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----- Original Message -----
From: "Bob & Vivian Stegall" <bstegall@community.net>
To: "SFR Issues" <SFR-ISSUES@gbn.com>; "Webteam" <webteam@sfrscca.com>;
"Mike Smith" <msmith@comac.com>
Sent: Friday, January 26, 2001 11:25 AM
Subject: Re: Web Page Down
> Issues Update - 1112 PT, 01/26
>
> The root cause of the web pages problem has been identified and we
> have taken immediate steps to resolve it, and that process is
> underway as I write.
>
> What has occurred is an error in the Internet's Domain Naming
> Services, or DNS. Essentially, DNS is the "white pages" of the
> internet, whereby a website name is translated into a phone
> number (or more specific, an IP address). Right now, our DNS
> entry of sfrscca.ORG is pointing to a disconnected phone number,
> while sfrscca.COM is pointed to a connected phone. That is why
> some webpages with .com in them will display, but .org pages
> do not.
>
> This incident is not, repeat not, connected to any malicious or
> malfesant activity, but directly connected to an interNIC request
> we made earlier this week for an unrelated change and some wires
> got crossed up.
>
> We expect the DNS problem fix to begin rolling through the
> world wide services beginning this evening. Depending upon your
> location, and ISP use, the website should be available again
> sometime over the weekend. For North American users (most of
> us), the process should be completed in 24-36 ours. Farther
> reaching DNS servers will take longer. If you are visiting
> from Austrailia or India, the process may take upwards of one
> week I have heard.
>
> We regret this inconvenience, but are working hard to resolve it.
>
>
> BobS.
>
>
> Bob & Vivian Stegall wrote:
> >
> > Issues - Quick Update on the website.
> >
> > After poking around a little, here's whats up, unconfirmed yet.
> > We made a change to our interNIC (you webheads know what this
> > is for) record for sfrscca.org. Its possible something went awry
> > during the process. I am checking this out now, hoping its the
> > root cause or the problem. There could be another problem, but
> > this is a place to start.
> >
> > Until the problem is resolved, the only working domain is .com
> > and even then, you must have .com urls bookmarked or type them
> > in. In a few cases, web pages are simply not available because
> > they are recognized as .org only. Once you are in with a .com,
> > many but not all pages and images will be found.
> >
> > Main page URLs:
> >
> > www.sfrscca.com/index.phtml
> > www.sfrscca.com/RoadRacing
> > www.sfrscca.com/solo2
> > www.sfrscca.com/NewMembers
> > www.sfrscca.com/Calendar
> >
> > More later after a webteam e-huddle and phone calls. The site
> > may be down overnight and on into tommorrow.
> >
> > BobS.
> >
> > Steve Dielman wrote:
> > >
> > > >From Steve in Santa Rosa I used it earlier this evening. I always
use
> > > www.sfrscca.com.
> > >
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: "Bob & Vivian Stegall" <bstegall@community.net>
> > > To: <lollipop@ricochet.net>; "SFR Issues" <SFR-ISSUES@gbn.com>; "Mike
Smith"
> > > <msmith@comac.com>
> > > Sent: Thursday, January 25, 2001 7:41 PM
> > > Subject: Re: Web Page Down
> > >
> > > > Hi all. I just got online and wind of the problem. We are
investigating
> > > > it now.
> > > >
> > > > BobS.
> > > >
> > > > Pat Kelly wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > I've been doing some surfing tonight and a lot of web pages aren't
> > > > > functioning. Maybe it has something to do with the weather, power?
Who
> > > > > knows? When I plugged in the SFR page address, I'm told that it
cannot
> > > > > find it, try again. Go figure.
> > > > > --Pat Kelly
> > > > >
> > > > > Cornelia Bell wrote:
> > > > > >
> > > > > > I can't seem to access the sfr-scca web site. Anyone know why?
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