Well, you know me... I thought about it for months and months, but when the moment finally struck me, it was done in days.

The new "Genesis" server (which is actually a VPS hosted for us by Linode.com), is now online and I am in the process of moving some users over to it to assist me with getting the rest of the software tested and installed.

Along with the new server, I've added a few new features onto the website, most notably the "Forums".  I decided to use Agora forums for our needs, so that it could most closely intergrate with our current Joomla website.

Coming very soon, I will re-write the "how can I get a shell?" page.  Our community is very old now, some might even say we're nearly a relic as old as Slackware itself, but I think it's time we breathe new life!  Hence the "Genesis" moniker.

I hope to renew the interest in our cause and in our community by adding additional interaction on the website.  The basis for shell membership in the future will be --  Active forum user -> Website content Author -> Shell User.  Also, with the exception of a few privileged users, all accounts will be time based - if you want to keep the shell, you need to keep contributing.

Hopefully this news finds you all well.  For the time being I have already moved all primary domains to the new server, if you need to reach your account on the old server you will need to be sure to address it as "alpha.aeshells.org".

alex