Interruptions to service 06/07/06

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Posted: Thu Jul 06, 2006 6:58 pm Post subject: Interruptions to service 06/07/06

Hi everyone I am not actually a member of this forum, but Admin asked me to log in from time to time during his absence* this week and keep an eye on things. He's just phoned to ask me to apologise on his behalf for the interruptions to service that you've been experiencing today. He's on his way home at the moment and hopes to be able to post a fuller explanation later this evening. Simon (posting as Ford) *that was the theory, anyway.

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Posted: Thu Jul 06, 2006 7:21 pm Post subject:

Ok, thanks for letting us know Ford. Only one of my forums (with the addition of the support forum) were affected. but seems ok now _________________ CG Arts for free Banners, headers, logo's, signatures and avatars.

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Posted: Thu Jul 06, 2006 7:29 pm Post subject:

Thats what happens when you go away and dont put enough 50p,s in the meter before hand _________________

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Posted: Thu Jul 06, 2006 7:35 pm Post subject:

symon wrote:

Thats what happens when you go away and dont put enough 50p,s in the meter before hand

Yes....for future reference when you go away...

1. Cancel milk
2. Cancel papers
3. Get the cat looked after
4. Pay the leccy bill!
5. Remember passport.
6. Set lights on timer.......

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Posted: Thu Jul 06, 2006 8:36 pm Post subject:

Still checking things out, but I think this was some kind of attack. We are getting slimed by the online pharmacies big time _________________ Family Friendly Shareware \| \| Web Design/Services \| Free Forums

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Posted: Thu Jul 06, 2006 8:39 pm Post subject:

http://linkexchange.myfastforum wasnt affected so it was one of the servers. Thanks for it being back up. hopefully you can discover what went wrong. _________________ "Great minds talk about ideas, mediocre minds talk about current events, small minds talk about other peoples"

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Posted: Thu Jul 06, 2006 8:56 pm Post subject:

Once again my apologies Still not sure on nature of attack, but have added more defenses. _________________ Family Friendly Shareware \| \| Web Design/Services \| Free Forums

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Posted: Thu Jul 06, 2006 9:00 pm Post subject:

Well welcome back anyway hope you had a good break _________________

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Posted: Thu Jul 06, 2006 9:01 pm Post subject:

Could you have downloaded a bad hack? _________________ "Great minds talk about ideas, mediocre minds talk about current events, small minds talk about other peoples"

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Posted: Thu Jul 06, 2006 9:19 pm Post subject:

Codyt07 wrote:

Could you have downloaded a bad hack?

It is not that, and looking at what is going on now, as the attack is ongoing by way of the spammers, the process is actually a lot more manual that I would have guessed.

They will gain no benefit, so I am surprised at the persistance

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Posted: Thu Jul 06, 2006 9:21 pm Post subject:

Down with Spammers _________________ "Great minds talk about ideas, mediocre minds talk about current events, small minds talk about other peoples"

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Posted: Thu Jul 06, 2006 11:14 pm Post subject:

I can tell you it was only My Free Forum forums affectied not My Fast Forum... Several forums i visted during the down time including my own were all ofline (My Free Forums) But when i visited Link Exchange and The Football Forum (Both My Fast Forums) they were fine. _________________

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Posted: Thu Jul 06, 2006 11:46 pm Post subject:

Yep my forum was fine and all the other my fast forums i visated were working as normal. _________________

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Posted: Fri Jul 07, 2006 12:13 am Post subject:

ziddy1232 wrote:

I can tell you it was only My Free Forum forums affectied not My Fast Forum...

Several forums i visted during the down time including my own were all ofline (My Free Forums) But when i visited Link Exchange and The Football Forum (Both My Fast Forums) they were fine.

I'll have to prove your point wrong!
http://forum.myfastforum.org was down also!
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Posted: Fri Jul 07, 2006 12:29 am Post subject:

I think i,ll be right saying it all depended on which server you were on howtodoit was fine but another one of my forums went down and the other 3 were ok _________________