EmuMovies Changing Servers

[Circo]

Ok guys, I know I haven't been around much lately but that is a whole lot more due to work, family, holidays than anything else. I just wanted to make clear, that has nothing to do with the website going down, I basically just outgrew my service and I think it pissed them off a bit. So while it was just a BIT more expensive  I am already transferring to a new host.

Currently even though the main site is down the FTP is still running, that will last up until the domain has transferred which shouldn't be long, but I have already transferred the bulk of the main site and will start the transfer of the Subscription FTP tomorrow. So we should be completely up and running by the weekend.

That's the good news.

Now for the Bad news (Kinda)

FTP Accounts.... Ugh

Ok everyone should be recieving a new email confirmation with new logins and passwords, I will have to do this by hand but at least I have my Admin to help. Hopefully the lions share of these will be done by Sunday but my database only goes back a year  So if you have an account and don't recieve an email by 02/09/09 send us an email. (Please goto the contacts page at emumovies.com as I may change the FTP admins email address between now and then)

So I just wanted to make clear, EmuMovies is not gone, in trouble, or going away anytime soon. In fact I have big plans for 2009, and there should be some new goodies for our relaunch this weekend.

Thank you to everyone who has been so supportive over the last few years, and please just be a little patient with this move. Hopefully it will be smooth!

-Circo

You can also find me here: http://www.myspace.com/emumovies

[Circo]

Still waiting on DNS servers but the temporary link is: http://174.132.167.186/~circo/

Not everything works as some components depended on the domain name but I would say it's 90%

[boomstick]

Hello all.  I have been silently lurking here for some time, but never posted before.

Before i start, just like to thank Circo for all the hardwork over at EmuMovies, and the rest of the BYOAC community for the help this forum has been to me over the past year or so.

I have just logged on to the new Emumovies ftp server to have a look around and believe i have spotted a problem reguarding a maximum directory listing limit on some of the larger dirs.  I thought i'd post details here, see if any of you guys have experienced this or if its me being daft and missing something obvious 

Any how, here is what im experiencing and an exerpt from an email i sent circo to see what he thinks:

"Im not by anymeans an expert with ftp, but i have in the past come across a 2000 file directory listing limit on other ftp servers.  Many servers will only return a dir list of 1998 files (plus the two directory entries '.' and '..') to the client.  I believe this behaviour can be observed on the new EmuMovies ftp, for example in the MAME video sets.

I am using Filezilla as my ftp client connected to the new ftp as per new login info received.

I was looking at the Mame .128 HQ Video set (/(HiQ) Videos - Official [AVI] [640x480]/Arcade/Mame .128) and notice it stops @ mjdchuka.avi.  There are a total 1998 files listed in the dir and i would expect their to be about 1350 more videos from mjclinic.avi to zzyzzyxx.avi, so with the serverside 2000 file limit imposed, it is impposible to see the remaining files.  I think the remaining files are on the server, but the server will not return the full list to the client.

At first i attributed this to the ongoing ftp repopulation, but then i remember that on the old ftp server, the MAME .128 Snapshots directory listing also stopped @ mjdchuka.avi.  At the time a thought nothing of it as I already had the snapshots for .128 and did not dig any further.

If you add the whole .128 HQ video set to the transfer queue, only the 1998 files are added. In order to see files above this limit, a user would need to delete files from the ftp server side directory, not somehing anyone wants to happen im sure!

I know having all the videos in one folder makes things easier, but unless you can increase the dir listing limit a few thousand, it looks like you have a problem.  You may have to place the videos (and any other files above 1998 per dir) in subfolders, like the mame .128 video sets from the old ftp server [ .../0.9, /a, /b -- /z or such like)

I know its a pain but i thought i should bring this to your attention.  If im barking up the wrong tree, or just being stupid, then i appologise.  Feel free to show me the errors of my ways.  If you know of a workaround, please let me know."

I hope my ramblings make sense,  Is anyone else here experiencing this or know of a solution?

[Circo]

Directory issue being fixed now, sorry mass upload error

[nickynooch]

I haven't recieved an email and I am a subscriber.  What is an email address to reach you on?
Thanks!

[Circo]

circo@emumovies.com

please forward you original login info if you have it or I can just cross reference with your email.

[Charles4400]

Is there an ETA of when the HIQ FLV Mame videos will be put on ther new server?

Thanks!

[Circo]

Well I am uploading about 8GB a day, so it looks like probably Friday they should be done.

[Charles4400]

Sounds great! Thanks Circo!