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Default New URL for FAQ site

On Jul 10, 6:33�am, cwdjrxyz > wrote:
> The new url for the FAQ web site for this group ishttp://winefaq.cwdjr.net/
> . I have just pointed the name servers to it and it is working for me.
> It could be another day or two before those in some locations can
> reach the site. I takes some time to associate the name of the site
> with the string of numbers that is the real address This site is a
> subdomain of my domain cwdjr.net. Thus the FAQ will not work unless
> the main domain is working. If you can not get the winefaq site after
> a day or two, go tohttp://www.cwdjr.net. Then reload the current page
> with your browser controls. If you are getting the domain on the main
> server, �then the message will be "On new server. Bye" If you get the
> message "Bye", you are still on the old server that will be
> disconnected in about two weeks. Since this is a new name for the FAQ
> subdomain site, it will not be found on the old server. If you still
> have problems, post here.
>
> The character encoding has been changed from (iso-8859-1) to Unicode
> (UTF-8). Most new browsers now come with this set be default, but you
> can select from various character encoding on your browser. The
> advantage of Unicode is that it can display characters in nearly all
> languages. This will be of no concern for most of you, but it might be
> of concern to Mark Lipton when he makes updates. You can add all of
> the special characters and symbols of Eastern European languages if
> you wish. You can do the same for some Oriental languages, but
> downloads of character sets may be required for some computers to
> display these languages.


thanks to you (and Mark) for all you do. We DO appreciate it!