[IRCServices] Re: backups

[atcarr]

This is already hard coded into the DreamForge 4.x servers.  You can edit
the messages if you want in the src directory in the file users.c I think.

Phantom
----- Original Message -----
From: Chris <chriswh at cyberhighway.net>
To: <ircservices at ender.shadowfire.org>
Sent: Sunday, November 07, 1999 2:44 PM
Subject: Re: [IRCServices] Re: backups


> I know this is not what you guys are looking for, but so you don't get a
> huge mess, you could try making something like DALnet's (or use to be).
> When main services go down, instead of worrying about making all this have
> to match(which could be a real pain) make a services link that would say
> that services are temporarily down and other nice stuff. This may be coded
> directly into the dalnet IRCD, as I think it is, because server's with no
> links whatsoever have this message. I don't know, just throwing in my
> worthless comments =)
>
> -Chris
>
> ----------
> > From: quension at softhome.net
> > To: ircservices at ender.shadowfire.org
> > Subject: [IRCServices] Re: backups
> > Date: Saturday, November 06, 1999 4:05 PM
> >
> > zshack wrote:
> >
> > > It says something in the readme that it can be done. I have 2 sets of
> > > services linked, but when the primary fails the secondary set stays in
> > > read only. I was under the impression that the second set would "take
> > > over" unless there is a certain command i can give it to start when
the
> > > primary fails.
> >
> > The secondary set would have to stay in read-only unless you are able to
> > easily sync the dbs in the opposite direction (from backup to primary)
as
> > well.  And if the backup and primary services are on separate sections
of
> > the network, a network split would cause a nice mess of confusion as
> users
> > change things on the backup services that are not echoed to the primary.
> >
> > I've done some thinking recently as to what a really good backup system
> > would look like, and have come to the conclusion that it's going to take
> a
> > rather large amount of work.
> >
> > If you still want to run the backups as full services, OperServ's SET
> > READONLY OFF  may work.
> >
> > I would like to know how you've set up the backups... are they using
> > different nicks?
> >
> > -- Quension
> >
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