Hitchwiki:Preserving and reviving digihitch

For those who were not aware, the founder of Digihitch passed away a couple of months ago. digihitch.com looks unmaintained. guaka had been in touch with Salman in 2008 to integrate hitchwiki and digihitch and got some kind of access to the server, which today proved enough to fetch a database dump and get access to all files. Please do contact guaka if you have more experience with digihitch administration (especially with PHP Nuke).

Let's try to at least preserve and possibly revive digihitch.com

Current issues

add more

Forums down?

http://www.digihitch.com/forums.html 19:47, 10 June 2010 (UTC)

phpBB : Critical Error 

Error creating new session

Fixed!! guaka 20:22, 10 June 2010 (UTC)

But not possible to post new topics yet. At least all information is back, enough for today I guess :) guaka 20:30, 10 June 2010 (UTC)

Restoring status

• I downloaded the database and I downloaded all files in the root directory. There are a lot of directories and it's lot of work to recover the files in there one by one. Which directories definitely need to be fetched? guaka 20:06, 10 June 2010 (UTC)
• I just checked, I don't have write permissions for most files, I might be able to do stuff through PHP scripts though and I can fix stuff in the database (such as the forums which are back now, well at least readable). guaka 21:49, 10 June 2010 (UTC)

The domain name?

What can we do?

WalterHeck - 11 Jun 2010: we could try and hunt down his family and see if they are willing to help us get ownership of the domain name? We'd need a death cert for that I presume? The whois has a phone number in it:

 Walter-Hecks-MacBook-Pro:~ olindata$ whois digihitch.com
 
 Whois Server Version 2.0

Domain names in the .com and .net domains can now be registered
with many different competing registrars. Go to http://www.internic.net
for detailed information.

   Domain Name: DIGIHITCH.COM
   Registrar: GODADDY.COM, INC.
   Whois Server: whois.godaddy.com
   Referral URL: http://registrar.godaddy.com
   Name Server: NS1.M3SE.COM
   Name Server: NS2.M3SE.COM
   Status: clientDeleteProhibited
   Status: clientRenewProhibited
   Status: clientTransferProhibited
   Status: clientUpdateProhibited
   Updated Date: 15-jan-2010
   Creation Date: 18-jan-2001
   Expiration Date: 18-jan-2011

>>> Last update of whois database: Fri, 11 Jun 2010 03:36:08 UTC <<<

NOTICE: The expiration date displayed in this record is the date the
registrar's sponsorship of the domain name registration in the registry is
currently set to expire. This date does not necessarily reflect the expiration
date of the domain name registrant's agreement with the sponsoring
registrar.  Users may consult the sponsoring registrar's Whois database to
view the registrar's reported date of expiration for this registration.

TERMS OF USE: You are not authorized to access or query our Whois
database through the use of electronic processes that are high-volume and
automated except as reasonably necessary to register domain names or
modify existing registrations; the Data in VeriSign Global Registry
Services' ("VeriSign") Whois database is provided by VeriSign for
information purposes only, and to assist persons in obtaining information
about or related to a domain name registration record. VeriSign does not
guarantee its accuracy. By submitting a Whois query, you agree to abide
by the following terms of use: You agree that you may use this Data only
for lawful purposes and that under no circumstances will you use this Data
to: (1) allow, enable, or otherwise support the transmission of mass
unsolicited, commercial advertising or solicitations via e-mail, telephone,
or facsimile; or (2) enable high volume, automated, electronic processes
that apply to VeriSign (or its computer systems). The compilation,
repackaging, dissemination or other use of this Data is expressly
prohibited without the prior written consent of VeriSign. You agree not to
use electronic processes that are automated and high-volume to access or
query the Whois database except as reasonably necessary to register
domain names or modify existing registrations. VeriSign reserves the right
to restrict your access to the Whois database in its sole discretion to ensure
operational stability.  VeriSign may restrict or terminate your access to the
Whois database for failure to abide by these terms of use. VeriSign
reserves the right to modify these terms at any time.

The Registry database contains ONLY .COM, .NET, .EDU domains and
Registrars.
The data contained in GoDaddy.com, Inc.'s WhoIs database,
while believed by the company to be reliable, is provided "as is"
with no guarantee or warranties regarding its accuracy.  This
information is provided for the sole purpose of assisting you
in obtaining information about domain name registration records.
Any use of this data for any other purpose is expressly forbidden without the prior written
permission of GoDaddy.com, Inc.  By submitting an inquiry,
you agree to these terms of usage and limitations of warranty.  In particular,
you agree not to use this data to allow, enable, or otherwise make possible,
dissemination or collection of this data, in part or in its entirety, for any
purpose, such as the transmission of unsolicited advertising and
and solicitations of any kind, including spam.  You further agree
not to use this data to enable high volume, automated or robotic electronic
processes designed to collect or compile this data for any purpose,
including mining this data for your own personal or commercial purposes.

Please note: the registrant of the domain name is specified
in the "registrant" field.  In most cases, GoDaddy.com, Inc.
is not the registrant of domain names listed in this database.


Registrant:
   Morgan Strub
   PO Box 37337
   Phoenix, Arizona 85069
   United States

   Registered through: GoDaddy.com, Inc. (http://www.godaddy.com)
   Domain Name: DIGIHITCH.COM
      Created on: 18-Jan-01
      Expires on: 18-Jan-11
      Last Updated on: 15-Jan-10

   Administrative Contact:
      Strub, Morgan  [email protected]
      PO Box 37337
      Phoenix, Arizona 85069
      United States
      6026179440      Fax --

   Technical Contact:
      Strub, Morgan  [email protected]
      PO Box 37337
      Phoenix, Arizona 85069
      United States
      6026179440      Fax --

   Domain servers in listed order:
      NS2.M3SE.COM
      NS1.M3SE.COM

Email?

Contact kasper at guaka dot org if you prefer personal communication.

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