What Is Wrong With This Site?

lastone · Post by **lastone** » Thu Oct 11, 2007 4:00 pm

Since late last wek I have had problems getting this site to load. It is now taking up to a minute a page or just times out. Nothing has changed here and the other sites work like always.

What has happened?

Anyone else having the problem?

Dave Allen · Post by **Dave Allen** » Thu Oct 11, 2007 4:19 pm

Yesssss!

genlock · Post by **genlock** » Thu Oct 11, 2007 4:43 pm

Me too, but I thought it was just me.

fearpeddler · Post by **fearpeddler** » Thu Oct 11, 2007 5:47 pm

same here

Zak Tyler · Post by **Zak Tyler** » Thu Oct 11, 2007 6:04 pm

my problems happen mainly in the early mornings when i first get to work.

herdgirl72 · Post by **herdgirl72** » Thu Oct 11, 2007 6:45 pm

Me too Zak but now it seems to be all day....

Heellllppppppp!!!!

Zak Tyler · Post by **Zak Tyler** » Thu Oct 11, 2007 7:12 pm

ya know not long after i typed that last post, it locked up on me ag...................................................................................ain.

Big Media · Post by **Big Media** » Thu Oct 11, 2007 11:30 pm

Glad it is not just me.

Work damnit. Work!

I want a refund on my subscription this month.

David Paleg · Post by **David Paleg** » Fri Oct 12, 2007 1:48 am

I think the hamster in the server's power wheel is getting tired.

Big Media · Post by **Big Media** » Fri Oct 12, 2007 4:44 pm

It is back to normal now. However, perhaps we need to click the googles so we can buy new ram and stuff.

Hoosier Daddy · Post by **Hoosier Daddy** » Fri Oct 12, 2007 5:27 pm

The Ghost of Blair seeking revenge???
But things are ... working ... fine ... for now.

David Paleg · Post by **David Paleg** » Fri Oct 12, 2007 8:46 pm

Nice server. Good little server. *rubs belly* There you go. Shake hands. Goooood.

Bob Campbell · Post by **Bob Campbell** » Sat Oct 13, 2007 9:00 am

It was probably just running low on coal. New shipment and the fire's all stoked again.

Ace Purple · Post by **Ace Purple** » Tue Oct 16, 2007 5:29 pm

Bob Campbell wrote:It was probably just running low on coal.

Lester · Post by **Lester** » Fri Oct 19, 2007 7:01 pm

OK folks... sorry about that.

Here is the dealio... I'm not exactly near the server. (Even under normal conditions it is in Texas, I am in NC, but I digress). My Internet connection SUCKS, so when the server was moving slow, I thought it was me... not the message board. (This culminated in a flat out lock-up that required the intervention of my server provider.) The problem? No freakin' clue. Why is it happening? Don't know. But don't let anyone tell you how much better Linux is than Windows... as the problem popped up all by itself. There were no changes to the system, nothing. It has just decided that it wants to be rebooted every few months or its not going to work right. I lost track of time, and didn't know until it was too late.

So, I apologize for the issue. I'll do my damnedest to make sure it doesn't happen again. And I've issued a refund to all paying subscribers.

Love ya, mean it.
Lester

David Paleg · Post by **David Paleg** » Sat Oct 20, 2007 4:14 am

A couple of other message boards I read daily were slowing down for awhile. I don't know what servers or ISPs they use, but they use a different type of message board software. Maybe the problem was caused by a hacker trying frequent login attempts.

Lester · Post by **Lester** » Sat Oct 20, 2007 8:01 am

Maybe, but not likely. The server hosts about 15 different sites, and it affected all of them, not just the message boards. I think one of my customers high amount of SPAM causes the server to drop over.