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    #1442
    Dav
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8,840 ✭✭✭Dav


    OK Folks, we're going to be pushing out both a code and DNS change at 12 o'clock. For those of you in the know, you'll understand that this means inescapable down time whilst we wait for the DNS servers to flush and so on - with CloudFlare, this is really quick, but still not instant. For those of you who don't know what DNS is, it's basically the service that tells all the various hardware that the internet runs on across the globe where to send requests for data from any website.

    So, what all this will mean is that we'll be offline and/or our static content (b-static.net) might be broken again. There's no better time for us to take care of this as Ronan and Andres are trying to get as much as possible sorted before Lunch so that there's still time to correct or roll back after lunch in case of emergency (again, anyone who's worked in this sort of environment will be well aware of the sorts of task they're facing).


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    #1443
    Thargor
    Registered Users Posts: 17,895 ✭✭✭✭Thargor


    atsbury wrote: »
    I'm having the same issue. Haven't received an email notification in a while
    keps wrote: »
    Same here - stopped getting 'reply' notification across all threads a few days ago
    LEIN wrote: »
    Some come through no problem. Mainly from the talk to section then absolutely nothing from others.
    Dav wrote: »
    We're trying to get our email back up and running today - we keep getting blacklisted after turning it back on because we send so much out and because things are now hidden behind CloudFlare, Spamhaus thinks we're sending fake emails and so blacklists them once again. It's proving very stubborn to get sorted, but I'll keep you as up to date on it as I can.
    If you want to see if any of your threads or threads you've posted in have been replied to then hit the number up in the top right to see a list of them, not ideal like email but Id have forgotten 20+ threads I was watching without it:

    vSCTLEa.png


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    #1444
    whiskeyman
    Registered Users Posts: 12,564 ✭✭✭✭whiskeyman


    God speed little doodle!


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    #1445
    RobertKK
    Registered Users Posts: 33,733 ✭✭✭✭RobertKK


    Will the downtime be used to fix double posts that happen with the 'quick reply' sometimes?


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    #1446
    white_westie
    Registered Users Posts: 619 ✭✭✭white_westie


    Ah the joys:P of change management on a 24x7 system...


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    #1447
    my friend
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 7,129 ✭✭✭my friend


    Dav wrote: »
    OK Folks, we're going to be pushing out both a code and DNS change at 12 o'clock. For those of you in the know, you'll understand that this means inescapable down time whilst we wait for the DNS servers to flush and so on - with CloudFlare, this is really quick, but still not instant. For those of you who don't know what DNS is, it's basically the service that tells all the various hardware that the internet runs on across the globe where to send requests for data from any website.

    So, what all this will mean is that we'll be offline and/or our static content (b-static.net) might be broken again. There's no better time for us to take care of this as Ronan and Andres are trying to get as much as possible sorted before Lunch so that there's still time to correct or roll back after lunch in case of emergency (again, anyone who's worked in this sort of environment will be well aware of the sorts of task they're facing).

    They take Lunch?


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    #1448
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 0 ✭ [Deleted User]


    my friend wrote: »
    They take Lunch?

    As a former (now deceased :() colleague of mine used to joke: "Lunch? What do you think this is, Butlins holiday camp?" :D


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    #1449
    cyberwolf77
    Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators Posts: 47,804 Mod ✭✭✭✭cyberwolf77


    my friend wrote: »
    They take Lunch?

    Lunch is good, brunch is better, but linner is best. Don't overlook lunch


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    #1450
    CramCycle
    Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 24,583 Mod ✭✭✭✭CramCycle


    cyberwolf77 wrote: »
    Lunch is good, brunch is better, but linner is best. Don't overlook lunch

    Missed Elevenses this morning and am appropriately cranky


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    #1451
    IvyTheTerrible
    Closed Accounts Posts: 14,949 ✭✭✭✭IvyTheTerrible


    What about second breakfast?


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    #1452
    oscarBravo
    Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 28,792 Mod ✭✭✭✭oscarBravo


    IPv6 is back, woo!


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    #1453
    Johnboy1951
    Registered Users Posts: 14,002 ✭✭✭✭Johnboy1951


    Another test to see if I can post

    EDIT: (long delay for this edit)

    After a short delay the post went through.

    Now to see if I get access to any other section of boards. Up to now all other posts failed.


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    #1454
    RobertKK
    Registered Users Posts: 33,733 ✭✭✭✭RobertKK


    So was the double post issue in 'quick reply' solved?


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    #1455
    Skylinehead
    Registered Users Posts: 11,690 ✭✭✭✭Skylinehead


    Quick Reply

    EDIT: looks fine


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    #1456
    Dav
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8,840 ✭✭✭Dav


    So there's currently work ongoing with Avatars and attachments - we're porting them over to AWS from our own hard drives. So your avatars may disappear for a while as that's ongoing.


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    #1457
    The Moldy Gowl
    Closed Accounts Posts: 19,889 ✭✭✭✭The Moldy Gowl


    My avatar may or may not disappear for a while?

    Disgraceful treatment of us. Sold your soul.


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    #1458
    testicle
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,430 ✭✭✭testicle


    Gowlasauras Rex wrote: »
    My avatar may or may not disappear for a while?

    Disgraceful treatment of us. Sold your soul.

    To amazon no less...


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    #1459
    Liamario
    Registered Users Posts: 2,094 ✭✭✭Liamario


    Of course, you could just let us upload our own Avatars. It being 2016 after all.


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    #1460
    m17
    Registered Users Posts: 4,322 ✭✭✭m17


    Dav wrote: »
    So there's currently work ongoing with Avatars and attachments - we're porting them over to AWS from our own hard drives. So your avatars may disappear for a while as that's ongoing.

    Thanks dav 4 keeping us updated, the f on my keyboard was not working yesterday


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    #1461
    muffler
    Registered Users Posts: 45,900 ✭✭✭✭muffler


    m17 wrote: »
    Thanks dav 4 keeping us updated
    Who's dav 4?


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    #1462
    Ted_YNWA
    Registered Users Posts: 71,799 ✭✭✭✭Ted_YNWA


    muffler wrote: »
    Who's dav 4?

    Thanks Dav for ....


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    #1463
    Steve
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Entertainment Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 22,584 CMod ✭✭✭✭Steve


    Dav wrote: »
    So there's currently work ongoing with Avatars and attachments - we're porting them over to AWS from our own hard drives. So your avatars may disappear for a while as that's ongoing.

    Seeing as it's feedback, any remote chance you could code something like wthax and host it on the boards servers?

    That was a fabulous resource and is sorely missed.

    Maybe even replace the (what still seems like) legacy vB attachment code.


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    #1464
    muffler
    Registered Users Posts: 45,900 ✭✭✭✭muffler


    Ted_YNWA wrote: »
    Thanks Dav for ....
    Ah! You know how to use a keyboard. It seems my previous attempt at sarcasm has gone unnoticed ;)


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    #1465
    Eeden
    Registered Users Posts: 17,912 ✭✭✭✭Eeden


    Is this making the subscribers thing weird too? Because I'm not sure if my subscriber thing is a thing anymore. I signed up again, then was told my re-sign up was redundant and was given a refund, but it still seems now that I am not a subscriber? but it's too difficult to figure out if that's a thing or just me?

    Have I said "thing" too much?


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    #1466
    Eeden
    Registered Users Posts: 17,912 ✭✭✭✭Eeden


    Plus I didn't even want to mention the double posting thing...


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    #1467
    New Home
    Moderators, Arts Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators Posts: 76,623 Mod ✭✭✭✭New Home


    Hi folks,

    A new one for me - I tried to post a query on the Electric Ireland page, but I got this error message: 'In order to accept POST requests originating from this domain, the admin must add this domain to the whitelist'.. The URL of that page was www.boards.ie/ttforum/1349/createthread.
    The thread didn't post, at least I cannot see it there.

    Any ideas?

    Thanks.


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    #1468
    biko
    Registered Users Posts: 81,223 ✭✭✭✭biko


    http://b-static.net/images/arrow_down.gif 404 Using white forum skin


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    #1469
    Spear
    Moderators, Computer Games Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators, Help & Feedback Category Moderators Posts: 25,144 CMod ✭✭✭✭Spear


    biko wrote: »
    http://b-static.net/images/arrow_down.gif 404 Using white forum skin

    There's a load of common images missing under that path, including the DRP flowchart.


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    #1470
    m17
    Registered Users Posts: 4,322 ✭✭✭m17


    muffler wrote: »
    Who's dav 4?

    That's davs big brother


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    #1471
    hullaballoo
    Administrators, Entertainment Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 18,719 Admin ✭✭✭✭✭hullaballoo


    Have some respect, it's Dav v4.0.


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