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tony 03-04-2011 09:19 PM

Please excuse our downtime
 
We have been having a terrible time finding a software problem with our forum software. It is causing our server to overload and ultimate hang or crash. Our hardware host does not think it is a hardware problem. So far today we have had to rebuild the hard drives, and restart the server twice.

For most of today we have been chasing a software problem.

Please bear with us as we develop a few more gary hairs. This has not been a fun day.

golfnut 03-04-2011 09:24 PM

That explains it, thanks for the update, BTW what is a gary hair...gn

Bill-n-Brillo 03-04-2011 09:28 PM

Tony (gary hairs and all, as pointed out by gn :) ) - Given the nature of the beast you're dealing with (small, privately run web site, etc.), I think the amount of system up-time vs. down-time is super. The efforts on the part of all the admins are appreciated!

Bill

tony 03-04-2011 09:33 PM

gary hairs are those little ones on the back of your neck that stand up when you're not too happy with all the computer crashes and then making a typing mistake that somebody points out so as to make more gary hairs stand up.

Is there an English major around, perhaps, who can diagram that sentence for golfnut?

Bill-n-Brillo 03-04-2011 09:42 PM

Keep hanging in there, Tony! :)

Bill

golfnut 03-04-2011 09:47 PM

OK, excuse me for tyring to provide some levity to the situation...gn

tony 03-04-2011 09:49 PM

Hey. I'm laughing over here.

Bill-n-Brillo 03-04-2011 09:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by golfnut (Post 335556)
OK, excuse me for tyring to provide some levity to the situation...gn

"....tyring...." A Freudian slip? :)

Bill

golfnut 03-04-2011 09:53 PM

Then my job is done...gn

graciegirl 03-04-2011 09:56 PM

Gary hairs? Gary Morse? I don't wanna hear this.

oh Boy Howdy!

Bill-n-Brillo 03-04-2011 09:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by graciegirl (Post 335563)
Gary hairs? Gary Morse? I don't wanna hear this.

oh Boy Howdy!

Uh-oh......now you've REALLY stepped into it!! :duck: :1rotfl:

Bill

nkrifats 03-04-2011 10:09 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tony (Post 335538)
We have been having a terrible time finding a software problem with our forum software. It is causing our server to overload and ultimate hang or crash. Our hardware host does not think it is a hardware problem. So far today we have had to rebuild the hard drives, and restart the server twice.

For most of today we have been chasing a software problem.

Please bear with us as we develop a few more gary hairs. This has not been a fun day.

Thank you for the update and good luck in resolving the problem

kb8tpw 03-04-2011 10:46 PM

Thanks Tony - I've been in your shoes more than I care to remember and often the efforts go unappreciated - I know. Your efforts are appreciated....:MOJE_whot:

Boomer 03-04-2011 10:55 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tony (Post 335538)
We have been having a terrible time finding a software problem with our forum software. It is causing our server to overload and ultimate hang or crash. Our hardware host does not think it is a hardware problem. So far today we have had to rebuild the hard drives, and restart the server twice.

For most of today we have been chasing a software problem.

Please bear with us as we develop a few more gary hairs.
This has not been a fun day.

Quote:

Originally Posted by golfnut (Post 335541)
That explains it, thanks for the update, BTW what is a gary hair...gn

Hi golfnut,

I, too, wondered about those "gary hairs" Mr. Tony was talking about. (There were a couple of Garys at my class reunion, but I think they had forgotten a lot of what they used to know about gary hairs.)

But, at least, we should all be glad that he did not say "bare with us." :shocked: Thank goodness that part of Mr. Tony's post turned out OK.

Boomer

skyguy79 03-04-2011 11:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bill-n-Brillo (Post 335560)
"....tyring...." A Freudian slip? :)

Bill

...or wearing one? http://freeemoticonsandsmileys.com/e...20surprise.gif


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