Frank Hagan Posted June 12, 2016 Report Posted June 12, 2016 It appears one ISP has a mis-configuration or something ... none of the customers from CenturyLink in the southeast US can reach the site. If you know one of these people, tell them to complain to CenturyLink and have them unblock our IP address (or correct their DNS information). The IP address for messing-about.com is 69.85.95.129 1 Quote
Terry Dunn Posted June 28, 2016 Report Posted June 28, 2016 FYI, As of today I am able to get to messing-about.com from my CenturyLink internet. I don't know what they did to correct the problem. Quote
Frank Hagan Posted June 29, 2016 Author Report Posted June 29, 2016 Good news! I know B&B was pursuing it since they couldn't reach the site from their home. Quote
Tom Lathrop Posted June 30, 2016 Report Posted June 30, 2016 I guess the mystery was finally solved and us pore suthern's can get the forum again. Thanks to who or whatever did it. Centurylink knew nothing when I called weeks ago. Quote
Frank Hagan Posted July 1, 2016 Author Report Posted July 1, 2016 They have done this before; I don't know exactly what the problem is, but I think they get outdated or corrupt "domain name system" (DNS) files and then can't reach significant portions of the Internet. I frequent a web hosting forum and there are a few posts about them. They never admit fault, always blame others, but they are the only ones having the problem. Quote
Action Tiger Posted July 1, 2016 Report Posted July 1, 2016 Frank, I rarely have ANY idea what you're talking about ,but I appreciate how easy this forum is to use, and I can't imagine how much of a nightmare it can be to keep operating. Thanks Robert 1 Quote
PAR Posted July 1, 2016 Report Posted July 1, 2016 Ditto those sentiments about the Frank . . . Quote
Frank Hagan Posted July 1, 2016 Author Report Posted July 1, 2016 Thanks - I appreciate that! I have a huge project coming up because this version of the software is "end of life". Updating to the next version won't cost me anything extra, but it's an entirely new codebase so it is more complex than the usual upgrade. I hope to get that started in the next few weeks. Quote
Action Tiger Posted July 1, 2016 Report Posted July 1, 2016 Geez, and here I was feeling amazing because I placed a captioned picture into a written document... And I didn't have to ask ANYONE how to do it. Quote
Chick Ludwig Posted July 1, 2016 Report Posted July 1, 2016 Thanks Frank for keeping this great forum going!!! I agree with Action Tiger: "Frank, I rarely have ANY idea what you're talking about ,but I appreciate how easy this forum is to use, and I can't imagine how much of a nightmare it can be to keep operating." Quote
Frank Hagan Posted July 1, 2016 Author Report Posted July 1, 2016 Thanks Frank for keeping this great forum going!!! I agree with Action Tiger: "Frank, I rarely have ANY idea what you're talking about ,but I appreciate how easy this forum is to use, and I can't imagine how much of a nightmare it can be to keep operating." The software makes all the difference; it really does handle the spammers well. It also helped when I went to my own "virtual" server instead of shared hosting where I can tweak the webserver so the forum software can do it's job without a lot of limitations. Quote
Hirilonde Posted July 2, 2016 Report Posted July 2, 2016 Thanks Frank for keeping this great forum going!!! I agree with Action Tiger: "Frank, I rarely have ANY idea what you're talking about ,but I appreciate how easy this forum is to use, and I can't imagine how much of a nightmare it can be to keep operating." The software makes all the difference; it really does handle the spammers well. It also helped when I went to my own "virtual" server instead of shared hosting where I can tweak the webserver so the forum software can do it's job without a lot of limitations. All the best admins blame it on the software, I bet you have something to do with it Frank. I get my news on the internet on a regular basis, and I come here for the good news, and it never seems to disappoint. Quote
Action Tiger Posted July 2, 2016 Report Posted July 2, 2016 Thanks Frank for keeping this great forum going!!! I agree with Action Tiger: "Frank, I rarely have ANY idea what you're talking about ,but I appreciate how easy this forum is to use, and I can't imagine how much of a nightmare it can be to keep operating." The software makes all the difference; it really does handle the spammers well. It also helped when I went to my own "virtual" server instead of shared hosting where I can tweak the webserver so the forum software can do it's job without a lot of limitations. It sounds vaguely to me like you're saying something risqué. You said virtual server and tweak software in the same sentence, and we're supposed to equate that with opening a spreadsheet, or something? Why don't you throw in a few wheretofores, and a Delta or two, while you're at it? Then it may become unintelligible to most everyone. My oldest son also sees The Matrix. He's well equipped for the modern world. I am not. But, I can run pretty fast for a long time... Quote
Chick Ludwig Posted July 2, 2016 Report Posted July 2, 2016 Robert, we'd better keep an eye on Frank with him posting all this "risque' " stuff on here....we're supposed to be "family friendly". Quote
bwhip Posted July 3, 2016 Report Posted July 3, 2016 Finally! I don't know what happened, but up here in the Pacific NW, I've been unable to reach the forum for over a month using Centurylink. Thanks to whoever ran the tech support gauntlet to get it fixed! Quote
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