mark.allanson.org
Hi! I'm Mark.

I’m a Principal Software Engineer at ComplyAdvantage, where I tackle the challenges of building scalable and resilient distributed systems. With over 20 years of experience, I get excited about creating robust software solutions that make a difference. I thrive on coding, mentoring, and exploring the latest tech trends.

When I’m not working, you can find me exploring new interests (currently 3D Printing), spending time with my family, running, and poolside officiating at Swim England galas.

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Archiving the FTO Drivers Club website as a static snapshot

ftowa.com was the website I ran for the FTO Drivers Club - Western Australia, a small Perth car club for Mitsubishi FTO owners that was active from about 2002 to 2006. Twenty years on, I’ve put the whole thing back online as a read-only static archive at ftowa.allanson.org.

The original site was hand-built: table layouts, <font> tags, a one-line stylesheet, and a Perl CGI membership system that handled joining, the member directory, member profiles, and a contact form. It ran on Windows/IIS, with a phpBB forum bolted on. The archive preserves all of it - every page, the photo galleries, a dozen workshop articles, the event and motorsport write-ups, all thirteen member profile pages, and the full forum.

Most of that survived the move to static hosting untouched. Plain HTML, CSS and images just work when you point a static server at the directory. The forum, however was a little more work.

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