I am making a sweeping change in our DNS that shouldn't affect
anything... Currently, *.wikipedia.com (the DNS entry) resolves to
the Bomis server that used to host all of the wikis. Any
wikipedia.com
wiki that is loading from the newer server is doing so because an
explicit entry has been added to DNS for that wiki to make it point to
the newer server.
I am going to point *.wikipedia.com to the newer server, and add
entries for the wikis that are in use on the old server.
This will give our administrators on the newer server the ability to
handle DNS names that we don't officially support (
test.wikipedia.com)
in whatever way they deem fit. It will also allow them to add new
languages at will, since the hostnames will already be pointed to
the correct IP. For me, it simplifies converting old wikis to the new
software, as removing a name from DNS is easier than adding one using
register.com's interface. Also, it has the added bonus of making DNS
get simpler as we convert more old wikis, rather than having it become
more complex (as it currently does).
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"Jason C. Richey" <jasonr(a)bomis.com>