Haloscan shutting down

[icerabbit]

I just got this notice in email from Haloscan:
Sad to hear they're (forced) to shut down.


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Haloscan is being shut down on: Feb 19, 2010

The Haloscan hardware and software is physically failing and we have no choice but to discontinue the service.

Two Options: Switch to Echo or Export your comments FREE.

Although we can't rescue Haloscan, we are trying our best to limit the negative impact on users. To do this, we have worked hard to provide 2 options for Haloscan sites.

Log in now to make your choice and continue without interruption

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[Jerry]

Dang! Thanks for the update.

[Jerry]

I will be writing a script to move my comments from Haloscan to Wordpress. It may not be very useful for others, since it will depend on the way I link to the Haloscan comments after moving from iBlog to Wordpress.

If anyone asks nicely, I can modify my iBlog2->Wordpress script to import comments and posts all in one shot.