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Post by billisonboard on Sept 8, 2017 9:31:22 GMT -5
I am seeing the blue bear at times this am and it got me wondering. Could one of the natural disasters we are facing now or something in the future knock out this board? |
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Post by billisonboard on Sept 8, 2017 9:53:35 GMT -5
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Post by Virgil Showlion on Sept 8, 2017 10:46:03 GMT -5
I am seeing the blue bear at times this am and it got me wondering. Could one of the natural disasters we are facing now or something in the future knock out this board? Yes. If something big hit CA, the PB servers would go down. |
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Post by mmhmm on Sept 8, 2017 12:45:26 GMT -5
PB was having an issue this morning. Their staff has worked on the problem and it should be fixed now.  |
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Post by moon/Laura on Sept 8, 2017 13:19:05 GMT -5
I don't think it had anything to do with it, though as they said on the support forum
"While our systems are just fine in regards to what you mentioned, what we cannot predict or have control over is the internet in your area."
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Post by billisonboard on Sept 8, 2017 16:13:30 GMT -5
I am seeing the blue bear at times this am and it got me wondering. Could one of the natural disasters we are facing now or something in the future knock out this board? Yes. If something big hit CA, the PB servers would go down. So it would be more likly YMAM Access v. Earthquake. |
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Post by Virgil Showlion on Sept 8, 2017 18:07:25 GMT -5
Yes. If something big hit CA, the PB servers would go down. So it would be more likly YMAM Access v. Earthquake. Yeah. That's based on my hunch that their primary servers are in CA. They surely have remote backups somewhere, meaning the forum content wouldn't be lost forever, but the board would be dead as long as the primary servers were down. To users like you and me, it would manifest as CloudFlare errors, not angry bears. Angry bears mean Proboards' servers are having problems internally, but they're still responding to requests. |
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Post by billisonboard on Sept 8, 2017 19:44:42 GMT -5
... based on my hunch that their primary servers are in CA. ...  Only a "hunch"? Your first response sounded so confident.  |
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Post by NoNamePerson on Sept 9, 2017 8:08:32 GMT -5
I am seeing the blue bear at times this am and it got me wondering. Could one of the natural disasters we are facing now or something in the future knock out this board? Yes. If something big hit CA, the PB servers would go down. Say it ain't so!! My family would find me curled up in a fetal position sucking my thumb  |
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Post by Virgil Showlion on Sept 9, 2017 9:50:02 GMT -5
... based on my hunch that their primary servers are in CA. ... Only a "hunch"? Your first response sounded so confident. Curiously, the (outdated) Wiki article on PB Inc. indicates PB uses "The Planet Internet Servers" for their hosting, and TPIS is based in Texas (also according to a dated Wiki article). So... who knows.  ETA: I amend my initial response to "If something big hit (city where PB's primary servers are located), the PB servers would go down." |
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Post by NoNamePerson on Sept 9, 2017 9:52:34 GMT -5
Only a "hunch"? Your first response sounded so confident. Curiously, the (outdated) Wiki article on PB Inc. indicates PB uses "The Planet Internet Servers" for their hosting, and TPIS is based in Texas (also according to a dated Wiki article). So... who knows. Is that why I have water leaking from my monitor on occasion? Ok, that was a tacky comment  |
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Post by Virgil Showlion on Sept 9, 2017 9:54:56 GMT -5
Curiously, the (outdated) Wiki article on PB Inc. indicates PB uses "The Planet Internet Servers" for their hosting, and TPIS is based in Texas (also according to a dated Wiki article). So... who knows. Is that why I have water leaking from my monitor on occasion? Ok, that was a tacky comment Maybe wait until Irma has passed before making flood jokes.  |
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Post by NoNamePerson on Sept 9, 2017 10:02:50 GMT -5
Is that why I have water leaking from my monitor on occasion? Ok, that was a tacky comment Maybe wait until Irma has passed before making flood jokes. You are right. I will refrain. |
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Post by billisonboard on Sept 9, 2017 10:14:20 GMT -5
... So... who knows. ... Exactly. Well not quite. So... who knows ? Enquiring mind wants to know. |
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Post by Jaguar on Sept 9, 2017 10:24:50 GMT -5
I've known for a while that ProBoards main servers are in Texas, weather they are still there who knows. The main office is in Southern California, that I know for sure.
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Post by billisonboard on Sept 9, 2017 10:34:42 GMT -5
I've known for a while that ProBoards main servers are in Texas, weather they are still there who knows. ... Is that intentional word play?  |
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Post by NoNamePerson on Sept 9, 2017 11:51:35 GMT -5
I've known for a while that ProBoards main servers are in Texas, weather they are still there who knows. ... Is that intentional word play? I just saw that! |
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