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Received this email from our host:
"The bad guys have broken into the server that LF is using, and I'm going to have to take it down for a day or two while I install software upgrades. Can you notify people somehow? "
Expect the site to be down shortly for a couple of days at an unspecified time.
Boo hoo. See y'all on the other side of the upgrade!
Good luck.
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Originally Posted by QT Luong
I suppose you could have sent us all a postcard,
but this is probably more direct-
yes, boo hoo-
j
OH NO! WHAT AM I GOING TO DO FOR A FEW DAYS!?!?!
maybe i will just have to flow some plates.
see you all on the other side.
eddie
You could always join us at the UKLFPG forums.
www.lf-photo.org.uk/forum
Thanks for the info on the UK site. Two days? That's not as long as two days waiting for a new lens to arrive is it?
Latest news is that it won't be 2 days...More like a few hours if all goes well.
I'll be taking the site offline pretty soon, though.
Our apologies for the outage, but we had some system issues to address. Everything should be back to normal now.
Thanks for your patience!
Finally it is back.
Thanks to you for all your good work!Quote:
Originally Posted by Tom Westbrook
Wow. I guess I didn't see the notice, here I had thought that the database failed in some way. Thankfully I was wrong! Glad to have ya back!
thanks! i joined....be warned.Quote:
Originally Posted by Joanna Carter
glad we are all back together......i flowed 8 plates while the site was down...:)
Welcome back. Congrats on a speedy upgrade!
I was wondering what had happend
It's good when this site goes down occasionally just to cause us to reflect on the impressive uptime that is provided by the site design, the admins and the provider. This kind of service tends to be directly invisible the better it gets. It is also a good reminder of the excellent resource we have and how much we use it.
Well said, and I agree completely.Quote:
Originally Posted by Brian Wallen
I missed the msg about the site going down.... :eek:
I was starting to go a little nuts...wondering...will it ever be back........
But here it is, back, stronger than ever!
WB!
Wow - What did I miss?
Derek and Kirk,
The downtime mentioned in the original post took place back in Feb., and we were given ample warning.
Yesterday's downtime happened suddenly, without warning. I believe it was due to a server failure.
I still have no clue myself, but I bet the server failure guess is a good one.
Gem:
Lately I havent been noticing that the threads Ive been posting in are old ones....
Server issues...it happens.
The server was down.
The slow posting speed that many (including myself) have experienced recently is a separate issue it appears. According to our server guy "I am not aware of any performance problems on that server. You guys are now the only ones using it, so it isn't heavily loaded."
If we are the only ones using the server then why do I find using the forums so slow? Loading pages can be slow, adding posts can be slow, and it doesnt matter whether or not Im on the work computer (wireless) or at home (cable), sure there is a speed increase at home but I still find this site slow most times. Odd.
EDIT: Of course THIS post was lightning fast to post :P