Today's network problems - split from the "email" thread

Phew! That was scary. So glad Network Solutions hadn't kidnapped AW and held it for ransom!

Welcome back.

Phew.

I had a horrible flashback to the Barbara Bauer/JC Hosting debacle.

I had nothing to do all day at work since AW was down.

yup, some people are still having trouble accessing the site. ~grace~ hasn't been able to get in all day.

It's a DNS Propagation issue, caused by a problem outside our control.

Fixed now; all better, but it may take your ISP a while to update.

Clear your Web browser cache.

Mela said:

I didn't get an email but when I tried clicking on Absolute Write this morning I was taken to a Web domain that was part English/part Japanese, telling me I had to renew my account and every time I tried getting onto AW, the same thing happened. I wrote down the 800 number, thinking I'd have to call during my lunch.
I'm glad to see everyone again -

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No, don't ever call such a phone number. Google it, and see if it shows up in scam reports. This could just have been a net.glitch, but your showing up at some "renew your account" website instead of AW makes me suspect some nefarious attempts at net.abuse.

Ben, quantum mechanic and conspiracy theorist.

benbradley said:

This could just have been a net.glitch, but your showing up at some "renew your account" website instead of AW makes me suspect some nefarious attempts at net.abuse.

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I, too, landed at some "renew/buy this domain" site. Didn't notice any Japanese connection though.

I've been having problems all day, and they ain't got nothing to do with AW.

First, I've got this...hey! Where's everybody going?

Thai, people; it was Thai.

Medievalist said:

Thai, people; it was Thai.

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Actually, it was little square boxes on my computer.

Hehe.

I greased like lightning over to that old "Absolute Write is gone" thread on Making Light to cry for help. I wasn't the only one

Oh, so glad to see this is sorted. For 2 days I couldn't access, got the Thai/English 'Would you like to purchase this domain' message and was internally screaming, "But I've only just found this site, and now it's gone!!! How will I cope?!"

ETA -seems okay now -weird.

I had no problems accessing the site over the last few days, but (and it may just be a temporary glitch with my machine) I'm finding moving about within the Forums a tad slower today than normal.

The problems are continuing. I haven't been able to bring up more than a page or two for the past 24 hours, and I haven't been able post or send a PM. I hope this post gets through.

I had trouble all day yesterday. Cleaned out everything I could think of. Browsed in IE and Firefox. I'd be able to read and post for maybe 3-5 minutes at a time then I couldn't get in for 2 hours. BUT - looks normal today.

At home it won't work, but I can access here at my job. Wish it was the other way around. I'll clear my cookies and try the link tonight.

I was able to access last night with only occasional glitches, but this morning -- got the "domain expired" page again.

Has anyone checked into whether it's an AOL thing? I'm outside AOL now, and can get here, but couldn't get in with AOL, even after clearing the cache. Here's where I kept getting re-directed:
http://absolutewrite.com/?n=3119095...,&referer=http://www.absolutewrite.com/forums

ETA: Also, there was a "pop-under" ad, kolmic.com, that showed up when I tried hard-refreshing (control + refresh). Dunno if that matters, but thought I'd mention it.

JD