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sufrommich

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12. Wait! I read on their Yahoo page that it's

Thu Feb 21, 2013, 10:31 AM

Feb 2013

those Chinese or Washington communists hacking them! Yeah, that's the ticket.

"- In freerepublic2@yahoogroups.com, "johngtheelder" <johngtheelder@> wrote:
> >
> > This is the latest evidence that we need a fully privatized Internet. What
is the likelihood that this outage is "just a hardware problem", you think?
We've been hearing about how the Red Chinese are infiltrating our systems -- and
I guarantee the Current Occupant of the White House is in cahoots with them.
Anybody really think FR is not on their hit list? Jim, I suggest you check the
server logs for evidence of interlopers from China and/or Washington, D.C.
> >

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Has DU ever had a major outage, like FR has now? [View all] Archae Feb 2013 OP

not in the 10 years I have been around ProdigalJunkMail Feb 2013 #1

Wasn't it just down for about 2-3 hours for that problem? FSogol Feb 2013 #4

dependent on who your ISP was ProdigalJunkMail Feb 2013 #6

Took me a week laundry_queen Feb 2013 #15

i think that was the solution for loads of folks! n/t ProdigalJunkMail Feb 2013 #16

Also used the proxy server...seemed kind of strange but it worked... Tikki Feb 2013 #17

No. There's a yahoo group called the DU Panic room treestar Feb 2013 #2

I think I only have the test messges sent out when it was created. n/t woodsprite Feb 2013 #3

Slow Down...Yes... KharmaTrain Feb 2013 #5

That's what I remember leftynyc Feb 2013 #7

Are they STILL down? Kber Feb 2013 #8

Still down, and they've even removed the lame "we'll be up and running any time" splash page. mikeytherat Feb 2013 #9

If the technology is as old as we think.... Renew Deal Feb 2013 #11

I believe the entire backup plan consisted of "cross fingers and pray." mikeytherat Feb 2013 #13

I think we were once down for a day but... Renew Deal Feb 2013 #10

Wait! I read on their Yahoo page that it's sufrommich Feb 2013 #12

Only out of sheer awesomeness. Tommy_Carcetti Feb 2013 #14