’d have to schedule a visit by a repairman.

]]> By: eve http://frontburner.dmagazine.com/2008/05/06/whats-up-with-frontburner-a-pseduo-techie-explanation/comment-page-1/#comment-26355 eve Tue, 06 May 2008 18:04:47 +0000 http://frontburner.dmagazine.com/2008/05/06/whats-up-with-frontburner-a-pseduo-techie-explanation/#comment-26355 It's so sexy when you speak geek. It’s so sexy when you speak geek.

]]> By: david http://frontburner.dmagazine.com/2008/05/06/whats-up-with-frontburner-a-pseduo-techie-explanation/comment-page-1/#comment-26351 david Tue, 06 May 2008 17:28:57 +0000 http://frontburner.dmagazine.com/2008/05/06/whats-up-with-frontburner-a-pseduo-techie-explanation/#comment-26351 Or, in layman's terms, if you are reading this then there is obviously NOT a problem. If you are not reading this, then you know there's a problem, but you don't know why. Oh, wait...if you are NOT reading this, then you are NOT reading this....never mind. Or, in layman’s terms, if you are reading this then there is obviously NOT a problem. If you are not reading this, then you know there’s a problem, but you don’t know why. Oh, wait…if you are NOT reading this, then you are NOT reading this….never mind.

]]> By: jamesn http://frontburner.dmagazine.com/2008/05/06/whats-up-with-frontburner-a-pseduo-techie-explanation/comment-page-1/#comment-26341 jamesn Tue, 06 May 2008 16:27:26 +0000 http://frontburner.dmagazine.com/2008/05/06/whats-up-with-frontburner-a-pseduo-techie-explanation/#comment-26341 Without getting too technical, that's not quite how DNS works. It's a caching system; D's hosting/dns provider controls the cache timeouts for dmagazine.com and everything underneath it. It's not that other ISPs aren't "cooperating," it's that their DNS cache is outdated because the view they have has not expired yet. But anywhoo... I always suggest something to customers in this situation: just before the migration, go to the old server and put up a post telling everyone they're seeing the old server (you may even still be able to do this, but it's probably not necessary with late in the game). Providing a helpful way to work around the problem (like a temp URL or something) works well here too. There are a few things that could have been done with DNS (like lowering the Time to Live on the DNS records), but that window closed about a week ago, unfortunately. Oh, and thank you. The RSS feed works with my reader again. Without getting too technical, that’s not quite how DNS works. It’s a caching system; D’s hosting/dns provider controls the cache timeouts for dmagazine.com and everything underneath it. It’s not that other ISPs aren’t “cooperating,” it’s that their DNS cache is outdated because the view they have has not expired yet. But anywhoo…

I always suggest something to customers in this situation: just before the migration, go to the old server and put up a post telling everyone they’re seeing the old server (you may even still be able to do this, but it’s probably not necessary with late in the game). Providing a helpful way to work around the problem (like a temp URL or something) works well here too. There are a few things that could have been done with DNS (like lowering the Time to Live on the DNS records), but that window closed about a week ago, unfortunately.

Oh, and thank you. The RSS feed works with my reader again.

]]> By: I Found Bacon http://frontburner.dmagazine.com/2008/05/06/whats-up-with-frontburner-a-pseduo-techie-explanation/comment-page-1/#comment-26331 I Found Bacon Tue, 06 May 2008 15:57:48 +0000 http://frontburner.dmagazine.com/2008/05/06/whats-up-with-frontburner-a-pseduo-techie-explanation/#comment-26331 Yes! Congratulations on your blog re-independence D Mag. Big in Japan means nothing. Big in Texas is everything! Yes! Congratulations on your blog re-independence D Mag. Big in Japan means nothing. Big in Texas is everything!

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