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Discussion in 'Suggestions & Bugs' started by Da Boyz, Apr 26, 2016.

  1. Da Boyz

    Da Boyz Versed in the lewd.

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    So did the site just die for hours on end for everyone else or was it just me?
     
    Da Boyz, Apr 26, 2016
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  2. CrossyCross

    CrossyCross LADY OF LOVE

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    Check new posts. It was everyone.
     
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  3. inverted_helix

    inverted_helix Connoisseur.

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    It was down for about 4 hours.
     
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  4. Lunaryon

    Lunaryon Dual Aurora Wave

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    Anyone know what the cause was?
     
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  5. UrsaTempest

    UrsaTempest Yuri Fanatic, Archivist

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    Last news from alethiophile is our host don't tell us anything, and refused to let him check, so dunno.
     
    UrsaTempest, Apr 26, 2016
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  6. UrsaTempest

    UrsaTempest Yuri Fanatic, Archivist

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    [11:16] <@alethiophile> UrsaTempest: Our host had a hardware blowup.
    [11:16] <@alethiophile> The server was never actually even down, just off the net.
     
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  7. alethiophile

    alethiophile Shadowed Philosopher Administrator

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    Yes, the cause was simply network hardware failure. I was cut off from all administrative access to our server throughout, because there was no network; however, the hosts were transparent about the problem existing and the timeframe in fixing it.

    They say that they're going over procedures in order to lessen the impact of potential future problems. Given that, and the fact that the current hosts haven't had any real problems other than this, I would guess it's unlikely to recur soon. Hardware failures are pretty much black swan events anyway.
     
    alethiophile, Apr 28, 2016
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