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29 March 2004: Advance Notice of Downtime - 30 March 4am GMT
The H2G2 Editors Started conversation Mar 29, 2004
At 4am (GMT) tomorrow morning Tuesday 30 March 2004 we're upgrading to a newer version of the DNA software.
All DNA Services will be unavailable for approximately two hours.
29 March 2004: Advance Notice of Downtime - 30 March 5am GMT
Post Team Posted Mar 29, 2004
5am?!!!
Good - I will probably be 
then. 
shazz 
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Clive the flying ostrich: Amateur Polymath | Chief Heretic. Posted Mar 29, 2004
I don't do single digits.
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kbrtiata Posted Mar 29, 2004
5 AM GMT!!!
It's 13.00(1.00 PM) in Japan
I'll try to read Doctor Who's homepage which I found TODAY
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clzoomer- a bit woobly Posted Mar 29, 2004
9:00 pm for me. Oh well, time to see what's on the box I suppose.
29 March 2004: Advance Notice of Downtime - 30 March 5am GMT
Jim Lynn Posted Mar 29, 2004
Ooops - it's 5am BST - 4am GMT. Clocks went forward yesterday, and I didn't specify GMT or BST in my email to everyone.
29 March 2004: Advance Notice of Downtime - 30 March 5am GMT
parrferris Posted Mar 29, 2004
Never mind, no great difference as far as I'm concerned. I'll be just getting up to go to work.
Any spiffy new features, Jim?
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Mu Beta Posted Mar 29, 2004
Will you actually be up and awake at this unearthly hour then, Jim?
B
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There is only one thing worse than being Gosho, and that is not being Gosho Posted Mar 29, 2004
10pm in Texas... I'll just have to watch Family Guy instead 
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Z Posted Mar 29, 2004
*awaits new features*
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Montana Redhead (now with letters) Posted Mar 29, 2004
Today (tonight) yes? I'm so confused on the whole day/time thing...
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Mu Beta Posted Mar 29, 2004
Tonight, your time, yes.
B
29 March 2004: Advance Notice of Downtime - 30 March 4am GMT
Dark Side of the Goon Posted Mar 29, 2004
Good luck with the upgrade!
29 March 2004: Advance Notice of Downtime - 30 March 4am GMT
Maz Posted Mar 29, 2004
Well, that will be about 2pm here in Melbourne, Australia. I am on Night Duty tonight (it is 0300 Tuesday as we speak) so I should be asleep when you are down.
Maz
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Jim Lynn Posted Mar 29, 2004
Sadly, no new features this time - it's primarily work done to fix bugs and lay the groundwork for the forthcoming DNA messageboards system. Also, Collective are doing a redesign, and they rely on some of the new underlying systems to make their design work.
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Z Posted Mar 29, 2004
So what's this DNA messageboards going to be? like the existing BBC messageboard but with DNA software?
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Jim Lynn Posted Mar 29, 2004
Give or take some differences, yes.
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Montana Redhead (now with letters) Posted Mar 29, 2004
Thanks for the update/warning.
My goodness, I might have to clean my house!
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Hati Posted Mar 29, 2004
for informing.
I'll go to in decent time then. It'll be 3 am for me. 
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Marjin, After a long time of procrastination back lurking Posted Mar 29, 2004
That would make it 6 am in Holland. Good enough for me, unless it takes much more than two hours.
Do those bugfixes mean we get rid of the negative new posts in the conversationsgadget? My maximum is -4, I believe
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29 March 2004: Advance Notice of Downtime - 30 March 4am GMT
- 1: The H2G2 Editors (Mar 29, 2004)
- 2: Post Team (Mar 29, 2004)
- 3: Clive the flying ostrich: Amateur Polymath | Chief Heretic. (Mar 29, 2004)
- 4: kbrtiata (Mar 29, 2004)
- 5: clzoomer- a bit woobly (Mar 29, 2004)
- 6: Jim Lynn (Mar 29, 2004)
- 7: parrferris (Mar 29, 2004)
- 8: Mu Beta (Mar 29, 2004)
- 9: There is only one thing worse than being Gosho, and that is not being Gosho (Mar 29, 2004)
- 10: Z (Mar 29, 2004)
- 11: Montana Redhead (now with letters) (Mar 29, 2004)
- 12: Mu Beta (Mar 29, 2004)
- 13: Dark Side of the Goon (Mar 29, 2004)
- 14: Maz (Mar 29, 2004)
- 15: Jim Lynn (Mar 29, 2004)
- 16: Z (Mar 29, 2004)
- 17: Jim Lynn (Mar 29, 2004)
- 18: Montana Redhead (now with letters) (Mar 29, 2004)
- 19: Hati (Mar 29, 2004)
- 20: Marjin, After a long time of procrastination back lurking (Mar 29, 2004)
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