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DreamHost.com Exodus
Leaving DreamHost.com hosting
Data
[done] verify have all www data
[done] also get robots.txt
[done] get/verify mysql dump (PhpNuke)
Backup(s)
Email Migrations
[MTA accepts for @{{temp,lists}.,}balug.org, [done]: "aliases" or equivalent and
DNS] @balug.org ("aliases", or equivalent functionality)
List Migrations
[in progress: old archives, lists.balug.org, miscellaneous follow-through] details:
List Migrations
DNS
[done] stage
DNS data for activation on nameservers
[done] Before switch, catch up on relevant changes on, e.g. web pages (as those may not be so visible or reliably seen, or have automagic/manual rsync available while transition is in progress, etc.)
[pending] Notifications - let BALUG-Announce know before we pull the big
DNS switcharoo (particularly with TTLs and such, might be some glitches from time of switch until things have settled past the relevant TTLs)
[done] activate
DNS changes on nameservers
[done] activate
DNS changes (delegation) with registrar
Certs
Notify