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Another free host goes belly-up
« on: July 14, 2010, 12:10:31 pm »
There is a whirl of talk over a free host (IPBfree) who just completely closed down without out any warning to users.  Whatever caused them to close-up this quick seems to be tied to some sort of legal issue.  The owners keep stating this on their twitter account.  They say it was not their choice and they cannot tell the users what happened because of legal issues.

A lot of forum owners will soon be looking for a new place to rebuild (maybe here!).  But these people have lost everything.  They cannot get to their forums and have lost all content.

Anyone have any ideas on what sorts of legal issues could shut down a free host basically overnight?

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Re: Another free host goes belly-up
« Reply #1 on: July 14, 2010, 12:13:52 pm »
My guess would be some kind of IPB license issue.
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Re: Another free host goes belly-up
« Reply #2 on: July 14, 2010, 12:21:01 pm »
I think you are right.  I just read some old info on IPB that says it was never intended for free use.

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Re: Another free host goes belly-up
« Reply #3 on: October 08, 2010, 05:26:21 pm »
Forum Url: www.thenewevolution.smfforfree.com
smf for free, are we in the same boat?  If you, for whatever reason, shut down would our forums be lost forever including all content?  ugh, what a dreadful thought, but I guess nothing last forever!

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Re: Another free host goes belly-up
« Reply #4 on: October 08, 2010, 05:28:58 pm »
No. IPB Free shut down i think they decided just to stop which was very odd I offered to buy what they had but never heard anything back.
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Re: Another free host goes belly-up
« Reply #5 on: October 08, 2010, 05:40:26 pm »
How long do you think Smfforfree will last for?

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Re: Another free host goes belly-up
« Reply #6 on: October 08, 2010, 05:42:44 pm »
As long as there are users around have been around for five years.
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Re: Another free host goes belly-up
« Reply #7 on: October 09, 2010, 07:32:02 am »
Yeah.. I was with IPBFree for almost 3 years as well.... so I know about losing a forum... scary stuff on time spent  :(

I know I can get a backup by you (at cost)... but will it be possible to move any of this backup (suppose posts or anything) to a new forum?

1. If you rebuild.. in case of a crash... Do we rebuild with backup.. or do you?
2. Can we move data to a new forum (any of it).. in case you don't?

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Re: Another free host goes belly-up
« Reply #8 on: October 09, 2010, 07:44:50 am »
I was a staff member at IPBFree and it was a shock to everyone...including ourselves. The founder had no choice but to do what he did...I'll leave it at that.
With that being said, it had nothing to do with IPB license or anything like that.

I doubt you'll run into the same type of problem with SMFForFree.The owner of this service is very well known in various forum software communities and has a strong grasp on what is happening in the service he provides.
I'm sure your forums will be around for many years to come.

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Re: Another free host goes belly-up
« Reply #9 on: October 09, 2010, 04:54:16 pm »
That is quite comforting to hear.. from my fellow IPB forumite... but once bitten.. twice shy  ;D

I'd like to hear it from the horses mouth (so to speak)  ;)

EDIT: Even though I think they have a super service  :)
« Last Edit: October 09, 2010, 04:59:16 pm by zaHawk »
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