Why is "connection refused when contacting thankyoustephencolbert.org"?

[gristy]

:shrug:

[incapsulated]

1. May be server troubles. n/t

[Suich]

2. This worked for me....

http://www.yesbutnobutyes.com/archives/2006/05/thankyoustephen.htm

[azurnoir]

4. didn't work for me

tried link through that site and several others both using explorer and firefox no luck with any thing

[RebelOne]

9. Got into the site, but got message that thankyou, etc.

couldn't be found.

[silverweb]

3. I can't get it either.

Maybe it's been hacked?

If so, it's disgusting but hardly a surprise. Freep types only know how to distort, disrupt, and destroy.

[Craig3410]

5. Doubt it's a hack;

if anything, so many people are on it that the server crashed!

:)

[kaygore]

6. I can't get it either and the site registration is strange

When I checked the whois registry on internic for the ownership on Sunday, the name of the person or organization to whom this site is registered is "guarded"...not available for the public to know...which is unusual. By the way, Westchester, CA, is in Los Angeles and the address when I did a reverse check must of an office building as there were many businesses at the address. This is what I got from whois which I found suspicious:

Domain ID:D121352141-LROR
Domain Name:THANKYOUSTEPHENCOLBERT.ORG
Created On:30-Apr-2006 21:42:45 UTC
Last Updated On:30-Apr-2006 21:45:27 UTC
Expiration Date:30-Apr-2007 21:42:45 UTC
Sponsoring Registrar:eNom, Inc. (R39-LROR)
Status:TRANSFER PROHIBITED
Registrant ID:9981AE06AE661453
Registrant Name:WhoisGuard Protected
Registrant Organization:WhoisGuard
Registrant Street1:8939 S. Sepulveda Blvd
Registrant Street2:8939 S. Sepulveda Blvd
Registrant Street3:
Registrant City:Westchester
Registrant State/Province:CA
Registrant Postal Code:90045
Registrant Country:US
Registrant Phone:[phone]
Registrant Phone Ext.:
Registrant FAX:
Registrant FAX Ext.:
Registrant Email:[e-mail]
Admin ID:9981AE06AE661453
Admin Name:WhoisGuard Protected
Admin Organization:WhoisGuard
Admin Street1:8939 S. Sepulveda Blvd
Admin Street2:8939 S. Sepulveda Blvd
Admin Street3:
Admin City:Westchester
Admin State/Province:CA
Admin Postal Code:90045
Admin Country:US
Admin Phone:[phone]
Admin Phone Ext.:
Admin FAX:
Admin FAX Ext.:
Admin Email:[e-mail]
Tech ID:9981AE06AE661453
Tech Name:WhoisGuard Protected
Tech Organization:WhoisGuard
Tech Street1:8939 S. Sepulveda Blvd
Tech Street2:8939 S. Sepulveda Blvd
Tech Street3:
Tech City:Westchester
Tech State/Province:CA
Tech Postal Code:90045
Tech Country:US
Tech Phone:[phone]
Tech Phone Ext.:
Tech FAX:
Tech FAX Ext.:
Tech Email:[e-mail]
Name Server:DNS1.NAME-SERVICES.COM
Name Server:DNS2.NAME-SERVICES.COM
Name Server:DNS3.NAME-SERVICES.COM
Name Server:DNS4.NAME-SERVICES.COM
Name Server:DNS5.NAME-SERVICES.COM

[greyl]

7. That's not strange at all.

It just helps with privacy.
Btw, the site is working now.

[kaygore]

11. Why would the owner want to be private?

I just haven't encountered this before when I check site ownership and I don't trust the Republicans for dirty tricks.

[greyl]

12. Spam, unwanted commercial solicitation, & general harrasment.

It happens, ya know. :)

[Up2Late]

8. They probably exceeded their monthly bandwidth or traffic limit.

...or what ever they call that. I did that once with my website, last year, when I posted a popular, hard to find Daily Show video.

I got a call the next day, from Network Solutions, trying to sell me a plan with a higher monthly MB limit.

[FULL_METAL_HAT]

10. Its up and working -- now at 47646 Thank Yous! Tell your friends to give

Stephen a click for thanks! :)

Colbertpalooza continues.