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May 21, 2007, 01:45 PM | #1 |
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THR is down right now...again
Wow. THR seems to be down yet again.
Poor Derek. Any word on whether this is another attack? Maybe it's time to get the feds involved (or is that a laughable thought?) Sorry mods. This may be off-topic. I was just curious about the outtage. |
May 21, 2007, 02:08 PM | #2 |
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He said they are moving soon. Must be a piss poor ISP to be unable to prevent such an attack.
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May 21, 2007, 02:15 PM | #3 |
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Obviously, it can't be too good if it's going down this much (3-4 times in the last 1-2 weeks). I think they are considering accepting donations. Hopefully, they'll find a provider with a little better service.......
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May 21, 2007, 02:37 PM | #4 |
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I'm a long-time member of THR, but I just joined The Firing Line a few days ago since I can never get on THR anymore it seems...
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May 21, 2007, 03:10 PM | #5 | |
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I actually went the other way. Joined TFL, but ghosted on THR a lot before joining. Now I spend the majority of my time over there...when it is operational! Either way, you'll find TFL is full of great people too! |
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May 21, 2007, 03:11 PM | #6 |
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And perhaps I should retitle this thread to "THR withdrawal support group."
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May 21, 2007, 04:10 PM | #7 |
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May 21, 2007, 04:40 PM | #8 |
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I would pass along a few cmd line strings to wreak havock apon the bradi domains that all share a single ip address or the DU. But then I would be stooping to their level.
So who is included in the list of suspects? DU BC-VPC Who else would have a beef with all of out very effective activism?
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May 21, 2007, 04:56 PM | #9 |
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May 21, 2007, 05:52 PM | #10 | |
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May 21, 2007, 06:46 PM | #11 |
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Freaking Terrorist! This is getting old!
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May 21, 2007, 06:59 PM | #12 |
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Are we theorizing that THR is offline as a domestic terrorist attack to impede any current activism for either HR1022 or the McCain/Kennedy amnesty bill? Or is this just some script kiddy with particularily annoying timing?
THR is down an awful lot for this to be the work of dastardly masterminds, IMO. |
May 21, 2007, 07:21 PM | #13 | |
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Even the most tin-foil hat resistant people acknowledged that was a bit much to chalk up to coincidence. But who knows. Could be a pimple-nosed juvenile with too much time and not enough attention. |
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May 21, 2007, 08:00 PM | #14 | |
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May 21, 2007, 09:20 PM | #15 |
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Does Derek even know we're down? I haven't seen him online all day.
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May 21, 2007, 09:25 PM | #16 | |
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I do wonder if this is an attack by that individual who managed to get themselves banned from THR and APS and kept coming back.
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May 21, 2007, 09:25 PM | #17 |
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AR15.com isn't working for me either tonight either. Anything else go down?
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May 21, 2007, 09:27 PM | #18 |
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Really, THR has been rock solid reliable for months -- until the last week or so. This is the longest outage in a long time. I figured Derek knew and didn't need us bothering him to tell him. Wish I knew how to help.
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May 21, 2007, 09:28 PM | #19 | |
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May 21, 2007, 09:33 PM | #20 |
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I guess I should have said right now.
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May 21, 2007, 09:35 PM | #21 |
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Arfcom, THR, APS -- all dead right now.
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May 21, 2007, 09:55 PM | #22 |
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This smells like the attack last week.
Larry, what's the final count for this weekend? Sure wish I could have made it.
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May 21, 2007, 09:55 PM | #23 |
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Arfcom up & running. No THR. BTW, I mentioned my sharpshooter thread at THR to a museum staffer today and I got a response from the Chief Curator who is a black powder shooter. That was surprising.
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May 21, 2007, 09:59 PM | #24 |
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Arfcom works for me. OK, it actually does nothing for me, but it does seem to be in working order as of 10 pm Central. But since AR-15 forums are notoriously unreliable as well as under-powered...
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May 21, 2007, 10:01 PM | #25 |
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Well it's pretty obvious that the web hosting provider currently hosting THR is incapable of dealing with DOS attacks. My guess is that until Derek can find a better provider and get THR moved, we're not going to see much of THR anytime soon. Whoever is launching these DOS attacks probably has no intentions of quitting. I wonder if Derek or Oleg have received any emails from the attacker offering to drop the attacks in exchange for a wad of $$$? Extortion is the root cause of most sustained DOS attacks.
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