[Freetype] Re: DNS + list subscription

[Tom Kacvinsky]

Ah!  This expalins everything.  Here isn Providence, RI, USA, www.freetype.org
still resolves to 193.154.213.72.  Now, if I point my browser at:

    http://193.251.34.63/mailman/listinfo/freetype

(note that I am using the new IP) I get access to the mailman webpage, but it
gives me a message to the effect that there is no list named `freetype'. :( Is
this an Apache virtual hosting thing?

Thanks,

Tom

On Wed, 15 Nov 2000, David Turner wrote:

> Hi Tom,
> 
> > 
> > David,
> > 
> > I can get to the www.freetype.org, but Apache returns a not found pge for 
> > the
> > link listed in the "canned" footer that goes out with each list mailing.  I
> > think Pavel Kankovsky already pointed this out.  It would seem that the list
> > archive is not properly setup for the web server (or vice versa)... :(
> > 
> 
> OK, here are a few explanations on the setup:
> 
>   - The new server is located at 193.251.34.63 (a.k.a. henzai.com by the way)
>     and contains the web pages + the mailman server. It is known as:
> 
>        www.freetype.org, ftp.freetype.org, mail.freetype.org
> 
> 
>   - The old server is still at 193.154.213.72 (a.k.a. serveur.soremo.com)
>     and contains the web pages and ViewCVS, _not_ Mailman. It is know as:
> 
>        cvs.freetype.org
> 
>     If you DNS resolves to the old server, you won't be able to see the
>     Mailman pages. It seems these pages are working extremely well if
>     you connect the good server (and I'm speaking of the addresses given
>     in the mailing list footers).
> 
>     The old machine also holds the primary DNS server for the freetype.org
>     domain. The secondary name server is ns.isdnet.net and ZoneCheck doesn't
>     report any bugs
> 
> I also noticed two strange facts:
> 
>    - most people are able to send email to the new server, or even to
>      FTP from it. The problem only occurs with "www.freetype.org".
> 
>    - on Windows NT, something strange happened yesterday. From the command
>      line:
> 
>          C:>ping www.freetype.org   => returned the old address 195.154.213.72
>          C:>ping ftp.freetype.org   => returned the new address 193.251.34.63
>          C:>ping www.freetype.org   => returned this time the _new_ address !!
> 
>          // then launch Netscape or IE, it will find the new site..
> 
>   The problem never occurs with Linux on the exact same network..
>   It seems that some caches, somewhere, are really, really broken.
> 
>   As said before. I've fixed a bug in the zone file yesterday. Maybe
>   the cache haven't been updated yet in your area ??
> 
> Any ideas ?
> 
> - David
>