Forum Down for maintenance message

[Admin]

Hello Everybody


Some of you may have noticed that from time to time you can't access the forum, because of a multilingual message from forumotion (our host) telling you that the site is under going maintenance.

I have not received any notification from Forumotion about this and looking at the forum of the forums we are not the only one that is having problems.

So, what i want to do is collect some information from you guys, so that I can use it as back up, if this situation continues, to complain to Forumotion.

What I want to know:-


Time and date you were unable to access the forum

Did you try to log in immediately afterwards and got into the forum?

How long was it before you could access the forum again?

Did you try regularly to log in or just came back later to try?

Were you using your regular PC/laptop/mac/etc

What internet Browser are you using i.e IE8, Firefox, chrome etc.?

Which OS are you running? i.e Win XP,Vista, Mac etc.


Many thanks in advance for your co-operation

[Guest]

ok this problem has been happening 6 or 7 times throughout the last 2 days, Thursday and Friday, I use a pretty reliable sky broadband router and plugged laptop with IE8 and Windows Vista. Usually on 3 or 4 of the occasions I could log back in after a minute or so but a couple of occasions it went on for a couple of hours and I gave up trying until later on in the day. Haven't yet noticed a problem today though i've only just logged on.

[Guest]

Again tonight unable to find DTK forum for 3 minutes from 7.30pm-7.33pm and when eventually logged on had difficulty clicking onto initial posts without loosing connection but finally seems ok again.

[Guest]

Same problem again 8.35pm and 837pm can't connect to DTK website then it comes back on line, seems pot luck at the moment as to whether I can get a connection to the forum and if I can manage to keep it.

[Igneon]

I think my reaction isn,t reliable on this but:

Sinds I downloaded Mozilla Firefox and Chrome I have no problems what so-ever to get to the forum.

When I try it with IE8 there is no connection, not even when I try to click on a link from recent forum message link.
Not even when I copy and paste this link above in browser into the IE8.

I use a PC, Microsoft XP.
Eric

[Atomis]

I have XP and IE 8 and apart some error(i mean some error in page) cause IE 8, i can join all time the forum, no problem for me .

Pat

[holycow]

Ive seen the maintanace sign a few times. some times I try again and its ok. sometimes I try 5 or 6 times and give up till next time.

Didnt take notes at the time but will do from now on.

Im xp IE8

[Sparky]

I use chrome and i rarely have a problem

[Rose]

I use IE8 and had a some problems a few days ago when I spoke to you Mez but since then its been fine !

As I said at the time I bet it's Microsoft making problems which will be "solved" when they release Windows 7. But hey, I'm paranoid !!! lol

[Virago]

My personal paranoia is that it is the US Government making problems so that they can declare it was an attempted Terrorist attack on our personal freedom of speech. This is so that Obama can get his bill passed that will give the government the ability to restrict access to the internet in the event of a hostile attack using the internet. My paranoia is bigger than yours! na na nana na!

[Guest]

Aaaaagh nooo it's because Aliens Have Landed

I could have sworn Iv'e seen a Martian!

[bat]

rofl!!

I love this clan - its realy too funny here!

[Rose]

LOL well done Mez, you have proven to be madder than me !!!

Congratulations, I will send you the clan straight jacket which you get to wear for a whole week !!!!

You lucky thing you.

Damn, i have to get it back from Eric, he's had it for ages, lol

[holycow]

i have a piebaid one and its mine all mine...

[Virago]

lol

BTW although i was joking about the paranoia the bill is real!

http://www.tomshardware.com/news/obama-shut-down-internet-legislation,7478.html

Read all about it!

ok i know its my fault but umm back to topic please!

[holycow]

Darn it Mez. Since I clicked the link there have been two guys in suits out side and im sure there is one down in the river too.

So far this week has been "maintenance" free. Long may it continue

[Rose]

does this mean that i have keep the straight jacket now ?

I don't mind but i really have trouble doing up the last few buckles.

Any volunteers ? ?

[Sparky]

damn, obama is tryin to take away my halo

[Virago]

got the maintenance message at 17.35 14/10/09 as soon as i clicked on the home page icon on the toolbar ( i have the forum set as home page) it entered the forum np.

I use Vista service pack 2 with IE8

[holycow]

Could not get on about an hour ago. Only got forum host advert page. still xp IE8.

[Guest]

Ditto as HolyCow and I'm also running XP and IES 8.

[Rose]

I couldn't get on the forum at about the same time and I was using my phone !!!!!!!

Got the same maintaince message

[Igneon]

Got word from Microsoft:
IE8 Alpha is not compatable with the update IE8 Beta version for XP.

Eric

[Guest]

And the rabbit crosses his paws when passing the fox, but what does all this mean apart from a dead rabbit??

[Virago]

I was on the forum at about 1.30pm i tried navigating to read a post and got the home page for forumotion inviting me to start a free forum. I tried for about 5 minutes to reconnect to the forum but no luck. I was at work ... XP IE8 no flash player so the forum looks **** but thats not forumotion's fault. lol

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