RE: Variant Bank?

"Chris Babcock [email protected] [dpjudge]" <[email protected]> Wed, 17 Dec 2014 16:50:11 -0800
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Just replace the words you didn't understand worth swear words. You'll get
the idea. :-)

Good hunting,
Chris Babcock
www.asciiking.com
On Dec 17, 2014 5:39 PM, "Harry Kriewaldt [email protected] [dpjudge]"
<[email protected]> wrote:

>
>
> Not being remotely IT-savvy, I think I only understood about 1/8 of that,
> but I'll nod and agree :P
>
> Thankfully, I've sound what looks like a way of finding bits of the Bank
> through other links, so it'll be a workaround for now.
>
> Probably my own fault, too, in part. I'd had a lot of the maps and rules
> saved locally years ago, but had moved away from the Hobby and deleted
> them. Catch up with some old friends, and guess what everyone wants to do
> again?
>
> Harry
>
>  ------------------------------
> To: [email protected]
> CC: [email protected]
> From: [email protected]
> Date: Wed, 17 Dec 2014 05:52:57 -0700
> Subject: Re: [dpjudge] Variant Bank?
>
>
>
> Yes, security updates to ASP hosting have broken a lot of the dynamic
> functionality of the Variant Bank. I volunteered to help with that a few
> years back, but I didn't realize at the time that it was being hosted on
> Windows.
>
> The ideal solution would be to port the Variant Bank to a lightweight
> Content Management System or hardened wiki. That, however, would be time
> intensive for whoever took it on. I've copied the site owner. I can provi=
de
> Linux hosting. If there's interest, perhaps something can be worked out.
>
> Good hunting,
> Chris Babcock
> www.asciiking.com
> On Dec 17, 2014 3:58 AM, "Harry Kriewaldt [email protected]
> [dpjudge]" <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>
>
> Just wondering if the Variant Bank website (http://variantbank.org/) is
> still being maintained. A lot of the links on it are dead, although they
> can seemingly be accessed elsewhere. Gets a little bit tricky if I'm tryi=
ng
> to look up all the different variants for X-number of players, though.
>
> Any information gratefully received.
>
>
>
>
>
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<p dir=3D"ltr">Just replace the words you didn&#39;t understand worth swear=
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<p dir=3D"ltr">Good hunting,<br>
Chris Babcock<br>
<a href=3D"http://www.asciiking.com">www.asciiking.com</a></p>
<div class=3D"gmail_quote">On Dec 17, 2014 5:39 PM, &quot;Harry Kriewaldt <=
a href=3D"mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a> [dpjudg=
e]&quot; &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:[email protected]">dpjudge@yahoogroups=
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<div dir=3D"ltr">Not being remotely IT-savvy, I think I=C2=A0only understoo=
d about 1/8 of that, but I&#39;ll nod and agree :P<br>
=C2=A0<br>
Thankfully, I&#39;ve sound what looks like a way of finding bits of the Ban=
k through other links, so it&#39;ll be a workaround for now.<br>
=C2=A0<br>
Probably my own fault, too, in part. I&#39;d had a lot of the maps and rule=
s saved locally years ago, but had moved away from the Hobby and deleted th=
em. Catch up with some old friends, and guess what everyone wants to do aga=
in?<br>
=C2=A0<br>
Harry<br>=C2=A0<br>
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yahoogroups.com" target=3D"_blank">[email protected]</a><br>Date: Wed=
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<p dir=3D"ltr">Yes, security updates to ASP hosting have broken a lot of th=
e dynamic functionality of the Variant Bank. I volunteered to help with tha=
t a few years back, but I didn&#39;t realize at the time that it was being =
hosted on Windows. <br>
<p dir=3D"ltr">The ideal solution would be to port the Variant Bank to a li=
ghtweight Content Management System or hardened wiki. That, however, would =
be time intensive for whoever took it on. I&#39;ve copied the site owner. I=
 can provide Linux hosting. If there&#39;s interest, perhaps something can =
be worked out. </p>
<p dir=3D"ltr">Good hunting,<br>Chris Babcock<br><a href=3D"http://www.asci=
iking.com" target=3D"_blank">www.asciiking.com</a></p>
<div>On Dec 17, 2014 3:58 AM, &quot;Harry Kriewaldt <a href=3D"mailto:maat_=
[email protected]" target=3D"_blank">[email protected]</a> [dpjudge]&q=
uot; &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:[email protected]" target=3D"_blank">dpjud=
[email protected]</a>&gt; wrote:<br>
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<div dir=3D"ltr">Just wondering if the Variant Bank website (<a href=3D"htt=
p://variantbank.org/" target=3D"_blank">http://variantbank.org/</a>) is sti=
ll being maintained. A lot of the links on it are dead, although they can s=
eemingly be accessed elsewhere. Gets a little bit tricky if I&#39;m trying =
to look up all the different variants for X-number of players, though.<br><=
br>Any information gratefully received.<br></div><br><br>
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