Website Outage Outrage
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Website Outage Outrage
Oh dear, we very nearly lost the site there. I was told to completely erase everything on my webspace.
Fortunately I persuaded them to let me keep the forum files, otherwise I would have had to rebuild the forum from scratch. Everything else is wiped, so there will be some dead image links on here.
The bottom line is that the website was attacked by a specific IP address, which I've now locked out. The attack was out of my control, and as far as I can see there is no saying it won't happen again with a slightly different IP address.
At the moment, please don't use the "picture upload" function, please upload to third party picture hosting sites and link to those images. There is a "how to" somewhere, I'll try and find it.
I've had to remove everything else from my webspace (13 years of files!), including the original Sakkarin Search script, so please don't use the Sakkarin Search button on the left hand column. If there's anything you want to know, I still have the original database, so asl me. I will try and reinstate it, but it will require rebuilding.
Fortunately I persuaded them to let me keep the forum files, otherwise I would have had to rebuild the forum from scratch. Everything else is wiped, so there will be some dead image links on here.
The bottom line is that the website was attacked by a specific IP address, which I've now locked out. The attack was out of my control, and as far as I can see there is no saying it won't happen again with a slightly different IP address.
At the moment, please don't use the "picture upload" function, please upload to third party picture hosting sites and link to those images. There is a "how to" somewhere, I'll try and find it.
I've had to remove everything else from my webspace (13 years of files!), including the original Sakkarin Search script, so please don't use the Sakkarin Search button on the left hand column. If there's anything you want to know, I still have the original database, so asl me. I will try and reinstate it, but it will require rebuilding.
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Oh Sakkarin ........... what a total PITA (well, much more than that but you know what I mean). Thank you for keeping this going ... it must sometimes be tempting to walk away. Very grateful to you.
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What an absolute nightmare for you Sakkarin, but many grateful thanks for sorting everything out and keeping the board going!
- Joanbunting
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Well done you sakkers - a real hero
Thank you for that and all your other hard work.
Thank you for that and all your other hard work.
- Stokey Sue
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Thanks for sorting it out Sakkarin
I always wonder what satisfaction these cyber thugs get from such an attack, the pointlessness just defeats me
The other advantage of using a third party site such as Flickr or Picasa is that in my experience although it's an extra linking process there's usually less fiddling about with resizing, so on balance easier
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Ohh, heartbreaking enough when systems fail but even more so when due purely to someone deliberately kicking other people's sandcastles over just because they can.
Thanks as always and for your determined tenacity on all our behalfs in this case.
Thanks as always and for your determined tenacity on all our behalfs in this case.
- Gillthepainter
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Yesssss!
We're back.
Still, mucky your end though, Sakkarin.
We're back.
Still, mucky your end though, Sakkarin.
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My thanks as well Sakkarin and so sorry it's messed up so much of your stuff.
Now I understand why the mac4mac Forum only allows hosting services for the downloading of pictures – never did manage to get Flickr to work but somehow I'll get it sorted. No need to explain yet, get the important stuff fixed.
Now I understand why the mac4mac Forum only allows hosting services for the downloading of pictures – never did manage to get Flickr to work but somehow I'll get it sorted. No need to explain yet, get the important stuff fixed.
- miss mouse
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How awful. What a stupid and pointless thing to do.
- Lusciouslush
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Huge thanks from me too Sakks !
We're all grateful you know what you're doing & don't fancy being refugees again - such a lot of work for you tho' - hope it's not driving you too mad!
I can never get my head around why these a$$eholes do this - such morons..........!
We're all grateful you know what you're doing & don't fancy being refugees again - such a lot of work for you tho' - hope it's not driving you too mad!
I can never get my head around why these a$$eholes do this - such morons..........!
- karadekoolaid
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Good grief!
Thank goodness you managed to salvage some of the stuff. Well done!
Thank goodness you managed to salvage some of the stuff. Well done!
- strictlysalsaclare
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thank you from me too Sakkarin!
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...and from me too! I have been away from home and found that the hotel's wi-fi provider doesn't allow access to carta so I didn't know that there was a problem until I got back yesterday.
- Gillthepainter
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the hotel's wi-fi provider doesn't allow access to carta
What !!!!!!!
Complain to reception immediately.
- QinNortham
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Thank you from me too! Thought it was my lap top playing up or something I'd done.
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QinNortham, I'm sure we all think "it might be me" so the tip always suggested is to go to bbc.co.uk which is never going to be down, so if you can get them, it's unlikely to be you.
There are some problems which mean you need to clear the cookie, but I couldn't tell you how frequently as I clear mine daily anyway.
Actually, thinking about it, in the circumstances it's pretty amazing that Sakkarin got the forum up and running again in a day.
There are some problems which mean you need to clear the cookie, but I couldn't tell you how frequently as I clear mine daily anyway.
Actually, thinking about it, in the circumstances it's pretty amazing that Sakkarin got the forum up and running again in a day.
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jeral wrote:QinNortham, I'm sure we all think "it might be me" so the tip always suggested is to go to bbc.co.uk which is never going to be down, so if you can get them, it's unlikely to be you.
Have to disagree with your statement that the bbc site is never down - it goes through periods of instability, usually when they're trying to implement/de-implement something. Auntie is not known for having the most experienced IT people and now they are having to limit the use of contractors, there's even less expertise.
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I don't suppose any website is infallible. Alternatives might be parliamentlive.tv or I'd think amazon.co.uk or .com are pretty safe bets for now bar a worldwide Net collapse. (Facebook - who knows now... lol.)
Re contracting out, I get the feeling that the tide is turning generally.
Re contracting out, I get the feeling that the tide is turning generally.
- Stokey Sue
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I use the BBC as a sanity check too
But Google is pretty reliable
But Google is pretty reliable
- Alexandria
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Sakkarin,
You are amazing ..
Thank you so much for replying to my email almost immediately ..
I was astonished when I tried to enter the forum and could not !
You are amazing ..
Thank you so much for replying to my email almost immediately ..
I was astonished when I tried to enter the forum and could not !
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