Downtime / Server Issues

This forum is for Administrators to post news concerning the site and forums.
Post Reply
User avatar
mith
mith
Godfather
User avatar
User avatar
mith
Godfather
Godfather
Posts: 9267
Joined: March 27, 2002
Location: McKinney, TX
Happy Scumday!
Contact:

Downtime / Server Issues

Post Post #0 (ISO) » Thu Dec 05, 2013 7:31 am

Post by mith »

Some confirmation emails have not made it out for new user accounts due to server issues; if you have not received a confirmation email to activate your account, please create a new thread in the Help! forum as a guest so we can activate your account manually.
User avatar
Mr. Flay
Mr. Flay
Metatron
User avatar
User avatar
Mr. Flay
Metatron
Metatron
Posts: 24969
Joined: March 12, 2004
Location: Gormenghast
Contact:

Post Post #1 (ISO) » Thu Dec 12, 2013 7:44 pm

Post by Mr. Flay »

I believe these are working again... I also manually activated a bunch of real-looking accounts from December 1-11.
Retired as of October 2014.
User avatar
Mr. Flay
Mr. Flay
Metatron
User avatar
User avatar
Mr. Flay
Metatron
Metatron
Posts: 24969
Joined: March 12, 2004
Location: Gormenghast
Contact:

Post Post #2 (ISO) » Thu Dec 19, 2013 2:07 pm

Post by Mr. Flay »

In post 14, Mr. Flay wrote:
In post 11, Xalxe wrote:I don't believe money is the issue because we get hosting for free(?). I think the issue is that the transition is not going nearly as well as expected, meaning that we're getting periodic ability to use the site.
Correct. The transition saddled us with some dodgy hardware, but we didn't realize HOW dodgy at first (you'll notice that at first it might go down for a minute or two). hohum is working on the short-to-mid-range solutions, and Reds are looking at what can be done longer-range. It's been the plan for a while to get Reds more direct server control so we don't have to rely on hohum's busy schedule all the time.

That part MAY involve more money, yes.
Retired as of October 2014.
User avatar
Mr. Flay
Mr. Flay
Metatron
User avatar
User avatar
Mr. Flay
Metatron
Metatron
Posts: 24969
Joined: March 12, 2004
Location: Gormenghast
Contact:

Post Post #3 (ISO) » Sat Dec 21, 2013 1:04 am

Post by Mr. Flay »

The downtime from the bad hardware should be past us now - the hard drives have been transferred into a new machine by the onsite techs. Testing still is ongoing obviously, and there may be a reboot or two for configuration purposes, but people should be able to go about their games and arguments again with confidence.
Retired as of October 2014.
User avatar
chesskid3
chesskid3
Survivor
User avatar
User avatar
chesskid3
Survivor
Survivor
Posts: 14658
Joined: August 9, 2010
Location: New Yawk

Post Post #4 (ISO) » Tue Dec 31, 2013 5:14 am

Post by chesskid3 »

In post 3, Mr. Flay wrote:The downtime from the bad hardware should be past us now - the hard drives have been transferred into a new machine by the onsite techs. Testing still is ongoing obviously, and there may be a reboot or two for configuration purposes, but people should be able to go about their games and arguments again with confidence.
Papa Zito - "Your signature has been blanked...we remove signatures at a users request if said signature references them, or if it quotes from a thread in the Speakeasy, which is not allowed without permission of the poster"
User avatar
Porochaz
Porochaz
Oh, Prozac
User avatar
User avatar
Porochaz
Oh, Prozac
Oh, Prozac
Posts: 9317
Joined: September 6, 2007

Post Post #5 (ISO) » Tue Dec 31, 2013 5:25 pm

Post by Porochaz »

i HAve the ability to post in this thread.

Jellyfish.

That us all.
Mostly retired. Unless you ask or it's something interesting.
User avatar
Lucky2u
Lucky2u
Jack of All Trades
User avatar
User avatar
Lucky2u
Jack of All Trades
Jack of All Trades
Posts: 6280
Joined: April 5, 2013

Post Post #6 (ISO) » Wed Jan 01, 2014 5:32 am

Post by Lucky2u »

Question... How does this site pay for its hosting?
The bunny knight reigns supreme!
Get to know me! Here! and now Here too!
User avatar
hohum
hohum
Uncle Potbear
User avatar
User avatar
hohum
Uncle Potbear
Uncle Potbear
Posts: 4192
Joined: July 22, 2008
Location: Shenandoah Valley
Contact:

Post Post #7 (ISO) » Wed Jan 01, 2014 6:40 am

Post by hohum »

Hosting is donated in its entirety. By some dude who thinks he knows what he's doing but probably doesn't.
User avatar
quadz08
quadz08
Jack of All Trades
User avatar
User avatar
quadz08
Jack of All Trades
Jack of All Trades
Posts: 5619
Joined: May 30, 2010
Location: where the wily things are

Post Post #8 (ISO) » Wed Jan 01, 2014 7:00 am

Post by quadz08 »

i c wat u did thar
Current Avatar: Kronk. Duh.
User avatar
Mister Rogers
Mister Rogers
Mafia Scum
User avatar
User avatar
Mister Rogers
Mafia Scum
Mafia Scum
Posts: 2073
Joined: December 25, 2013
Location: The Land of Make Believe

Post Post #9 (ISO) » Fri Jan 03, 2014 5:43 am

Post by Mister Rogers »

Me 2
"Won't you be my neighbor?"
Post Reply

Return to “News”