I thought maybe the firewall at work got updated.

Carry on.

Sorry about the hassle you guys had to deal with.

We did panic

And thanks too for the explanation of what happened.

We addicts need our DU fix!

Thank you all. I was

You guys rock! Thanks for getting us up and running again.

Great News!!!!!

Only a little scared for that hour

Whew!

I'm glad that it was corrected quickly.

I kept trying to log on and then checked to see if anyone else logged on. The weird thing was, i went to this website: "IS IT DOWN.COM" AND it kept telling me the website was up. I guess they got it wrong too. Good to see everyone back

and thanks again @ismnotwasm

appreciate the quick fix.

I was afraid we had been hacked again. DU is a sanity lifeline.

I seriously thought the thought police were shutting me down....whew, though!!! I will continue my mean thoughts on flaccid #45!

sage

Oh and ps...

tell EarlG I'm sorry for my lengthy life stories in the emails I sent, please!

I was afraid it was a repeat of November 8, a day which will live in infamy for multiple reasons. h/t to FDR.

n/t

I was thinking it was a maintenance window that I missed an announcement for!

Onward and upward!

DU has spoiled us for everything else!

NT.

Glad it wasn't.

Just read an article today about russians targeting liberal site then blackmailing. Over what not sure.

Wasn't on the board when it happened, but good to know.

I got an error message. This really sent me into a panic. Bless the DU managers for keeping us up and running.

You make the world better.

I just signed up last night with new username.
#1) thought I broke the DU
&/or
#2) another hack by creeps
'bout triggered an anxiety attack !
So relieved DU is back. .& I am, too!

member that couldn't get back in after the hack?

I was a member in the early DU days, * war days. I doubt I would have survived, without DU. I rarely posted, but read, learned, laughed & healed with DU.
Since Nov 8th, been dealing with the similar, overwhelming depression, knew it was time for DU Therapy again. That hack was hurtful..! to SO many.
After DU ~finally! ~ came back,
I tried to get back with my old username, emailed admins a few times, & no luck. Finally figured out it was a sign, time to start again, with a new handle.

There have been many changes since you were last here...all for the good IMO.

And I wouldn't be among the first to know.

DU is my lifelink.

Thanks for all you do Mr. Skinner.

Lookng forward to DU going https one of these days in any case.

somewhat the slow as molasses that the site was running at for me early this morning.

Thanks for the update

Luckily for me I napped through the whole thing

As always.

Disregard if you have done so.

Thank you.

Seems like a labor law violation.

Miners. They dug the changes out from beneath 800 feet of bedrock. Have a little respect!

when making server changes. That is my motto.

To keep this place going.

Saw.... Felt.... Experienced the DU web hiccup today. Was praying some fascist did not cause another two week crash. THX for being here and up an running so we can bring failure and change the course of the tsunami of team DT's decimation of democracy - and preserve same for future generations.

I set off the fire alarm at school, encouraged by an upperclassman second grader. Since then I've always felt that somehow I have been responsible for unintentional accidents.

Thank you for exonerating me on this one.

Thank you

I had visions of a repeat of the November experience, especially given how intensely the news cycle has been churning. All bets seemed to be off! But I'm glad all is well.

for being there and ding what you do! Being bereft of DU on Election Night was - almost - as bad as "losing" the election.

Since then, of course, losing the election has proven catastrophic. But thank heavens that DU is still here!

I was for sure it was Election night all over again.

Inconvenience is unremarkable - it happens. Not hacked is better!

The work you do is so necessary. Thank you.

that IS good news.....

Do be vigilant, though. I imagine you saw this:


http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2017/03/07/world/politics-diplomacy-world/russian-hackers-target-u-s-liberal-groups-bid-get-hush-money/#.WL72Bfnys2w

is oj the run niw

I run a small IT outfit out of Syracuse NY and have a good managed services platform. If you need a few servers (which I am sure you have many of and I am blowing in the wind here) monitored every month I would be happy to volunteer some time...