Todays Blip in Service

openmind · #11 (**permalink**) 02-05-2008, 16:14

About 30 minutes in total but if a week is a lifetime in politics, 30 minutes is hell for a host

RayB · #12 (**permalink**) 02-05-2008, 16:23

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Originally Posted by openmind

About 30 minutes in total but if a week is a lifetime in politics, 30 minutes is hell for a host

I didn't realise it was that long - but then I've been busy today.

A Local Printer did not go down and that is hosted a Level3 in London

openmind · #13 (**permalink**) 02-05-2008, 16:26

Level 3 is a different upstream provider to Linx so won't have been affected that's why.

I've seen Level 3 die like this a couple of years ago...

RayB · #14 (**permalink**) 02-05-2008, 16:34

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Originally Posted by openmind

I've seen Level 3 die like this a couple of years ago...

Don't remind me - it was painful

openmind · #15 (**permalink**) 02-05-2008, 16:39

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Originally Posted by RayB

Don't remind me - it was painful

There ya go, it can happen occasionally to any one...

Chubster · #16 (**permalink**) 02-05-2008, 16:41

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Originally Posted by Indizine

when you sell fell over? what does that mean exactly? surely they do a risk assdessment which picks up potential issues like that? (ps I know it's not your fault as youre as much the end used as your cusotmer in this respect).

Have you had a nice working lunch Sandra

RayB · #17 (**permalink**) 02-05-2008, 16:46

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There ya go, it can happen occasionally to any one...

It sure can - hence one has to be philosophical.

Now, don't do it again

openmind · #18 (**permalink**) 02-05-2008, 17:36

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Originally Posted by RayB

It sure can - hence one has to be philosophical.

Now, don't do it again

I'll try not to as I sooooooo obviously have sooooooooo much control over the main peering point for the UK

Sue · #19 (**permalink**) 02-05-2008, 18:30

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Originally Posted by openmind

Sorry about today's minor outage, there was a major issue in London which knocked out the data centre we are in along with about a billion* other sites.

Aaah ... light bulb switches on over my head ... this could expain the hassle I had trying to upload pages to my site and my shopping cart pleasing itself

Had alsorts of issues and ended up running virus scans etc to see if it was me ... still at least I know the puter is up to date with all its various checks

boxby · #20 (**permalink**) 02-05-2008, 18:34

And do you know what's bizarre -
Fasthosts were working