[Imc-tech] Re: [Chicago-tech] Re: Hosting Chicago IMC

[Chris Kaihatsu]

on 1/14/03 10:55 PM, Ian Bicking at ianb at colorstudy.com wrote:

> Another option is a colocated server far away from us --
> communitycolo.net in San Francisco seems to be asking just a $50/month
> donation.  If we purchase a rackmounted server this could be an
> excellent option.  What we really want for our IMC isn't particularly a
> Midwest-located server, but a server located anywhere where the
> administrators know each other, it's on a scale that's manageable,
> resources aren't too tight, and the people involved are consistent.
> Working with geographically close IMCs seems like a good idea, but I
> don't think it actually matters where the server itself is.


I like this option, but perhaps we should also have a St. Louis server, as
outlined, either online or ready to go at a moment's notice.


Chris