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Have you not been able to access the email application or have you been able to get to the email app but there has been no new email? I used it today and were able to get in and receive email. Have you checked your storage limits? Safe swoops Sangiro

Heya all, On July 15, a security advisory was put out about Cisco switches and routers. We started doing testing on upgrading our hardware, but on Friday, another warning was put out saying that an exploit had been posted and people were actively using this bug to bring down people's networking equipment: http://www.cnn.com/2003/TECH/internet/07/18/cisco.vulnerability.ap/index.html http://www.cert.org/advisories/CA-2003-17.html We decided to upgrade the equipment ASAP, and unfortunately something went wrong during the Cisco upgrade that caused servers to be down for 10-30 minutes on Friday. Today's site instability was the tail end of these upgrades. We've completed all our upgrades and this should be something of the past now. However, it you do experience a few more quirks over the next few days then may I beg your indulgence. Thank you for your patience.

I deleted it. And I'm moving this one to Talk Back where it belongs. Safe swoops Sangiro

I suspect you registered the username "guest"? Safe swoops Sangiro

Sweet! Safe swoops Sangiro

I've deleted your SPAM to the 6 other forums you posted to. I've disabled your username and you need to know that I will do whatever it takes to make sure as little as possible of you message gets out on this site. Safe swoops Sangiro

One more suggestion that I am looking at is to provide "delayed access" to that forum. That is, you need to be a member for (let's say) 48 hours before you can view threads there. Or, you need to have been active in last 48 hours to access a forum. The latter option can also prevent people who only come to the site (like reporters) when an incident happen to access the forum quickly for some news. They need to be in here all the time or they don't have access.... for 48 hours. More on this later.... Safe swoops Sangiro

I agree. And the intent has never been to keep anyone out. I simply think anything that starts chipping away at anonymity in that forum (even if it's a small step at a time) is a good thing. Safe swoops Sangiro

Been following these discussions, received some feedback via email and PMs and also in this post. I've made some changes to the Guest permissions that I think will strike a balance between making sure people who really want to learn will at least know the forum exists (even though they may not be registered) and still requiring users to register before they can read the threads or participate in the discussions. Here it is: Guests will be able to see the Incidents Forum in the forum list They will be able to view all the discussions that are in the forum (see what people are talkling about) but will be required to log in to access and read or post to a thread.I think this is a good compromise. I may also consider this for other forums in the future. Dropzone.com is provided free of charge and I do not think it's unreasonable to require people to at least register (which is FREE) to continue to enjoy the benefits of some of what the site offers. Safe swoops Sangiro

Good feedback and some valid points here. Here's how I have changed the permissions: - Guests will now be able to see the Incidents Forum in the forum list - They will be able to view all the discussions that are in the forum (see what people are talkling about) but will be required to log in to access and read a thread. This will ensure people who want to learn will be aware of the forum and even know what is being discussed. If they want to read the posts or participate in the discussions they need to log in. Safe swoops Sangiro

It will at the very least keep the Google robots out.... I don't mind people (even non-jumpers) reading that forum and I'm also not trying to keep them out. I'm simply requiring they put in a little effort and register before they start playing. We'll take it from there. Safe swoops Sangiro

Heya all, Following on what I think is a great suggestion (thanks PhreeZone!) going forward only Registered Users will be able to view the Incidents forum. Guest can still view all other forums and posts to Errors and Bug Reports as always. Please register to participate in the Incidents forum. Safe swoops Sangiro

Heya all, Following on what I think is a great suggestion (thanks PhreeZone!) going forward only Registered Users will be able to read and post to the Incidents forum. Guest can still view all other forums and posts to Errors and Bug Reports as always. Permissions for the Incidents forum will be: Guests will be able to see the Incidents Forum in the forum list Guests will be able to view all the discussions that are in the forum (see what people are talking about) but will be required to log in to access and read or post to a thread.Please go here to register. Safe swoops Sangiro

Hmmm... I like that idea! I like it a lot!

This forum is for skydiving related discussions. Safe swoops Sangiro

Thanks and good bye! Safe swoops Sangiro

I'm also glad you feel better. But this really had nothing to do with you either... sorry. Safe swoops Sangiro

Nope, you're taking a little too much credit here. Safe swoops Sangiro

You still have Opie. You can also not have multiple people that you stalk. PM me and let me know which one you'd like to keep! Safe swoops Sangiro

Ya, you're full of it. I'm banning your ass anyway! Safe swoops Sangiro

Again... I have no plan to police this to death.

Strange how the people that I'm the least concerned about comes clean first... I guess that's why I'm the least concerned about them!

What he said. (If I wanted to) I have no intention of policing IPs to death. I will certainly go after those who've been abusing this. Besides the IP addresses it's pretty obvious from where I sit when that happens.

Heya all, There has been a recent spate of users who register multiple accounts on Dropzone.com for whatever reasons, varying from those with ulterior motives to those who just want to be silly. This practice creates a lot of confusion, unnecessary noise and potential for abuse. Unfortunately it seems to be happening more frequently now than before. Effective immediately you are allowed to have only ONE active account on Dropzone.com. Multiple accounts are not allowed unless for special purposes. If you want an additional account please PM or email me before you open the account with an explanation of why it is needed. There are very few circumstances under which you will ever need two accounts on Dropzone.com. Going forward, anyone found to have more than ONE account will have their account terminated. If you are one of the users with multiple accounts, you have until July 31st, 2003 to PM me with a list of all your accounts/usernames and which ONE account you wish to keep. However if I discover these on my own after this date I will disable and ban ALL your accounts. If you have any questions please read the Dropzone.com User Account FAQs and if the answer is not there feel free to contact me. Have fun. Keep it clean!

Heya all, There has been a recent spate of users who register multiple accounts on Dropzone.com for whatever reasons, varying from those with ulterior motives to those who just want to be silly. This practice creates a lot of confusion, unnecessary noise and potential for abuse. Unfortunately it seems to be happening more frequently now than before. Effective immediately you are allowed to have only ONE active account on Dropzone.com. Multiple accounts are not allowed unless for special purposes. If you want an additional account please PM or email me before you open the account with an explanation of why it is needed. There are very few circumstances under which you will ever need two accounts on Dropzone.com. Going forward, anyone found to have more than ONE account will have their account terminated. If you are one of the users with multiple accounts, you have until July 31st, 2003 to PM me with a list of all your accounts/usernames and which ONE account you wish to keep. However if I discover these on my own after this date I will disable and ban ALL your accounts. If you have any questions please read the Dropzone.com User Account FAQs and if the answer is not there feel free to contact me. Have fun. Keep it clean!