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   TidBITS Infrastructure Transition Approaching

   Adam C. Engst

   We're pleased to say that the work involved with our complete
   infrastructure overhaul is nearly complete. It took longer than we'd
   hoped, though within a time frame that we anticipated, given that these
   sort of efforts always take longer than expected.

   [1][tn_TidBITS-sneak-peek.jpg]

   Regardless, the next generation of TidBITS is in sight, and we're
   tentatively planning to transition to new servers in the middle of the
   last week in March. That's March 2018, before the wags in the audience
   ask what year.

   I tell you this for two reasons. First, as we get closer and start
   enabling services, it's possible that something will inadvertently send
   you email that may not make sense. I hope that doesn't happen, but if
   so, just ignore it. There's no need to tell us ' we'll know. Similarly,
   since we'll be repointing domains as part of the transition, it's
   conceivable that you may have trouble accessing TidBITS services
   temporarily. Such problems should clear up quickly as DNS caches
   refresh.

   Second, although we are transferring TidBITS accounts to our new
   WordPress server, we can't import existing passwords because they're
   encrypted and hashed. That means you'll need a new password before you
   can log in to make comments or manage your profile, subscriptions, and
   membership. We'll send instructions on how to do that once everything
   is ready, and you'll be able to do it at any time later merely by using
   the standard 'Forgot password?' functionality.

   More next week!

References

   1. http://tidbits.com/resources/2018-03/TidBITS-sneak-peek.png

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