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Alaundo
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Posted - 15 Aug 2011 :  09:04:39  Show Profile  Visit Alaundo's Homepage Send Alaundo a Private Message  Reply with Quote
Well met

Aye, indeed Sage. I'm afraid we just have to grin and bear such outages. With Candlekeep v2 comes a move to a new server and web host, which i'm currently using for other means and is proving thus far to be far superiour and more reliable.

In the meantime, apologies for the inconvenience.

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Dennis
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Posted - 29 Aug 2011 :  13:12:55  Show Profile Send Dennis a Private Message  Reply with Quote

Despite my good connection, pages tend to take quite a long while to load... Anyone else experiencing the same?

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Ayrik
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Posted - 29 Aug 2011 :  13:41:01  Show Profile Send Ayrik a Private Message  Reply with Quote
Actually I'll happily report that Candlekeep has been quite quick and responsive at my end in recent weeks. Sorry, Dennis.

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Dennis
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Posted - 29 Aug 2011 :  13:53:38  Show Profile Send Dennis a Private Message  Reply with Quote

Good for you. Does geography have to do with it? Or maybe just another effect of the CK v.2 update?

I can browse other sites and forums just fine...But here in the 'Keep, whether I just open a scroll to read, or post, or edit, loading sometimes takes a long time...

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Ayrik
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Canada
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Posted - 29 Aug 2011 :  14:22:23  Show Profile Send Ayrik a Private Message  Reply with Quote
Short answer: yes, geography is a very big factor. All that data has to move around the world through inefficiently routed conduits which service different regions, and internet packets often travel indirectly through countless intermediate machines en route to their destinations. Quirks of geography might mean that you or I suddenly suffer from terrible latency, delays, and unreliability simply because all the people in some neighbouring country all woke up and are placing peak demands on available bandwidth. Any of the machines between source and destination can break the connection (and thus redirect it through some alternate route) when packets are lost to timeouts. All you can really do is ensure the source and destination computers work flawlessly, connect through a decent ISP, and hope for the best.

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Edited by - Ayrik on 29 Aug 2011 14:23:20
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Wooly Rupert
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Posted - 29 Aug 2011 :  18:13:09  Show Profile Send Wooly Rupert a Private Message  Reply with Quote
quote:
Originally posted by Dennis


Despite my good connection, pages tend to take quite a long while to load... Anyone else experiencing the same?



I had that issue a few days ago, but I was in a dinky town in Georgia, in a hotel with a very spotty wireless connection. Earlier that day I was fine, in an even smaller town in Georgia.

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Ayrik
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Posted - 29 Aug 2011 :  23:03:29  Show Profile Send Ayrik a Private Message  Reply with Quote
Haha, wireless is another set of problems altogether. Reliability, performance, and security will never be as good as landlines, no matter what the marketing claims ... although yes, it does get a bit better with each new standard.

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Dennis
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Posted - 09 Sep 2011 :  07:39:22  Show Profile Send Dennis a Private Message  Reply with Quote

I'm happy to say that accessing the site [posting, opening scrolls, editing posts, searching] has been incredibly fast for the whole week...I don't even have problems with editing my posts anymore.

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Alaundo
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Posted - 09 Sep 2011 :  09:58:35  Show Profile  Visit Alaundo's Homepage Send Alaundo a Private Message  Reply with Quote
quote:
Originally posted by Dennis


I'm happy to say that accessing the site [posting, opening scrolls, editing posts, searching] has been incredibly fast for the whole week...I don't even have problems with editing my posts anymore.



Shhhhhh!!! Thou shalt jinx the place, with uttering such words! The gremlins will hear thee and seek to cause havoc!

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Thelonius
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Posted - 12 Sep 2011 :  21:09:36  Show Profile Send Thelonius a Private Message  Reply with Quote
Today the site has been down momst of the day for me, has anyone else experienced the same?

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Ashe Ravenheart
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Posted - 12 Sep 2011 :  21:11:23  Show Profile Send Ashe Ravenheart a Private Message  Reply with Quote
quote:
Originally posted by Thelonius

Today the site has been down momst of the day for me, has anyone else experienced the same?

No. No I haven't.

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I actually DO know everything. I just have a very poor index of my knowledge.

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Wooly Rupert
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Posted - 12 Sep 2011 :  22:11:07  Show Profile Send Wooly Rupert a Private Message  Reply with Quote
The Sage's gremlins were once more on the loose...

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The Sage
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Posted - 13 Sep 2011 :  01:00:26  Show Profile Send The Sage a Private Message  Reply with Quote
It wasn't me this time... I swear.

Narnra must have left the the cage door open after feeding them.

...

[You've sunk to a new low, Sage. Shifting blame to your daughter. ]

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Ayrik
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Posted - 13 Sep 2011 :  01:17:51  Show Profile Send Ayrik a Private Message  Reply with Quote
Actually I offer kudos instead of blame. The site's been notably snappy and responsive for me these recent weeks.

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Dennis
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Posted - 13 Sep 2011 :  06:32:06  Show Profile Send Dennis a Private Message  Reply with Quote
quote:
Originally posted by Ayrik

Actually I offer kudos instead of blame. The site's been notably snappy and responsive for me these recent weeks.


As do I.

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Thelonius
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Posted - 13 Sep 2011 :  08:08:56  Show Profile Send Thelonius a Private Message  Reply with Quote
Until yesterday, the site was running extremely well, maybe it was a regional issue as I see noone else had problems

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"I THINK I JUST HAD ANOTHER NEAR-RINCEWIND EXPERIENCE"- Discworld's Death frustrated after Rincewind scapes his grasp... again.
"I am death, come for thee" - Nimbul, from Baldur's Gate I just before being badly spanked
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Wooly Rupert
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Posted - 13 Sep 2011 :  10:41:32  Show Profile Send Wooly Rupert a Private Message  Reply with Quote
quote:
Originally posted by Thelonius

Until yesterday, the site was running extremely well, maybe it was a regional issue as I see noone else had problems



If it was regional, it was a very large region.

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Thelonius
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Posted - 13 Sep 2011 :  10:47:42  Show Profile Send Thelonius a Private Message  Reply with Quote
quote:
Originally posted by Wooly Rupert

quote:
Originally posted by Thelonius

Until yesterday, the site was running extremely well, maybe it was a regional issue as I see noone else had problems



If it was regional, it was a very large region.


LOL maybe it was just at my home then I'm so important they make special breakdowns just for me

"If you are to truly understand, then you will need the contrast, not adherence to a single ideal." - Kreia
"I THINK I JUST HAD ANOTHER NEAR-RINCEWIND EXPERIENCE"- Discworld's Death frustrated after Rincewind scapes his grasp... again.
"I am death, come for thee" - Nimbul, from Baldur's Gate I just before being badly spanked
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Wooly Rupert
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Posted - 13 Sep 2011 :  11:47:29  Show Profile Send Wooly Rupert a Private Message  Reply with Quote
quote:
Originally posted by Thelonius

quote:
Originally posted by Wooly Rupert

quote:
Originally posted by Thelonius

Until yesterday, the site was running extremely well, maybe it was a regional issue as I see noone else had problems



If it was regional, it was a very large region.


LOL maybe it was just at my home then I'm so important they make special breakdowns just for me



Well, I couldn't get to the site, Kuje couldn't get to the site, and I believe Sage couldn't, either. That's Florida and New York in the US, and Down Under for the Sage. Big region.

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Thelonius
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Posted - 13 Sep 2011 :  12:11:47  Show Profile Send Thelonius a Private Message  Reply with Quote
quote:
Originally posted by Wooly Rupert

quote:
Originally posted by Thelonius

quote:
Originally posted by Wooly Rupert

quote:
Originally posted by Thelonius

Until yesterday, the site was running extremely well, maybe it was a regional issue as I see noone else had problems



If it was regional, it was a very large region.


LOL maybe it was just at my home then I'm so important they make special breakdowns just for me



Well, I couldn't get to the site, Kuje couldn't get to the site, and I believe Sage couldn't, either. That's Florida and New York in the US, and Down Under for the Sage. Big region.


Didn't get it the first time, I thought you didn't have issues

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"I THINK I JUST HAD ANOTHER NEAR-RINCEWIND EXPERIENCE"- Discworld's Death frustrated after Rincewind scapes his grasp... again.
"I am death, come for thee" - Nimbul, from Baldur's Gate I just before being badly spanked
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Dennis
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Posted - 20 Sep 2011 :  10:52:04  Show Profile Send Dennis a Private Message  Reply with Quote

Wow. One Whole Week. That's a pretty LONG downtime. What happened?

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Wooly Rupert
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Posted - 20 Sep 2011 :  11:27:25  Show Profile Send Wooly Rupert a Private Message  Reply with Quote
The host had some issues.

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Dennis
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Posted - 20 Sep 2011 :  11:43:36  Show Profile Send Dennis a Private Message  Reply with Quote

Hmm.... Hopefully it will not happen again in the near future.

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Fellfire
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Posted - 20 Sep 2011 :  11:44:37  Show Profile Send Fellfire a Private Message  Reply with Quote
For a week I've been getting a Catastrophic Failure message. I had feared the worst.

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Dennis
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Posted - 20 Sep 2011 :  12:01:27  Show Profile Send Dennis a Private Message  Reply with Quote

Same here. I actually saved the error. See below.

Provider error '8000ffff'
Catastrophic failure
/inc_header.asp, line 134


I thought it had something to do with my ISP, Smart. But when I tried accessing it in cafes subscribed to other ISPs, same thing happened...

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Farrel
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Posted - 20 Sep 2011 :  12:07:37  Show Profile Send Farrel a Private Message  Reply with Quote
I thought the worst if i'm honest.

Not having any updates or explanation was the worst bit, might it be a good idea to have a forum status update on the Candlekeep.com homepage? Just to let people know what's happening.

I wandered over to the Wizbro boards and a thread had been started there to let people communicate the issues at Candlekeep.

Very glad the site's back though
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Dennis
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Posted - 20 Sep 2011 :  12:34:48  Show Profile Send Dennis a Private Message  Reply with Quote
quote:
Originally posted by Farrel

I thought the worst if i'm honest.

Not having any updates or explanation was the worst bit, might it be a good idea to have a forum status update on the Candlekeep.com homepage? Just to let people know what's happening.


Agreed. Mods, any thoughts on this?

quote:
Originally posted by Farrel

Very glad the site's back though.


Yes. Often, most specially because the thread's title has "problems" in it, I just stated the problem on my end without expressing how glad I was that the site was finally up.

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Light
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Australia
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Posted - 20 Sep 2011 :  15:52:14  Show Profile Send Light a Private Message  Reply with Quote
I thought it was just me who was having this problem. You guys can't begin to understand the multitude of things I tried in order to access the site again. I reinstalled my browser, cleaned out the cookies and history....um....yeah and a lot of other things.

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Thelonius
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Posted - 20 Sep 2011 :  16:34:08  Show Profile Send Thelonius a Private Message  Reply with Quote
Finally this works! Was so happy to see this screen

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Alaundo
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Posted - 20 Sep 2011 :  16:46:17  Show Profile  Visit Alaundo's Homepage Send Alaundo a Private Message  Reply with Quote
Well met

Indeed, we're back, and certainly many hours lost sleep for myself

Thank ye for all the emails and comments during the downtime; it's nice to know that the old library was missed and that ye enjoy visiting the place.

As to the issue, after a lot of discussions with the web host, and their refusal to help, denial of a problem, passing the blame etc, it was stated to be due to Candlekeep being on a busy "application pool". I'm not entirely convinced as investigations pointed towards a Data Access driver problem (server side). Nevertheless, the host have now given an apology for the length of time to resolve the issue and have moved us to a "less busy" Application Pool, stating that we should not get any issues from now on.

So, phew, despite initial beliefs that things were indeed "catastropic" and trying all manner of means to get a forum back in one shape or another, we're now restored without any loss.

Enjoy the forums

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