+IBcrashen Posted December 26, 2003 Share Posted December 26, 2003 Whats up with the site? Everytime I try to go to it, it now ask for a user name and password. Quote Link to comment
+Kitch Posted December 26, 2003 Share Posted December 26, 2003 same for everybody else.....i'm sure towlebooth is out of town and unable 2 fix the problems..... Quote Link to comment
+15Tango Posted December 27, 2003 Share Posted December 27, 2003 thank dog i'm not the only one. i broke a hand and have been in a cast so geocaching has been a low priority lately--i don't have any mittens that fit over the cast, and it's hard to open cache containers one-handed--and i thought things have changed since i've been (virtually) gone. anyhow, i did email towlebooth as well as centris, his back-up as far as the website. Quote Link to comment
+tomslusher Posted December 27, 2003 Share Posted December 27, 2003 Towelbooth emailed me back and informed me that he is on the case!! tomslusher Quote Link to comment
+towlebooth Posted December 29, 2003 Share Posted December 29, 2003 Hi all, Thanks to all who have emailed about the MnGCA site. Nice to know that so many people care!! Our host seems to have had a server go down and claim to be in the process of fixing it. They continue to assure me that they are working on it but have not given me an estimate of when they will complete the work. I was able to log onto the database and save our data (which I do on a regular basis, but nice to have the latest) so if they go the way of the dodo we can start with a new provider quickly. Given the good service we've gotten for a low price all year I'm willing to give them until New Years day to solve the problem. If they have not I'll shop for another. . . If you have a good, cheap web host that can handle ASP, PHP, mysql and MS SQL Server give me a shout. Thanks for your patience and happy 'caching, towlebooth MnGCA Webmaster Quote Link to comment
+towlebooth Posted December 29, 2003 Share Posted December 29, 2003 btw, the login thingy is a symptom of the issue the provider is having, not some new security thing that Jillibean or I have installed. No changes were made in the days before the site went down. towlebooth Quote Link to comment
+B3Fiend Posted December 29, 2003 Share Posted December 29, 2003 ASP, PHP, mysql and MS SQL Server Between those four sitting on a Windows server, I'll venture to estimate about 3,734,286 root-level hacks and SQL injection exploits to juggle around keeping patched. My baseless bet is on the server getting hacked. Thanks for the work hosting the site towlebooth. Let me know if there is anything I can do to help out in the future. I have my fingers into everything but ASP. -B3Fiend Quote Link to comment
+rickrich Posted December 29, 2003 Share Posted December 29, 2003 If you sign up before Jan 14th, you can get free hosting for 3 years at www.1and1.com. Its Linux based with PHP, MySQL, and shell access, 500MB space and 5GB/mo. So far, it has been snappier than whoever you' re currently using. This is the best deal on the net right now. -Rick Quote Link to comment
+KiltCacher Posted December 30, 2003 Share Posted December 30, 2003 Geez, it's STILL down??? Quote Link to comment
+towlebooth Posted December 30, 2003 Share Posted December 30, 2003 Geez, it's STILL down??? Yeah - I'm fed up too. I'll be moving the site to rickrich's recommended server, switching code languages & db, and getting us back up ASAP. I'll try and get the forums back first but we'll have to use my last backup, which is older than I'd like thanks to a busy holiday season. . .The good news is that the forums should go smoothly as they are already php/mysql. Please stay tuned and thanks for your patience. towlebooth Quote Link to comment
+rickrich Posted December 30, 2003 Share Posted December 30, 2003 At least its free, so if it goes T-up you aren't out anything other than the time to set it up. The issues I can think of that could be a potential problem are the 5GB/mo bandwidth limit and I'm not sure if there are any limits on the size of the MySQL database. Extra GB's cost $1. It can't hurt to sign up for it and check it out to see if it will fly for MNGCA. You don't even need to give them a credit card number unless you want to register a domain. -Rick Quote Link to comment
+towlebooth Posted December 30, 2003 Share Posted December 30, 2003 The thing we're going to have to wait on now is the domain transfer. This usually requires a form to be mailed, a signature and a fax. A couple of days for all that I imagine. Quote Link to comment
+Kitch Posted December 31, 2003 Share Posted December 31, 2003 I think I jinxed it....... NEXT TIME I'LL KNOCK ON WOOD!!!! Quote Link to comment
+KiltCacher Posted December 31, 2003 Share Posted December 31, 2003 Hey Kitch, Don't worry about the wood...I took care of that when I was out caching today. Was on a steep incline and took a spill down the hillside. Knocked my head against two very large and hard trees. We should be good for awhile. But seriously, I want to thank Towlebooth for all the hard work he's had to take care of over this holiday. Cheers to you and Happy New Year! Quote Link to comment
+pwb Posted December 31, 2003 Share Posted December 31, 2003 (edited) The thing we're going to have to wait on now is the domain transfer. This usually requires a form to be mailed, a signature and a fax. A couple of days for all that I imagine. Check your email. Edited December 31, 2003 by pwb Quote Link to comment
+IBcrashen Posted January 2, 2004 Author Share Posted January 2, 2004 Its back online Quote Link to comment
+IBcrashen Posted January 2, 2004 Author Share Posted January 2, 2004 OK, now its gone again. Quote Link to comment
+KiltCacher Posted January 3, 2004 Share Posted January 3, 2004 Hey hey! It's back! Quote Link to comment
+towlebooth Posted January 17, 2004 Share Posted January 17, 2004 Back for good. http://www.mngca.org Quote Link to comment
Howling/Pepper Chef Posted January 18, 2004 Share Posted January 18, 2004 Thanks towlebooth Quote Link to comment
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