The server is down and probably will remain that way for an undefined amount of time (hopefully just a month, but we'll see).

The previous server was hosted on a VPS which I and a couple others split the cost of.  However, the others have switched to just a standard dedicated one (a very good deal which I would have taken had I been around to get it while it was still available), so the VPS is gone.  I wasn't going to pay for the whole VPS myself.  As for a new server: I'll be making my decision in a month (for other reasons).  I might consider getting a private server (cheaper) and posting the password on these forums.  This means that people will have to come here to play, but since a random player must download the mod anyway and sever downloading is disabled, it might not be that big of a deal (let me know what you guys think).  If I see another good deal, then I'll jump on it; for now, though, I'm going to be waiting.

Regarding the server location, do you guys have any opinions?  I will probably be able to get it in a number of locations (chicago, ny, wdc, atl).  I'm not going west cost (since then most of us, especially UK and European players will have much higher pings).

For the time being: I can easily run a high speed server off my local connection (2mbps upstream) on saturday if needed.