Issues yesterday and today with server timeouts

[Sean]

Hi Folks,

Some of you may have noticed that the site has experienced some issues yesterday and today with server timeouts while posting to or surfing American Ponders.

I have spoken to tech support at our server and it turns out that the server americanponders.com is hosted on currently has a domain on it that is undergoing a DDoS style attack. They had the attack under control as of this afternoon, but it just recently started back up.
They are on top of it and we shouldnt have many more issues.

If you would like to know more about a DDoS attack see this link at wikipedia...  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Denial-of-service_attack

Cheers,
Sean

[happyoutsidegirl]

Thanks Sean for takeing such good care of us yappers. We really do love ya, but your much to quiet

[Sean]

Thanks Debbie,

Not quiet, just busy...

Cheers,
Sean

[bunny56lbc]

Thank you Sean ! We really appreacite U takeing such good care of us "yappers" ...as Debbie said..

bonnie 

[Esther]

Doesn't it just rot your socks that people have to be so destructive just to be mean? I'd just like to slap them upside the head a bit.

[Jerry]

I did notice I couldnt get on, but these days I just mutter, "This too will pass."
Good work Sean

[Jonna]

Let's hope we are not on a server with the Church of Scientology, not a good time to share space with them.  Not that I really care, I rather think they deserve it but others don't deserve to get the fall out along with them.

[-Greg-]

Thanks again Sean for being on top of it! No need to worry, just another bump in the road...

Greg