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Why was Free Republic off line -- Hacker Attack?

Posted on 01/05/2011 8:11:05 PM PST by Racehorse

Discussed among friends in Central Texas concerning a prayer request.

Attempts to post to FreeRepublic failed, "server not found."


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1 posted on 01/05/2011 8:11:12 PM PST by Racehorse
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To: Racehorse

Funny you should ask... I logged on 30 minutes ago!


2 posted on 01/05/2011 8:12:23 PM PST by goldstategop (In Memory Of A Dearly Beloved Friend Who Lives In My Heart Forever)
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To: Racehorse

This is what I got...

www.freerepublic.com is not set up to establish a connection on port “world wide web service (HTTP)”
with this computer...

Now can the computer guys here on free republic explain in laymens terms what this means?


3 posted on 01/05/2011 8:12:33 PM PST by OL Hickory (Jesus and the American soldier-1 died for your soul/1 died for your freedom)
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To: Racehorse

The hamster died?


4 posted on 01/05/2011 8:13:09 PM PST by luvie (Whenever Obama wins (and humiliates us!), America loses. No compromises...take our country back!)
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To: goldstategop

I couldn’t log on either


5 posted on 01/05/2011 8:13:12 PM PST by GovPeeper
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To: Racehorse

Off for some time tonight!


6 posted on 01/05/2011 8:13:24 PM PST by 3D-JOY
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To: Racehorse

Off for some time tonight!


7 posted on 01/05/2011 8:13:31 PM PST by 3D-JOY
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To: Racehorse

Yes, I was very concerned.

FR needs to have some type of method to commuincate to its members when it’s off-line.

I was even checking TWITTER to try and find out any info...


8 posted on 01/05/2011 8:13:31 PM PST by Beaten Valve
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To: Racehorse

The electrons don’t always work. Amazing this stuff works as well as it does.


9 posted on 01/05/2011 8:13:51 PM PST by gunsequalfreedom (Conservative is not a label of convenience.)
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To: OL Hickory

In plain English, FR lost its connection to the Internet for several hours.


10 posted on 01/05/2011 8:14:00 PM PST by goldstategop (In Memory Of A Dearly Beloved Friend Who Lives In My Heart Forever)
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To: OL Hickory

It means you couldn’t log in :^)


11 posted on 01/05/2011 8:14:06 PM PST by Bullish
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To: goldstategop

FR was down for awhile. I think it’s the server. That’s what it’s been in the past.


12 posted on 01/05/2011 8:14:11 PM PST by MsLady (If you died tonight, where would you go? Salvation, don't leave earth without it!)
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To: Racehorse

you caught it napping


13 posted on 01/05/2011 8:14:52 PM PST by InvisibleChurch (Being awake is dangerous and silly.)
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To: Beaten Valve

It has a secondary site on yahoo I think and a Canadian sister site...


14 posted on 01/05/2011 8:15:02 PM PST by GovPeeper (www.govpeeper.com turning the eye on big brother....)
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To: LUV W
The hamster died?

I think that would mean that the site is expecting a microsite. Or something like that.

15 posted on 01/05/2011 8:16:32 PM PST by Colonel_Flagg ("I'd rather lose fighting for the right cause than win fighting for the wrong cause." - Jim DeMint)
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To: Racehorse

From what I understand, the turbo encabulator is getting a bit old and the prefamulated amulite casing is a little warped, which occasionally causes friction against the panametric fram. This causes it to slow down below the critical speed and it can no longer synchronize with the cardinal grahmmeter.

Or something like that.


16 posted on 01/05/2011 8:16:52 PM PST by Nik Naym (It's not my fault... I have compulsive smartass disorder.)
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To: goldstategop

I have websites for clients and sometimes they call and say they can’t get their site to come up. I check from other locations and it is all fine.

I’m sure there is someone one here that can explain it all with expertise - that is after all a big plus about FR. Waiting for our lesson...


17 posted on 01/05/2011 8:17:11 PM PST by gunsequalfreedom (Conservative is not a label of convenience.)
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To: Racehorse

It hasn’t logged me out, but I’ve had numerous time-outs and blank pages (depending on which device I’m using.)

I don’t think FR is fully recovered yet.


18 posted on 01/05/2011 8:17:33 PM PST by Kieri (The Conservatrarian)
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To: Racehorse

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/freerepublic2/

Free Republic’s Yahoo group. Check here when the main site goes down.


19 posted on 01/05/2011 8:17:39 PM PST by Constitutionalist Conservative (Two blogs for the price of none!)
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To: Racehorse

Dunno,...I went to freerepublic2 to find out it was down again by the good posters there...the read some zerohedge.com...but finally ended up reading at libertypost.org (freeper-like site with many ex-freepers)

(I only post at freerepublic, though)


20 posted on 01/05/2011 8:18:05 PM PST by PGalt
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