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2nd November 2022, 09:51 AM
Thread: Metalwork Forum a Waste of Time
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Hi BMKal, I think the problem with email has...
Hi BMKal, I think the problem with email has returned to that forum. I'll see if I can find an hour this evening to reconfuire it so it works the same as this site and will be more reliable.
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29th October 2022, 09:38 AM
Thread: Slow to open
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So far so good boss :2tsup:
So far so good boss :2tsup:
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22nd October 2022, 05:56 AM
Thread: Short outage tonight 18th october 2022
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IMPORTANT Hi there, good pickup! will get that updated.
Hi there, good pickup! will get that updated.
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20th October 2022, 06:15 AM
Thread: Short outage tonight 18th october 2022
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IMPORTANT The email issue has been resolved :2tsup:
The email issue has been resolved :2tsup:
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19th October 2022, 07:20 AM
Thread: Short outage tonight 18th october 2022
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IMPORTANT We're still working through some minor issues,...
We're still working through some minor issues, the one with the most impact is emails are being blocked. Will Update here once that has been solved.
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19th October 2022, 05:14 AM
Thread: Short outage tonight 18th october 2022
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IMPORTANT This ended up taking to well after mid night....
This ended up taking to well after mid night. apologies for the delay.
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18th October 2022, 06:05 PM
Thread: Short outage tonight 18th october 2022
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IMPORTANT Short outage tonight 18th october 2022
Hi all
Just letting you know there will be an outage for approx. 2 hours tonight while we move the site to upgraded (faster) server infrastructure. It will begin at about 6:30pm.
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1st February 2021, 09:14 PM
Thread: Down again this-morning
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HEADS UP Thanks, I got the alert at about 7:30 and had to...
Thanks, I got the alert at about 7:30 and had to restart a few services on the server.
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Thanks China, we've made some config changes to...
Thanks China, we've made some config changes to the database server and will monitor it throughout the day.
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4th September 2020, 07:07 PM
Thread: Never seen this before
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The server was down for about an hour and...
The server was down for about an hour and required the assistance of the data centre to bring it back online.
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14th August 2020, 06:04 PM
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IMPORTANT Thanks. I can see our monitoring is also showing...
Thanks. I can see our monitoring is also showing some temp slow downs between 2 and 3pm. I'll have a look through the logs tonight and see if I can workout what the cause was. Likely dodgy bots...
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9th August 2020, 03:02 PM
Thread: I Cannot Post Photos
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Hi guys This has been fixed now, was caused by...
Hi guys
This has been fixed now, was caused by a coding error sorry. If you continue to have the issue, please force a browser refresh.
thanks for letting us know
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8th August 2020, 08:01 AM
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I've also used them for 10 or 12 years, I think...
I've also used them for 10 or 12 years, I think Neil also does They're a pretty rock solid ISP. The forum email is sent via Amazon SES, most days 96-97% is delivered which is quite good for a site...
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7th August 2020, 07:21 PM
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Nothing we're doing over the weekend will have an...
Nothing we're doing over the weekend will have an impact on email. Will be in touch @Chrism3 the blacklist issue you're having is a bit odd, i'd still like to get to the bottom of it.
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20th July 2020, 03:48 PM
Thread: Possible downtime tonight 7pm-8pm EST
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Possible downtime tonight 7pm-8pm EST
Hi all
There will be some server upgrades carried up this evening between 7pm and 8pm. The length of downtime will be minimised as much as possible.
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4th July 2020, 10:12 AM
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IMPORTANT Hi there That timeout would have been caused...
Hi there
That timeout would have been caused by me backing up the database and then making a bunch of major changes to how it's configured. There would have been several periods where it was... -
24th June 2020, 08:05 PM
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IMPORTANT Hi there, the dababase server handles between...
Hi there, the dababase server handles between 550,000 - 750,000 queries per hour. Sometimes the queries can queue up and it might take 10 seconds or more to run a query when it'd normally take a...
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16th December 2019, 11:48 AM
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Hi there What browser are you using on...
Hi there
What browser are you using on android?
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16th November 2019, 04:54 AM
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Hi there Would it be possible to take a...
Hi there
Would it be possible to take a screenshot next time you notice this? either post it here or send it to neil or myself.
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13th November 2019, 11:33 AM
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Hey thanks! I'm not sure if this helps or is...
Hey thanks!
I'm not sure if this helps or is still current? since i've never used an iphone haha perhaps you can save it to the cloud or email it to yourself then add it here? it's a bit of... -
13th November 2019, 10:48 AM
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Awesome thats good to hear. thanks
Awesome thats good to hear. thanks
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13th November 2019, 09:25 AM
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Hi guys We haven't been able to replicate...
Hi guys
We haven't been able to replicate this, so appreciate all your screenshots and descriptions of what was going on. I'm pretty sure this is resolved now, if any of you get a chance to check... -
23rd August 2019, 07:25 PM
Thread: Giant advertisement banners have returned
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Hi there Are you able to send me a screen shot...
Hi there
Are you able to send me a screen shot or post one here?
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23rd August 2019, 07:17 PM
Thread: Software updates this weekend
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Software updates this weekend
Hi there
Just letting you know we will be carrying out some updates to the database server over the weekend. There will be two short windows of downtime lasting about 10 minutes each. Aside from... -
21st August 2019, 01:26 PM
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Hi there Can you let me know what forums make...
Hi there
Can you let me know what forums make up the 5 that don't appear to work?
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21st August 2019, 11:52 AM
Thread: Slow responce
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Hey guys, just letting you know we found an issue...
Hey guys, just letting you know we found an issue with a post that was causing the database to lockup. Things seem to be running fine since it was fixed an hour ago, however we'll need to monitor...
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20th August 2019, 08:08 PM
Thread: Slow download
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Thanks for letting us know. Our monitoring picked...
Thanks for letting us know. Our monitoring picked up some issues right before you posted this; 2019-08-20 13:42:14
I'm looking into a few a few possible causes.
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15th August 2019, 07:30 PM
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Is there a chance you've read all the active...
Is there a chance you've read all the active threads before the daily digest is sent out?
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13th August 2019, 01:24 PM
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Emails are certainly being delivered to Gmail. Do...
Emails are certainly being delivered to Gmail. Do you receive the instant subscription emails and any other forum related messages eg. from when i liked your message above?
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13th August 2019, 08:34 AM
Thread: Tapatalk woes
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FIXED Thats really odd. I haven't completed the plugin...
Thats really odd. I haven't completed the plugin update at our end yet, however if that doesn't help i'm not really sure what could be causing this for you. It's working fine everytime I test it :?
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11th August 2019, 07:56 PM
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You're right this is a great idea. I'll need to...
You're right this is a great idea. I'll need to see if there is a plugin for vbulletin, it's common on other software so I'm expecting one exists.
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10th August 2019, 01:54 PM
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Hi there I've moved forum mail back to amazon...
Hi there
I've moved forum mail back to amazon SES a short while ago. You should find your original address is ok :2tsup:
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9th August 2019, 01:23 PM
Thread: Tapatalk woes
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FIXED I've just reinstalled tapatalk on my phone and...
I've just reinstalled tapatalk on my phone and it's working fine with this website. Make sure you're app is up to date, that might help?
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9th August 2019, 01:13 PM
Thread: Tapatalk woes
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FIXED Tapatalk might need to be updated. I'll look into...
Tapatalk might need to be updated. I'll look into it.
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9th August 2019, 09:05 AM
Thread: Slow responce
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Thanks guys, I started a rebuild on the search...
Thanks guys, I started a rebuild on the search index last night, it's quite an intensive process and takes a good 4-6 hours to complete. It sounds like it might have had an impact toward the end...
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7th August 2019, 08:10 PM
Thread: Slow responce
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Cheers mate good to hear!
Cheers mate good to hear!
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7th August 2019, 07:26 PM
Thread: Slow responce
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Hi Bohdan, sorry to hear it's still slow for you....
Hi Bohdan, sorry to hear it's still slow for you. When you say very slow, is it as bad as it was a couple of days ago? Can you please give me an idea how long a typical page takes to load for you? ...
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7th August 2019, 04:57 PM
Thread: Slow responce
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Hi there, we've always hosted it in the US. We...
Hi there, we've always hosted it in the US. We made a lot of progress with fixing the problem last night and more so this morning. I'm seeing between 3-5 seconds depending on the page. I've got some...
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6th August 2019, 10:48 PM
Thread: Slow responce
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Odd isn't it. Anyway i'll keep digging and see if...
Odd isn't it. Anyway i'll keep digging and see if I can find the cause.
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6th August 2019, 09:40 PM
Thread: Slow responce
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Thanks mate, i'm surprised about 30 seconds or...
Thanks mate, i'm surprised about 30 seconds or more tonight. was it previously slower for you yesterday or earlier today?
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6th August 2019, 09:00 PM
Thread: Slow responce
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Hey John How long is slow? Have you noticed...
Hey John
How long is slow? Have you noticed any improvement tonight vs last night?.
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6th July 2019, 07:09 PM
Thread: Forum upgrade and support
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Hi there This is a little late, we did see...
Hi there
This is a little late, we did see those and have fixed them. -
4th July 2019, 07:30 AM
Thread: Missing in action
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Hi there They're showing for me and working as...
Hi there
They're showing for me and working as expected. I upgraded that plugin along with the forum software. Can you try forcing a hard refresh on your browser?
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25th June 2019, 08:28 PM
Thread: Forum upgrade and support
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Hi there Just letting you know this is being...
Hi there
Just letting you know this is being worked on :2tsup:
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18th June 2019, 08:36 PM
Thread: Forum upgrade and support
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Hi there, you might need to repost that one...
Hi there, you might need to repost that one unfortunately.
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18th June 2019, 08:35 PM
Thread: Forum upgrade and support
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Hi there, we haven't enabled https, thats the...
Hi there, we haven't enabled https, thats the next step now the upgrade is done.
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18th June 2019, 07:24 AM
Thread: Forum upgrade and support
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Thanks mate, I'm pretty sure we've picked most of...
Thanks mate, I'm pretty sure we've picked most of the issues up in a test upgrade and when the metalwork forum was upgraded a month or two back.
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17th June 2019, 10:27 PM
Thread: Forum upgrade and support
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Ok guys, The update has now taken place. We had...
Ok guys, The update has now taken place. We had to back out mid way again and start over, so it took a little longer. There are some template and plugin issues that wee'll work thought over the next...
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16th June 2019, 09:35 PM
Thread: Forum upgrade and support
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Just letting you know I've had to back out of...
Just letting you know I've had to back out of this update and restore our backup. Will try again tomorrow. :2tsup:
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16th June 2019, 03:12 PM
Thread: Forum upgrade and support
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Ok backups and software updates on the server...
Ok backups and software updates on the server have been done. Was a few short outages sorry. The forum software is next, i'll start this at about 6ish.