Downtime

[stephanie]

Steph,

Copy this address and save it for future use:

http://69.73.190.190

Should you not be able to access the site again, try that address and let me know if it works.

Do you get any errors? What exactly happens?

Anyone else?

I did just get on using the above, but it's also 8:45 right now about the usual time it would let me on so I'll have to try later or tomorrow morning and let you know more...

I had debate policy in favorites and when I used it, I get... The page cannot be displayed...

Then when I retype debatpolicy.com in the Addy it give me this

http://www.google.com/search?q=www.debatepolicy.com

As I said it's been the strangest all week....I could only get on the site from around 9pm and then I would lose it at around 1:30am...

All I know is it's been DRIVING ME CRAZY....

I'll let you know more on the above address, later....

[jillian]

Hey, Steffie... is it any warmer up there?

I'm having the same problem as you are, but for me, the board seems to go down at lunchtime every day.

It's a conspiracy, I tell ya!

[stephanie]

Hey, Steffie... is it any warmer up there?

I'm having the same problem as you are, but for me, the board seems to go down at lunchtime every day.

It's a conspiracy, I tell ya!

We went from -40 below Monday and Tuesday to da da ta.......15 above today Friday....All in one week....Hell we're breaking out the shorts...

I with you Jilly, I'm SURE it's been a conspiracy....SPOOKY!

[jillian]

We went from -40 below Monday and Tuesday to da da ta.......15 above today Friday....All in one week....Hell we're breaking out the shorts...

I with you Jilly, I'm SURE it's been a conspiracy....SPOOKY!

We went from -40 below Monday and Tuesday to da da ta.......15 above today Friday....All in one week....Hell we're breaking out the shorts...

I with you Jilly, I'm SURE it's been a conspiracy....SPOOKY!

Wow! A balmy 15 above?!?!?! Woooo hoooo!!!!!

It actually is a bit weird. It'll be working fine all morning when I peek in periodically in between doing stuff at work and then the minute I sit down to relax for a few it gives me the finger... cybernetically, of course.

It is majorly creepy, Steffie!

[stephanie]

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Wow! A balmy 15 above?!?!?! Woooohoooo!!!!!

It actually is a bit weird. It'll be working fine all morning when I peek in periodically in between doing stuff at work and then the minute I sit down to relax for a few it gives me the finger... cybernetically, of course.

It is majorly creepy, Steffie!

It's weird Jilly....But after your at 40 below zero for awhile, 15 above is warm.....

It did really start after the hack job...You see what I've been going through...
Only able to get on from 9pm to 1:30 am....
It's been driving me nuts...
It must be a problem from the board end, but of course I'm no computer whizz...
It took everyone here a few times yrs ago to explain to me how to post the Addy, and how to copy and paste, that's how pathetic on the computer I was...
Before I joined the Usmb board all I used a computer for was to play games on...

Sheesh, I think it took me a full yr. before I would speak on the board....
Now, they can't get me to shut up....

[jillian]

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It's weird Jilly....But after your at 40 below zero for awhile, 15 above is warm.....

It did really start after the hack job...You see what I've been going through...
Only able to get on from 9pm to 1:30 am....
It's been driving me nuts...
It must be a problem from the board end, but of course I'm no computer whizz...
It took everyone here a few times yrs ago to explain to me how to post the Addy, and how to copy and paste, that's how pathetic on the computer I was...
Before I joined the Usmb board all I used a computer for was to play games on...

Sheesh, I think it took me a full yr. before I would speak on the board....
Now, they can't get me to shut up....

Well, FWIW, when I started posting on the first board I was on, I didn't know how to copy and paste either, and I got yelled at by another poster for not knowing how to link stuff. Was really pathetic! I'm still fairly technologically inept, but I do know how to type!! (Since that's low tech!)

I can imagine 15 above is warm compared to 40 below. I mean, that's got to actually hurt!! Here the polar bear club was complaining that it was too warm for their New Year's swim. Was kinda funny, really. All these old guys complaining that they weren't going to freeze their whatchahoozits off in the ocean!

And I agree that the problems started after the board got hacked. Might take a bit to get all the kinks out.

[jillian]

Anyway, off to sleep for me! Have a good rest of your evening, Stef.

(And no, I can't imagine you not having your say for a whole year! Heh!)

Laterz!

[stephanie]

Anyway, off to sleep for me! Have a good rest of your evening, Stef.

(And no, I can't imagine you not having your say for a whole year! Heh!)

Laterz!

Talk at you in the morning........Hopefully.....(keeping fingers crossed)

[stephanie]

Hey Jimmy.....just to fill you in....It's now 2:50 Alaska time...

I just went to my favorits... This is what I get..

http://www.debatepolicy.com/index.php
The page cannot be displayed
The page you are looking for is currently unavailable. The Web site might be experiencing technical difficulties, or you may need to adjust your browser settings.

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Please try the following:

Click the Refresh button, or try again later.

If you typed the page address in the Address bar, make sure that it is spelled correctly.

To check your connection settings, click the Tools menu, and then click Internet Options. On the Connections tab, click Settings. The settings should match those provided by your local area network (LAN) administrator or Internet service provider (ISP).
See if your Internet connection settings are being detected. You can set Microsoft Windows to examine your network and automatically discover network connection settings (if your network administrator has enabled this setting).
Click the Tools menu, and then click Internet Options.
On the Connections tab, click LAN Settings.
Select Automatically detect settings, and then click OK.
Some sites require 128-bit connection security. Click the Help menu and then click About Internet Explorer to determine what strength security you have installed.
If you are trying to reach a secure site, make sure your Security settings can support it. Click the Tools menu, and then click Internet Options. On the Advanced tab, scroll to the Security section and check settings for SSL 2.0, SSL 3.0, TLS 1.0, PCT 1.0.
Click the Back button to try another link.

This is what I get when I try.........debatepolicy.com
http://www.google.com/search?q=www.debatepolicy.com

Hope this helps you........



So far it seems that this new address below work....Thanks..
http://69.73.190.190/index.php

[Mr. P]

I think you two have computer cooties!

[KarlMarx]

So far it seems that this new address below work....Thanks..
http://69.73.190.190/index.php

I'm not a network administrator, but that tells me that the problem very likely is with a DNS (domain name server) someplace.

The DNS can't resolve the www.debatepolicy.com domain to the IP address.

Stephanie, have you installed anything on your machine recently? Do you have a firewall installed e.g. McAfee? It also could be the problem is with your ISP's(Internet Service Provider) DNS.

Jim --- have you asked the hosting company for debate policy if they have any problems with their DNS?

Stephanie --- if you'd like, PM Jim or me the name of your Internet Service Provider, or better yet, a link to their home page. It is possible that they have an outage. ISPs often post outages and other status on their site (my ISP, RoadRunner, does)... if I can take a look at it perhaps, it may shed some light on the issue.

[Mr. P]

Karl...if the problem was the DNS for this site wouldn't we all be having a problem?

[jimnyc]

Jim --- have you asked the hosting company for debate policy if they have any problems with their DNS?

According to my provider, all DNS settings are correct.

When you type in a domain name, the first thing that happens is that it's resolved to an IP address, then it tries to connect to the site. These IP address's propagate, and are retrieved from your ISP's routing tables. Some are set to update as quickly as 4 hours where others are set to update as long as 72 hours. We're past all that, so I can only assume it's an issue on Steph's end with routing, since nobody else has the issue. The weird thing is that it sometimes works for her. If it works once, it shouldn't be changing later in the day, BUT it's possible, like Karl said, that there are issues with the provider and it's just not resolving anything properly.

Steph, any problems with any other sites?

[jimnyc]

Karl...if the problem was the DNS for this site wouldn't we all be having a problem?

Yes, and no. Now that it's been several days, the propagation should be complete, but that propagation takes longer for some. If it was an outright bogus DNS setting, then yes, everyone would experience the issues.

[KarlMarx]

Yes, and no. Now that it's been several days, the propagation should be complete, but that propagation takes longer for some. If it was an outright bogus DNS setting, then yes, everyone would experience the issues.

That's true. My understanding is that there are many Domain Name Servers out on the Internet. So each person points to a different one, depending on their ISP.