[game_preservation] And the archives lump of coal this year goes to...

[Andrew Armstrong]

Wow...that...really sucks...

How many other sites are affected? Anything important we should look to 
see if we can get a hold off them with a formal letter or something?

Andrew

On 21/12/2009 16:51, Devin Monnens wrote:

> IGN.

>

> They decided at the last minute to delete all the Fileplanet files 

> from hosted sites without letting anyone know about it ahead of time. 

> Thankfully I have everything backed up in a safe place (multiple 

> places actually), and our new server can handle the traffic, but this 

> was NOT something I wanted to deal with on Christmas week. I'm curious 

> to see whether they will be offering to send all the files via 

> internet transfer or over DVD.

>

> Thoroughly displeased.

>

> -Devin

>

>

>     We are contacting you as at one time you were an IGN Hosting user.

>

>     Before retiring the service, we indicated that files uploaded to

>     FilePlanet would remain downloadable even after the retirement of

>     the IGN Hosting service. Unfortunately, we are unable to continue

>     maintaining this service, and are having to disable these download

>     pages. To clarify, these are all the download pages that have URLs

>     beginning with "http://www.fileplanet.com/hosteddl.aspx?/hst/"

>     (that is, files uploaded via ftp://fphosted.gamespy.com/). *This

>     does not affect Planet site files, only hosted site files.*

>

>     If you need a copy of your files, please send an e-mail to

>     oysterhelp at rt.ign.com <mailto:oysterhelp at rt.ign.com> *within the

>     next seven days*, clearly stating your old FTP username (which can

>     be found from the URL of a file, for example, the username

>     associated with

>     http://www.fileplanet.com/hosteddl.aspx?/hst/p/h/phrozenk/file.zip

>     is "phrozenk").

>

>     We apologise for having to stop supporting this service, and also

>     for the short notice. Please can I stress that you contact

>     oysterhelp at rt.ign.com <mailto:oysterhelp at rt.ign.com> *within the

>     next seven days* should you need a copy of your files, as

>     automatic snapshots of the directories are not kept for much

>     longer than that.

>

>     Thanks,

>     IGN Hosting

>

>

> -- 

> Devin Monnens

> www.deserthat.com <http://www.deserthat.com>

>

> The sleep of Reason produces monsters.

>

>

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