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Old 21-01-2009, 17:46   #1
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So what's up with Overclockers forum these days ?
Slow loading, Intermittent faults, Page won't load half the time etc
I have heard through the Grapevine that t's under attack, Any truth in this ?
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Old 21-01-2009, 17:48   #2
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Looks like it but no-one there will confirm or deny. Must be losing quite a lot of revenue as the shop is down as well.
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Old 21-01-2009, 17:49   #3
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I'm sure they'll explain what's going on if they want to
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Old 21-01-2009, 17:57   #4
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Bleh, i wouldn't mind normally but i'm trying to fill out a RMA form with them. Every time i try it times out somewhere along the line and i have to start from scratch. Part of me is thinking they're only doing this to make sure the 28 days after my purchase have passed...

I'm of the opinion it may be under attack; if it was a server issue etc they would have said by now. The fact they're keeping it so hush hush indicates something more sinister is at play. The problems have been going for over a week now, surely if it was a technical issue they would have said?
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Old 21-01-2009, 17:56   #5
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It's clearly just server side problems since everything is messing around, it'll fix itself no doubt.
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Old 21-01-2009, 18:02   #6
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It's clearly just server side problems since everything is messing around, it'll fix itself no doubt.
I doubt they would run a business critical site and the forums on the same server They both go down at the same time. If it was a problem with the hosting provider's peering and whatnot it would have been fixed by now unless they are completely incompetent.
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Old 21-01-2009, 18:01   #7
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I haven't been able to get on it today at all :/
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Old 21-01-2009, 18:03   #8
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I agree Streeteh, If it had been a Standard issue I "Think" a statement would have been made but as it has all been dumbed down I suspect an Anti Oc attack. An effective one by the looks of it as like you say it is far more hassle on the shop site than it is the Forum.
Must be costing them a Fortune.
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Old 21-01-2009, 19:08   #9
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Must be costing them a Fortune.
When you add the £25k/year it costs to run their forum, it really must be a large sum of money.


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Old 21-01-2009, 18:28   #10
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Up and down for me too - suspect they're under attack and thus filtering IPs at switch/router level.
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