Sorry about that downtime [Archive]

bowser

10th-August-2006, 08:07 PM

Were you aware that DNS for aussiestockforums.com was broken at about 13:00 today? Using my internode name servers returned unknown host.... swapping to a british server fixed the problem.

HTH

Joe Blow

10th-August-2006, 08:11 PM

Were you aware that DNS for aussiestockforums.com was broken at about 13:00 today? Using my internode name servers returned unknown host.... swapping to a british server fixed the problem.

HTH

Hi Bowser,

No I wasn't aware of that. My host has recently moved datacenters and they have been having all kinds of issues as a result. It looks like things are slowly beginning to settle down now though. I am hoping that the worst of it is now over.

Joe Blow

27th-March-2009, 10:17 AM

Sorry for the downtime ladies and gentlemen! :banghead:

The site seems to have been down for hours and I am waiting to hear from the host to find out what the problem was.

Needless to say I am not happy about it and I sincerely apologise for any inconvenience caused!

doctorj

27th-March-2009, 10:25 AM

What was this about a Russian sheep?

Joe Blow

27th-March-2009, 10:28 AM

What was this about a Russian sheep?

:D :D

Stormin_Norman

27th-March-2009, 10:29 AM

we're forgiving. least i am.

kennas

27th-March-2009, 10:29 AM

:D :DHope the velcro went well!

Joe Blow

27th-March-2009, 10:30 AM

Someone's going to get a good flogging for this I promise.

ojm

27th-March-2009, 10:32 AM

Looked like the hosts SQL database died. Was a sad morning at work. :( :o

Stormin_Norman

27th-March-2009, 10:43 AM

Looked like the hosts SQL database died. Was a sad morning at work. :( :o

cause u had to do work?

sinner

27th-March-2009, 10:54 AM

I have been up all night trading the forex and because ASF was dead had to spend my down-time at forexfactory...

It is good to be back.

Now it's time for bed, in preparation to earn money the old fashioned way, at work!

ojm

27th-March-2009, 11:30 AM

cause u had to do work?

I get to work early to miss the traffic and just surf the net, have breakfast, and one of my fav sites was down. Had to use alternatives :p:.

Prospector

27th-March-2009, 12:04 PM

Our ISP and server at work are still down - Adam and Internode all out throughout Adelaide. Had to come home to get access through another provider. :mad:

Joe Blow

30th-April-2009, 09:02 PM

Ooooops! :o

Sorry about that everyone. Not quite sure what happened but it was right after I walked away from the computer for a few hours. :banghead:

Waiting to hear from the host about what caused the downtime.

James Austin

30th-April-2009, 09:03 PM

Joe Blow

30th-April-2009, 09:10 PM

C'mon Joe, you tripped on the power cord didnt you! ;)

I wish I had. At least then I would have known what the problem was! :D

MrBurns

30th-April-2009, 10:07 PM

Dont forget - backup always backup. your host should be able to restore the site and the database if it gets lost...

Joe Blow

13th-November-2009, 09:18 AM

No downtime but due to some upgrading of various applications on the ASF server it appears that my emails were not coming through or being sent from around 2pm yesterday afternoon until a couple of hours ago, so if anyone has contacted me via email during that period of time and not received a response feel free to contact me again.

Joe Blow

10th-August-2010, 04:24 PM

My apologies for that 45 minutes or so of interrupted service. The host needed to do a couple of minor emergency upgrades.

Hopefully everything will be back to normal now. :)

Joe Blow

30th-August-2010, 10:11 PM

Dear ASF members,

My sincere apologies for the extended downtime this evening. It was all due to an unfortunate error on my part. We have lost all posts from approximately 3:30pm this afternoon.

There should be no further problems from now on.

trainspotter

30th-August-2010, 10:17 PM

Hey Joe ... nice downtime ! Hope all is fixed now and back on track. Gave me a chance to catchup on my sudoku and ebay obligations. 3.30pm eh? No doubt the conspiracy theorists will make something of this ! ;)

electronicmaster

30th-August-2010, 10:17 PM

Cool it is up. Now I can post some good Gold and Silver forecasts

Joe Blow

30th-August-2010, 10:20 PM

Gave me a chance to catchup on my sudoku and ebay obligations. 3.30pm eh? No doubt the conspiracy theorists will make something of this ! ;)

I've spent all of my evening pulling my hair out! :eek:

I wish I could blame aliens or the illuminati, but it was all my fault this time!

Has been a bit of a stressful evening. I'm going to go have a bit of a lie down. :)

trainspotter

30th-August-2010, 10:23 PM

Bah! I've spent all of my evening pulling my hair out :eek:

Has been a bit of a stressful evening. I'm going to go have a bit of a lie down. :)

Hey Joe ...don't want to be a bit of a killjoy in all of this but when I click on a thread it just reverts back to here?

AS IN ... if i click on the "property thread" I get directed back into this room?

Sorry to be a pain but I recommend Nitrazepam in this situation.

Damn those aliens ! ...... Just wait for the NBN .... then we can stuffit up 3000 times faster !

Joe Blow

30th-August-2010, 10:31 PM

Hey Joe ...don't want to be a bit of a killjoy in all of this but when I click on a thread it just reverts back to here?

AS IN ... if i click on the "property thread" I get directed back into this room?

I just tried it myself and had the same experience. I will repair the database a bit later and hopefully that will fix it. I haven't had it happen in any other thread.

trainspotter

30th-August-2010, 10:35 PM

I just tried it myself and had the same experience. I will repair the database a bit later and hopefully that will fix it. I haven't had that happen in any other thread.

KEWL .. thanks Joe ... I have a few hamsters that can run around the wheel to generate electricity if you need to borrow them to keep us up and running. :D

Garpal Gumnut

30th-August-2010, 10:35 PM

Thanks be to jesus, buddha, allah blessed be his name, the original inhabitants of this place courtesy of queensland government hacks and non workers exercising their rights not work by to attending work seminars, the sun , moon and stars, and my mum , all other gods not mentioned, that ASF has returned to the internets.

gg

Joe Blow

30th-August-2010, 10:40 PM

KEWL .. thanks Joe ... I have a few hamsters that can run around the wheel to generate electricity if you need to borrow them to keep us up and running. :D

Thanks for the kind offer. The ASF server hamsters are starting to look a little weary. :D

I just checked the property thread again and it seems to be working okay now. Give it another shot.

trainspotter

30th-August-2010, 10:42 PM

Hey Joe ... does this also include PM's as well? As in all data was lost at ground zero 3.30pm? So therefore no PM's were saved? :sly:

Garpal Gumnut

30th-August-2010, 10:44 PM

Lets be honest here Joe.

You lost it.

gg

Joe Blow

30th-August-2010, 10:44 PM

Hey Joe ... does this also include PM's as well? As in all data was lost at ground zero 3.30pm? So therefore no PM's were saved? :sly:

Yes, all data after 3:30pm was lost, so that will include posts and PMs. We were down from about 5pm so there was only an hour and a half of lost posts and PMs. I think we even lost one new member.

Lets be honest here Joe.

You lost it.

I must admit I did today GG. Was trying to do too much and wasn't paying attention. Will be more cautious in future.

Garpal Gumnut

30th-August-2010, 10:52 PM

Yes, all data after 3:30pm was lost, so that will include posts and PMs. We were down from about 5pm so there was only an hour and a half of lost posts and PMs. I think we even lost one new member.

I must admit I did today GG. Was trying to do too much and wasn't paying attention. Will be more cautious in future.

We have all done it mate, its a credit to you that I have had 32 emails from close associates with a history of infractions on ASF desperate to know what had happened.

Let us hope that the just and the innocent were similarly distressed.

ASF Rules OK.

A great site.

Due to you .

Keep it up mate.

gg

trainspotter

30th-August-2010, 10:53 PM

AY CARAMBA ! Oh well ..... must be one of those time loop thingys where we have to relive it all again. Just like dinner ..... it is repeating on me. Again.

nunthewiser

30th-August-2010, 11:19 PM

We have all done it mate, its a credit to you that I have had 32 emails from close associates with a history of infractions on ASF desperate to know what had happened.

A great site.

Due to you .

Keep it up mate.

gg

:D........ yep thought i,d been canned

cheers Joe

trainspotter

30th-August-2010, 11:26 PM

:D........ yep thought i,d been canned

cheers Joe

LOLOL ... paranoia setting in there nun? :D

nunthewiser

30th-August-2010, 11:37 PM

LOLOL ... paranoia setting in there nun? :D

nah just goes with the turf as a toxic poster :D

trainspotter

30th-August-2010, 11:46 PM

nah just goes with the turf as a toxic poster :D

WHAT THE ??? Nun there is no way you are a toxic poster ??? LOLOLOL ... you are funny !! ;)

nulla nulla

31st-August-2010, 07:23 AM

Hey Joe

Thanks for the quick email response letting me know what was happening. Certainly put my mind at ease when I initially couldn't login then couldn't access the site.

Keep up the good work.

Agentm

31st-August-2010, 07:44 AM

it gave me less time to get further infractions:banghead:

lol

i saw the site down and thought it was just maintenance myself..

no need for further therapy:rolleyes:

Joe Blow

20th-September-2010, 02:43 PM

Apologies for that 10 minutes of downtime folks! Host had to do a few important software upgrades.

Back to normal now. :)

Joe Blow

6th-May-2011, 06:02 PM

All,

I am sending out this email to all ASF members as an explanation for the downtime that was experienced today:

I would like to sincerely apologise to those ASF members who visited the forums today only to discover that the site was not accessible. We were experiencing some serious and unexpected technical issues that were compounded by the fact that I was not actively monitoring the forums for most of today due to other commitments.

The forums are now back up, so please come and pay us a visit! :)

Again, my apologies for any inconvenience caused.

Joe
(admin)
www.aussiestockforums.com

Today, the worst of all possible situations occurred: ASF went down and I was not actively monitoring the website and could not notify the host that there was a problem. The odds of these two thing occurring on the same day are incredibly small, but unfortunately it happened today. :(

My most sincere apologies to all ASF members (and visitors) who tried to access the forums today but could not.

pixel

6th-May-2011, 06:49 PM

All,
Today, the worst of all possible situations occurred: ASF went down and I was not actively monitoring the website and could not notify the host that there was a problem. The odds of these two thing occurring on the same day are incredibly small, but unfortunately it happened today. :(

My most sincere apologies to all ASF members (and visitors) who tried to access the forums today but could not.
Don't get too worked up about it, Joe,
we all know that "Murphy was an optimist."

Yes, I noticed this morning because opening ASF is one of my standard pre-trading chores. But it didn't keep me from trading.

I'm not sure how others feel about this - but maybe two or three Regulars could be enlisted to fire off an SMS if they notice a breakdown? Maybe covering a few different timezones? I would volunteer for GMT + 8; without prejudice or guarantee.

Garpal Gumnut

6th-May-2011, 10:03 PM

Don't get too worked up about it, Joe,
we all know that "Murphy was an optimist."

Yes, I noticed this morning because opening ASF is one of my standard pre-trading chores. But it didn't keep me from trading.

I'm not sure how others feel about this - but maybe two or three Regulars could be enlisted to fire off an SMS if they notice a breakdown? Maybe covering a few different timezones? I would volunteer for GMT + 8; without prejudice or guarantee.

No worries, Joe, I noticed it was down but didn't have a means of notifying you either.

gg

Glen48

8th-May-2011, 12:45 AM

So the CIA / Taliban/ MI 5/ ASIO/ KGB/ KFC etc. were not in on the down time, one would assume if they wanted the good oil this would be the place to find out so they could update O B /JG/ BB et al and make themselves look good.

nunthewiser

8th-May-2011, 01:17 AM

not good enough

i would like to be compensated for the disruption of my enjoyment at that time.

cash is fine .

Miner

8th-May-2011, 01:59 AM

Dear Joe et al

Was it sheer coincidence or sympathetic resonance?
The same day ASF was down for few hours and Joe pleaded apology from so many people, Vodaphone mobile was also down. Ironically there was not a single apology seen from Vodaphone forget about compensating for loss of business from Vodaphone

So Joe, never mind, it is one of the rare events you have had and performed better than Vodaphone.

Julia

16th-May-2011, 10:54 AM

Joe, site is slow to load this morning here and each page likewise.
The "Quick Links" contents in the drop down box disappear before one can click on any of them.

pixel

16th-May-2011, 12:06 PM

Joe, site is slow to load this morning here and each page likewise.
The "Quick Links" contents in the drop down box disappear before one can click on any of them.
Maybe it's your ISP, Julia;
ASF pages have opened fine here all morning.

Julia

16th-May-2011, 10:07 PM

Maybe it's your ISP, Julia;
ASF pages have opened fine here all morning.
If it's my ISP wouldn't that have meant I'd similarly have difficulty with other sites?
I haven't at all, just a problem with ASF which is thankfully resolved tonight.

Joe Blow

29th-July-2011, 09:32 AM

Sincere apologies for that downtime everyone!

Some routine server maintenance took a lot longer than expected, but we are all good to go now. :banghead:

Logique

29th-July-2011, 09:45 AM

Thanks Joe, back up now.

Joe Blow

12th-August-2011, 11:30 AM

My apologies for the last hour or so of downtime. This was not an issue with ASF's host but was part of a large network outage that was unfortunately out of their control. Sometimes things like this happen on the internet.

Anyway, the important thing is that we're back up now! Sorry for the inconvenience!

Joe Blow

27th-October-2011, 12:51 PM

pixel

27th-October-2011, 01:04 PM

Apologies for that half an hour of downtime everyone!

There's some work on the website happening at the moment and something went haywire.

Anyway, we're back up now and there shouldn't be any further problems from now on. :)
Great to hear, Joe;
Thanks for letting us know and congrats to your team who fixed the problem in such a short time. :)
Can you possibly lend them out to the ASX, whose IT experts are still battling to get back to normal? :banghead:

Timmy

27th-October-2011, 01:06 PM

Great to hear, Joe;
Thanks for letting us know and congrats to your team who fixed the problem in such a short time. :)
Can you possibly lend them out to the ASX, whose IT experts are still battling to get back to normal? :banghead:

:bigthumb:

skc

27th-October-2011, 09:55 PM