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blackcement
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qcad.org or qcad.ch

Post by blackcement » Sun Sep 17, 2023 11:30 pm

Hello, why is the site address qcad.ch, but the site header says qcad.org? How many websites do you have, which one is right?

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Re: qcad.org or qcad.ch

Post by CVH » Mon Sep 18, 2023 5:37 am

Hi,

Have ... Had the same problem.
When on the Ribbonsoft site https://www.ribbonsoft.com/en/ and clicking on the Forum link I am redirected to:
https://www.ribbonsoft.com/rsforum/

On that forum I don't have an account. :roll:

Nowadays I use my own favorite or bookmark: https://www.qcad.org/rsforum/index.php

Regards,
CVH

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Re: qcad.org or qcad.ch

Post by blackcement » Tue Sep 19, 2023 11:52 pm

I didn't understand anything from your answer. I am now communicating with you using https://qcad.ch/rsforum. Since https://qcad.org is not available in my region. Can you explain if qcad.ch is an official mirror of qcad.org that is used to bypass the restrictions?

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Re: qcad.org or qcad.ch

Post by Husky » Wed Sep 20, 2023 1:15 am

It is common praxis to make the same web content available with the use of different domains/suffixes.
In a nutshell - all domains are loading exact the same pages but Qcad.org is the official domain!
FYI: .org is traditionally used for a non-profit organization.
That an .org isn't working is rare but not impossible. Luckily you found the ch and you are already in communication with the real QCAD community.

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Re: qcad.org or qcad.ch

Post by CVH » Wed Sep 20, 2023 8:27 am

A Husky explained, all plain mirrors probably but there is a twist to it.
blackcement wrote:
Tue Sep 19, 2023 11:52 pm
Since https://qcad.org is not available in my region. Can you explain if qcad.ch is an official mirror of qcad.org that is used to bypass the restrictions?
I can also navigate to the .ch domain forum https://qcad.ch/rsforum/ and again I have no access there.
Remark that links to other forum content direct you to the .org domain:
https://qcad.ch/rsforum/viewtopic.php?f ... 91d#p42156

Curious on how does that turns out when not available or restricted?


CVH wrote:
Mon Sep 18, 2023 5:37 am
When on the Ribbonsoft site https://www.ribbonsoft.com/en/ and clicking on the Forum link I am redirected to:
https://www.ribbonsoft.com/rsforum/
Tested it and copied the links while writing the initial reply ...
... I refer to the .com domain because you are redirected there by the link in the General forum Announcements header, see :
https://qcad.org/rsforum/

Since today the Forum link on https://www.ribbonsoft.com/en/ redirects me to: https://qcad.org/rsforum.
The other top page links still refer to the .com domain.

From the Cookies notice on https://www.ribbonsoft.com/en/ I take that it is the first time that I loaded that page.
What can't be true, probably meaning since it was updated because I surely visited it short before Mon Sep 18, 2023 6:37 and in between.

The main migration must have happened in between the announcement of QCAD 3.1 and QCAD 3.1.3 ... :wink:
Since 3.1.3 the changelog is referred to as on the .org domain.

Regards,
CVH

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