Server Issues of January 21st

feldon34 · 01-22-2018, 05:55 PM

Sorry about Sunday.

One of the websites I host has a forum. A member of that forum was banned for being a total prat, sending threatening harassing messages and such. Rather than finding something else to do with his time, he sent an e-mail saying basically unban me or your websites are going down and will stay down.

Took about 24 hours to straighten it out.

Surferminn · 01-23-2018, 01:04 AM

Thanks for posting. I was unable to get on Sunday and was concerned. Glad to hear all is good.

Ralph · 01-23-2018, 07:57 AM

I was wondering.. if the end had come. Seems the group is getting smaller and smaller. Thanks for the heads up.

feldon34 · 02-01-2018, 03:00 PM

The last week has been insane. It's going to be rough, but we're coming back online.

flip · 02-01-2018, 09:01 PM

All OK now keep up the good unseen work.

Keith

cjmaddy · 02-02-2018, 02:59 AM

Good work! - Welcome back.

Thanks again,
Cliff.

celine · 02-02-2018, 05:02 AM

drfish · 02-02-2018, 06:42 AM

Phew!

Ralph · 02-02-2018, 07:45 AM

Please don't do this too often..

It disrupts my morning routine not to log on and see who is still around.

feldon34 · 02-02-2018, 10:14 AM

I wanted to express my sincere apologies for the extended outage that this site experienced over the last week. One of the other websites hosted on this server attracted the attention of a very negative individual who decided to initiate a Distributed Denial-of-Service attack against the entire server. This persisted for several days and so it was necessary to find and migrate to a new server that can mitigate these kinds of attacks. This process took far far longer than anticipated.

Welcome back and I plan to stick around for many years to come!

Morgan

Wizwad · 02-02-2018, 06:26 PM

That's a relief!

I, too, was getting rather worried! I'm glad it was needless.

Ralph · 02-02-2018, 10:40 PM

Originally posted by feldon34:

Welcome back and I plan to stick around for many years to come!Morgan

Good to hear.

Now if we could get Cliff to dream up something interesting to get the old crew back..

Surferminn · 02-04-2018, 11:41 AM

Ditto!! Whew!! Welcome back!!

grape_jellyfish · 03-05-2018, 04:27 AM

Hi, remember me?

Jav400 · 03-05-2018, 06:20 AM

Always

Jim Sachs · 03-14-2018, 06:41 AM

Hi, Grapie.

01-22-2018, 05:55 PM	#1
feldon34 Forum Administrator Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Rock Hill, SC Posts: 10,939	Server Issues of January 21st Sorry about Sunday. One of the websites I host has a forum. A member of that forum was banned for being a total prat, sending threatening harassing messages and such. Rather than finding something else to do with his time, he sent an e-mail saying basically unban me or your websites are going down and will stay down. Took about 24 hours to straighten it out. "Journalism is printing what someone else does not want printed. Everything else is public relations." - George Orwell "If voting changed anything, they'd make it illegal." - Emma Goldman

01-23-2018, 01:04 AM	#2
Surferminn Senior Puddle Jumper Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: California Posts: 6,017	Thanks for posting. I was unable to get on Sunday and was concerned. Glad to hear all is good. Nothing Changes if Nothing Changes.

01-23-2018, 07:57 AM	#3
Ralph Retired Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Edmonton Alberta Ca Posts: 2,441	I was wondering.. if the end had come. Seems the group is getting smaller and smaller. Thanks for the heads up. Ludwig Wittgenstein (1889 – 1951) The limits of my language are the limits of my mind. All I know is what I have words for.

02-01-2018, 03:00 PM	#4
feldon34 Forum Administrator Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Rock Hill, SC Posts: 10,939	The last week has been insane. It's going to be rough, but we're coming back online. "Journalism is printing what someone else does not want printed. Everything else is public relations." - George Orwell "If voting changed anything, they'd make it illegal." - Emma Goldman

02-02-2018, 05:02 AM	#7
celine Special Assistant Join Date: May 2005 Location: back to home....... Posts: 1,330	Kanebo--woman's first choice.

02-01-2018, 09:01 PM	#5
flip Registered Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Victoria Australia Posts: 155	All OK now keep up the good unseen work. Keith

02-02-2018, 02:59 AM	#6
cjmaddy Registered Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Lancashire, UK Posts: 7,854	Good work! - Welcome back. Thanks again, Cliff.

02-02-2018, 06:42 AM	#8
drfish the Doc Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Zeeland, MI Posts: 5,357	Phew! I don't watch commercials.

02-02-2018, 07:45 AM	#9
Ralph Retired Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Edmonton Alberta Ca Posts: 2,441	Please don't do this too often.. It disrupts my morning routine not to log on and see who is still around. Ludwig Wittgenstein (1889 – 1951) The limits of my language are the limits of my mind. All I know is what I have words for.

02-02-2018, 10:14 AM	#10
feldon34 Forum Administrator Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Rock Hill, SC Posts: 10,939	I wanted to express my sincere apologies for the extended outage that this site experienced over the last week. One of the other websites hosted on this server attracted the attention of a very negative individual who decided to initiate a Distributed Denial-of-Service attack against the entire server. This persisted for several days and so it was necessary to find and migrate to a new server that can mitigate these kinds of attacks. This process took far far longer than anticipated. Welcome back and I plan to stick around for many years to come! Morgan "Journalism is printing what someone else does not want printed. Everything else is public relations." - George Orwell "If voting changed anything, they'd make it illegal." - Emma Goldman

02-02-2018, 06:26 PM	#11
Wizwad Only me... Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Essex, England Posts: 2,584	That's a relief! I, too, was getting rather worried! I'm glad it was needless. Mark ----------- Intel i7 12700K \| Aorus Z690 Pro \| Corsair DDR5 5600 32GB \| Asus Dual RTX3060ti 6GB v2 Mini OC \| Corsair RM850 Gold PSU \| 1TB NVMe M.2 WD Black SN850 \| 4TB Seagate BarraCuda HDD \| Corsair Airflow 5000D Case \| HP 32QHD 4K Monitor \| Windows 11 x64 Professional

02-02-2018, 10:40 PM	#12
Ralph Retired Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Edmonton Alberta Ca Posts: 2,441	Originally posted by feldon34: Welcome back and I plan to stick around for many years to come!Morgan Good to hear. Now if we could get Cliff to dream up something interesting to get the old crew back.. Ludwig Wittgenstein (1889 – 1951) The limits of my language are the limits of my mind. All I know is what I have words for.

02-04-2018, 11:41 AM	#13
Surferminn Senior Puddle Jumper Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: California Posts: 6,017	Ditto!! Whew!! Welcome back!! Nothing Changes if Nothing Changes.

03-05-2018, 04:27 AM	#14
grape_jellyfish Registered Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Arkansas Posts: 2,235	Hi, remember me? Life isn't about waiting for the storm to pass....It's learning to Dance in the Rain.

03-05-2018, 06:20 AM	#15
Jav400 Administrator Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Tennessee Posts: 9,725	Always Michael Administrator of Inside:SereneScreen Aquarium Forum, Chatroom, Fan Site & *Gallery* DVD Collection

03-14-2018, 06:41 AM	#16
Jim Sachs Developer Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Southern Oregon Posts: 9,787	Hi, Grapie. Jim Sachs Creator of SereneScreen Aquarium