Downtime 2/19-2/20

[Muhammad]

Greetings,

We apologize for the long downtime, starting yesterday around 6PM EST. We ran into some issues with our server, and had to do some major changes on short notice. We tried to get it all fixed last night, but still had issues around 1:15AM, and decided to call it a night.

However, we hope to have fixed everything within the forums this morning. Still doing work on some other sections, but if you notice anything odd or different here in the forums, please let me know. /forums/images/graemlins/smirk.gif

More info/specifics will be posted later.

Again, my apologizes for the inconvenience,

 

[dourobob]

Looks fine - still waiting patiently for my Favourite Forums to show on "My Home" but everything else seems fine.

Thanks for all your hard work to make this the best site out there. Had a few withdrawal pains when I couldn't check in earlier today /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif

Bob

 

[StoneHeartFarm]

Wow, Muhammad! You've done better than my ISP. Their server went down in January and they just got the email straightened out. (well, mostly straightened out. /forums/images/graemlins/crazy.gif)

Steve

 

[DarinRay]

Muhammad,

No apology needed...My subscription rate hasn't gone up in years so....Who am I to complain /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif You are the one also that is inconvenienced and having to correct the malfunction. So I guess we should apologize to you.. /forums/images/graemlins/crazy.gif Thanks for everything.

Darin

 

[RobS]

Looks like it's back to normal, how odd to be without TBN for any length of time. Kudos to Muhammad and company for the quick fix /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif

 

[WVBill]

Your site availability statistics have still got to be one of the best in the business. Thanks for all your hard work.

 

[s1120]

Every time I click the CBN link, it brings me to TBN. Is that site still down?

 

[Muhammad]

Yes. Back up soon.

 

[hazmat]

I never realized the scale of my addiction to TBN, untill I coudn't get my daily fix. I usually browse while having my breakfast at work. Having been here a year, this is the longest downtime I can remember.

Keep up the good work!

 

[dmccarty]

Muhammad,

Thanks for getting TBN back up so quickly. /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif

I have been reading TBN since 2000 maybe 1999 and this is
the FIRST outage that I can remember. Pretty danged good
MTBF. /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif

I saw that TBN was down this morning and I turned to one
of my coworkers and said I might be grouchy today. /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif
But I'm ok now. /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

Actually have some urls to give Dr. Dan....

Thank you for TBN!
Dan

 

[thcri]

Muhammad,

That is alright. Things like that just happen, not much you can do about it but fix it and you did.

I guess the thing I realised is I am addicted to TBN? May be you should add a forum for TBN Anonoymous. Then us addicts could talk.

Murph

 

[Rick Jay]

Murph,

Excellent idea! I too was going through some pretty severe withdrawal symptoms. Muhammad, how's 'bout havin' a back-up site just so we can keep updated on your progress during such a major catastrophe!

I kept watching FoxNews and CNN, even the local and Big 3 Networks, but I couldn't find a thing about what happened to TBN!.

Glad to hear everything is alright. It was a tough night. /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif

Thanks again, Muhammad, for all of your hard work in bringing this site to us. Great job!

~Rick

 

[ejb]

Hi Muhammad..TBN looks fine to me, but when I go to CBN, I still get TBN? Perhaps your domains are both resolving to the same address?

 

[thcri]

Rick,

Come over to my place, my TV has a TBN channel. But for some reason I don't think they talk tractors. Humm will have to check it out.

Murph

 

[Mrwurm]

Hey Muhammad, thanks for staying up late to try to fix the problems. I can't seem to attach pictures today. Is this just me or is it part of the bigger problem ?
Jerry

 

[Muhammad]

File attachments now work again.

 

[rancar]

<font color="blue">"...my TV has a TBN channel. But for some reason I don't think they talk tractors..."</font>

TBN = Trinity Broadcasting Network...it' a Christian evangelical station.

 

[Rick Jay]

<font color="blue"> TBN = Trinity Broadcasting Network...it' a Christian evangelical station. </font>

Yeah....and I haven't seen a tractor on it yet, either! /forums/images/graemlins/frown.gif

Oh course...considering the "Power" on that channel, perhaps a tractor isn't necessary. /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif

~Rick

 

[Anonymous Poster]

Funny thing was that my computer just told me the web page was not available...

But my wife's computer, which also runs XP home edition, BUT is set up as being located in Japan, came up with a screen that gave me info that the site was having problems...with time info as well.

And this morning her computer did the same thing, so by using her computer I was able to know that it was expected that things would be back to normal by afternoon today. My laptop, on the otherhand would have let me worry until things started working again...

By the way...my wife sends thanks to Muhammad for all the things I got done around the homestead during the hours that TBN was unavailable! /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif

 

[Bird]

</font><font color="blue" class="small">( my computer just told me the web page was not available )</font>

My bookmark is set for the discussion page, so I got the same thing you got.

</font><font color="blue" class="small">( wife's computer . . . came up with a screen that gave me info that the site was having problems...with time info as well )</font>

If I went to the home page instead of the discussion page, mine did, too. /forums/images/graemlins/wink.gif And mine's set up in Texas instead of Japan. /forums/images/graemlins/laugh.gif

Just wonder if the difference isn't which page you tried to go to instead of how the computers are set up (and of course I don't know enough about computers to do any more than wonder /forums/images/graemlins/blush.gif).