bswor 75 Report post Posted April 3, 2017 Sorry for the long outage we had lady's and gentlemen. There was a vulnerability in the forum software that was taken advantage of which caused us to go over our bandwidth for the month. To stop this from happening in the future I have upgraded our servers to another plan and I have re-upped our forum license and updated the software. We were running on older server hardware that was in use since 2004 that would not work with this new shiny forum. I will be altering the website from time to time but we should not have anymore outages unless there are new problems. If you see any issues with the new forum let me know. 4 JayEstes, Ridge Runner, SWPruett and 1 other reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bigmal 225 Report post Posted April 3, 2017 Great news. I pannicked and called our IT people as I couldn't get access. Very glad to see you up an running again. I had to do some work instead. 2 Caseyrhe and fvike reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Raven R code 281 Report post Posted April 3, 2017 Upgrades look great! Felt like my arm was missing during the outage tho, LOL! 2 Caseyrhe and mwye0627 reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Caseyrhe 650 Report post Posted April 3, 2017 Its like Christmas morning!!!!!! The site is back up, been checking 2-3 times a day, everyday.... 1 Raven R code reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MN69Grande 203 Report post Posted April 3, 2017 9 hours ago, bswor said: Sorry for the long outage we had lady's and gentlemen. There was a vulnerability in the forum software that was taken advantage of which caused us to go over our bandwidth for the month. To stop this from happening in the future I have upgraded our servers to another plan and I have re-upped our forum license and updated the software. We were running on older server hardware that was in use since 2004 that would not work with this new shiny forum. I will be altering the website from time to time but we should not have anymore outages unless there are new problems. If you see any issues with the new forum let me know. Thanks for all the hard work keeping this thing alive BSWOR. I think it's a big part of most members' day/week. 2 Caseyrhe and RPM reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dave R. 85 Report post Posted April 3, 2017 Glad to see 69stang is back up and running. I was getting concerned. BSWOR, you are the man. Thanks for all your dedication. Dave R. 1 Caseyrhe reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Machspeed 219 Report post Posted April 3, 2017 bsor, thank you for bringing the website back on line. I imagine it was quite frustrating getting it back up, but I don't think I speak for myself when I say, "we" are grateful. I very much missed the place while it was down. THANK YOU!!! 2 Mike65 and latoracing reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mike65 475 Report post Posted April 3, 2017 I am with everyone else to say that I missed this place when is was down. I kept checking every few hours every day to see if it was back. bswor thanks for your hard work to keep the lights on here. 1 RPM reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
newstang 388 Report post Posted April 3, 2017 I went through withdrawal, had to have my fix Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Machspeed 219 Report post Posted April 3, 2017 29 minutes ago, newstang said: I went through withdrawal, had to have my fix Me too! And, as much as I like VMF, it's just not the same.....lol! 1 mwye0627 reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Midlife 814 Report post Posted April 3, 2017 I lost 25 pounds when the forum was down: no spam available.... 2 JayEstes and RPM reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
stangs-R-me 120 Report post Posted April 3, 2017 I checked in every few days and was starting to get worried my favorite classic Mustang forum was gone for good. Good to see it back and a thanks bswor for all your hard work keeping this site going over the years. Doug Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ridge Runner 1,113 Report post Posted April 3, 2017 It will take a bit to get used to the new format but glad it is back 1 RPM reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RPM 1,190 Report post Posted April 4, 2017 9 hours ago, Ridge Runner said: It will take a bit to get used to the new format but glad it is back I'm no rocket scientist, but I'm guessing you figured out your password problem? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mach1 Driver 560 Report post Posted April 4, 2017 Thanks BSWOR for all your work. While you're at it I think the store has a problem: I'd like to help by subscribing but I couldn't get it to take my money Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
machm1970 180 Report post Posted April 4, 2017 I really missed the site too, thanks for all that you do! Matt Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ridge Runner 1,113 Report post Posted April 5, 2017 Finally ,after trying several times i was able to log in .I didn't think i would ever get back on the forum . It would not accept my pass word even though i had it saved ,i was able ,after several tries it i got a new pasword.Funny thing is i posted about 3 times before it shut me out . 1 RPM reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ridge Runner 1,113 Report post Posted April 5, 2017 On 4/4/2017 at 1:52 AM, RPM said: I'm no rocket scientist, but I'm guessing you figured out your password problem? Just now got it fixed Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ridge Runner 1,113 Report post Posted April 5, 2017 Wow things open faster now ,i used to have problems opening my messages ,they just pop open now .I will be signing in on my cell sometimes will i have any problems there ? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ridge Runner 1,113 Report post Posted April 5, 2017 My cell loged in also ,i am good to go Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Caseyrhe 650 Report post Posted April 5, 2017 No kidding, my wife ask if my Ipad was broken since I wasn't on it every night Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rcodenewf 44 Report post Posted April 5, 2017 Thanks BSWOR for all the time and effort you put into this... John Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bswor 75 Report post Posted April 5, 2017 5 hours ago, Ridge Runner said: Wow things open faster now ,i used to have problems opening my messages ,they just pop open now .I will be signing in on my cell sometimes will i have any problems there ? That's good to know that things are opening faster and the upgrades were worth it. 1 Ridge Runner reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ridge Runner 1,113 Report post Posted April 5, 2017 My cell is real fast but a bit harder to use ,the computer is opening nice large pics ...this is going to be nice Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ridge Runner 1,113 Report post Posted April 5, 2017 On 4/4/2017 at 5:54 AM, Mach1 Driver said: Thanks BSWOR for all your work. While you're at it I think the store has a problem: I'd like to help by subscribing but I couldn't get it to take my money I will take it ! 1 RPM reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
