ok who broke DU? Skinner says it was an ISP issue.

[hrmjustin]

His response below.

http://election.democraticunderground.com/10026494232#post13

Our ISP had some kind of network issue.

I am irked that this happened on the same day has Hillary's announcement.

Sorry, everyone.

Skinner
DU Admin

[Ms. Toad]

1. Hillary. n/t

[gotj90]

2. I guess DU wasn't Ready for Hillary

[hrmjustin]

3. It happened last night as well.

[leveymg]

31. Apt summary. Clearly, hasn't been for a long time.

I mean that as a high compliment to other Members.

[hlthe2b]

4. I don't know... but apparently the yahoo DUPanicRoom is pretty much defunct...

I didn't see any posts over there since 2012 and when I tried to start a thread on the DU outage today, I couldn't get it to post. Of course it may just be that I find those old time group chat rooms impossible to navigate, but still....

[hrmjustin]

6. Not a member. I shall have to look it up.

I like twitter.

[pintobean]

7. I guess all the trashing of Discussionist

prevents it from being a viable alternative. It's a shame, it's been working great all along.

[leveymg]

37. Ok. I've been at rock concerts where we had to wait longer. Let the fun begin! ;-)

[Warren DeMontague]

60. I was going to post there, but then I was told I wasn't allowed to.

I have to listen to those who know better™, don't I??

[pintobean]

65. I hear it's a cesspool

[Warren DeMontague]

66. ...

[Starry Messenger]

8. BeHereNow was the admin for that.

She died, so perhaps Yahoo closed it.

[hlthe2b]

11. That could be... But you'd think they'd make it so that you couldn't access it/remove it.

[deminks]

5. I looked,we are not at def com 3 or 2???

We are not at def com 1 even. Just glad I can get back in finally.

[fadedrose]

9. Must be that kumbaya group

who broke it yesterday . .

[Takket]

10. it was down last night, now today too...

I wonder if the site is under attack/being hacked. seems a bit odd this is happening to coincide with Hillary's announcement.

[hrmjustin]

12. It will be interesting to see if the admins address it.

[JimDandy]

22. The coincidence is too great

to ignore.

[Skinner]

13. Our ISP had some kind of network issue.

I am irked that this happened on the same day has Hillary's announcement.

Sorry, everyone.

Skinner
DU Admin

[hrmjustin]

14. Hey it happens! It was a great announcment.

[CTyankee]

24. You must have been tearing your hair out...

At first, I just thought it was my computer then I tried other websites and realized DU was down...

All is forgiven...

[BarbaRosa]

53. That's generally my first thought,

OK, what's wrong with my computer now?

[ColesCountyDem]

32. It also happened last week, Skinner.

I ruled out it being a problem on my end, and I could go anywhere on the interwebs but here.

[Cha]

58. It's okay.. it was just weird! I kept trying though and tried one more time before I left

to go to the beach and viola!

Mahalo Skinner~

[Paper Roses]

15. I thought it was just me and my very old computer.

Have tried for over two, maybe 3 hours to sign on. No luck. Glad things are back to normal.

[hrmjustin]

16. Bookmark that site and it will tell you if it is down or not.

http://www.isitdownrightnow.com/democraticunderground.com.html

[marym625]

18. Thanks! didn't know this existed.

[hrmjustin]

19. It is great at times like this.

[marym625]

21. I thought it was me. so this will come in handy if it should happen again. Thanks!

[hrmjustin]

25. You're welcome.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

20. Thank you so much for that link, my dear Justin!

I just bookmarked it. Now, I'll be able to tell just what is going on.

[hrmjustin]

23. My pleasure Peggy.

[etherealtruth]

50. you have helped more people, than you probably realize ... THANKYOU

[hrmjustin]

51. My pleasure.

Was a bumpy ride today.

[Gothmog]

17. It was frustrating not being to get get on

I am glad that it is fixed now

[gregcrawford]

26. AHA! So it wasn't my imagination! Whew...

[RebelOne]

35. AHA! So it wasn't my computer! That's a relief. n/t

[still_one]

27. It happened yesterday also

[William769]

28. He can make it up to us by sending Hillary a sizable donation.

[mylye2222]

29. I saw. Could ' nt connect for at least one hour.

[BooScout]

30. it wouldn't surprise me....

...that it may have been a DOS attack. The timing certainly fits.

[Omaha Steve]

34. Well Marta was pissed

I had to find another way to pass the time.

[Major Nikon]

36. I didn't do it

And if I did I was drunk.

[dorkzilla]

38. I thought you guys were all having a good time without me. nt

[BumRushDaShow]

39. The irony was the timing

...not just the "day of" but almost literally "minutes before" the official announcement.

But we still luv ya Skinner.

[AngryAmish]

40. I farted.

Sorry.

[Surya Gayatri]

41. Agree with what DUer takket said here!

http://election.democraticunderground.com/10026494232#post10

'I wonder if the site is under attack/being hacked. seems a bit odd this is happening to coincide with Hillary's announcement.'

[In_The_Wind]

42. Wow! I was watching the eaglets.

http://election.democraticunderground.com/1018749486




I shouldn't have turned my back on PIA!

[msanthrope]

43. I blame Sid Dithers. nt

[zappaman]

45. Damn.

You beat me to it!

[msanthrope]

48. It was the Notorious S.I.D. We all know it. nt

[zappaman]

49. SkInnerDithers.

[treestar]

47. lol !

[ChazII]

44. DU has been sporadic

these past 2 days. With Firefox I get the ads and it loads a bit faster, with Safari no ads and a much longer loading time.

[treestar]

46. I figured it happened because of it

DU has gone into meltdown before and it is usually when you figure there are a zillion posts.

[shenmue]

52. My dog

He says sorry.

[NoJusticeNoPeace]

54. I think it was the hundred or two hundred anti Hillary libertarians who want

a republican to win if Hillary is the candidate

At this point, I dont know why they are even allowed here, to tell you the truth

In actuality, who knows what broke this place, I am just pissed that now even AFTER Hillary has announced that all this Hillary or Democratic party hate is allowed here.

[napkinz]

55. :)

[applegrove]

56. Thank god it is not a problem with my cell phone.

[Cha]

57. I didn't think I was the only one.. I could get on to every other site but DU. I tried for almost

2 hrs it seems when I saw Hillary had announced. Thought the system might have been overloaded.

Mahalo Justin

[NYC Liberal]

59. Does that DU Emergency Yahoo Group still exist?

[hrmjustin]

61. I heard it does but I have not seen it.

[Doctor_J]

62. my guess is it was the 1000th new thread about Hillary's rollout

Or maybe the 2000th

[hrmjustin]

63. No the are having issues with their isp.

[CK_John]

64. "the Great Cannon".