[Ham-Computers] qsl net

Mon Oct 23 18:14:50 EDT 2006

Mike,

This may be due to spam attacks on the system. A T1 line can get a lot of 
mail in a single minute! The tremendous volume causes most systems to crash, 
but if memory serves, Al has a provision to cause QTH.NET/QSL.NET to go into 
a protective mode to prevent an actual crash. For reasons of security, I can 
not say anymore than this Mike.

It is also possible that he is updating software, upgrading and fine tuning 
security systems, replacing failing hard drives and other maintenance. He 
has twenty-nine servers and these systems run 24/7/365.26! Hence, they do 
wear out much quicker than anything most of us use.

The complexity of Al's "hobby" is not exactly what he had in mind when he 
first built it for the Hams in Delaware eleven years ago! As his lovely wife 
puts it, "Al's hobby gone out of control!"

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Mike D." <hrg at cifnet.com>
To: "'Computers (or other) used for amateur radio, communications, or 
experimenting'" <ham-computers at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Monday, October 23, 2006 5:39 PM
Subject: RE: [Ham-Computers] qsl net

>> any
>> anyone know what happened to http://www.qsl.net i have not
>> been able to access it since friday
>
>
> There's a problem with QSL.NET (see recent trace route below). Also, I
> noticed Al resorted to a very old backup for the web server a few weeks 
> ago.
>
>
> 73 de Mike, N9BOR
> A-1, FISTS, JARL A-1, SMC
> http://www.n9bor.us
> http://www.k9ya.org
>
>
>
>
>
>
> 0/23/06 16:34:17 Fast traceroute www.qsl.net
> Trace www.qsl.net (70.91.64.81) ...
> 1    0ms    0ms    0ms  TTL:  0  (No rDNS)
> 2 75.3.47.254       7ms    7ms    7ms  TTL:  0
> (adsl-75-3-47-254.dsl.chcgil.sbcglobal.net ok)
> 3 67.38.101.2       8ms    8ms    8ms  TTL:  0
> (dist1-vlan50.chcgil.ameritech.net ok)
> 4 151.164.242.208   9ms    7ms    7ms  TTL:  0
> (bb1-g7-0.chcgil.ameritech.net ok)
> 5 151.164.191.178   7ms    7ms    9ms  TTL:  0
> (bb2-p5-0.chcgil.ameritech.net ok)
> 6 151.164.42.149    8ms    8ms    9ms  TTL:  0
> (ex1-p2-0.eqchil.sbcglobal.net ok)
> 7 151.164.40.126    8ms    8ms    8ms  TTL:  0
> (ex2-p11-0.eqchil.sbcglobal.net ok)
> 8 12.122.79.85      9ms    9ms    9ms  TTL:  0 
> (gar8-p330.cgcil.ip.att.net
> bogus rDNS: host not found [authoritative])
> 9 12.122.99.6      30ms   31ms   30ms  TTL:  0
> (tbr1034001.cgcil.ip.att.net bogus rDNS: host not found [authoritative])
> 10 12.122.10.1      31ms   31ms   31ms  TTL:  0 
> (tbr1-cl14.n54ny.ip.att.net
> bogus rDNS: host not found [authoritative])
> 11 12.123.3.9       28ms   28ms   28ms  TTL:  0 
> (gar5-p300.n54ny.ip.att.net
> bogus rDNS: host not found [authoritative])
> 12 12.118.149.14    32ms   32ms   33ms  TTL:  0  (No rDNS)
> 13 68.87.16.150    122ms   34ms   34ms  TTL:  0
> (POS-4-1-ar01.whitemarsh.md.bad.comcast.net ok)
> 14   No Response      *      *      *
> 15   No Response      *      *      *
> 16   No Response      *      *      *
> 17   No Response      *      *      *
> 18   No Response      *      *      *
> 19   No Response      *      *      *
> 20   No Response      *      *      *
> 21   No Response      *      *      *
> 22   No Response      *      *      *
> 23   No Response      *      *      *
> 24   No Response      *      *      *
> 25   No Response      *      *      *
> 26   No Response      *      *      *
> 27   No Response      *      *      *
> 28   No Response      *      *      *
> 29   No Response      *      *      *
>
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> -- 
> No virus found in this incoming message.
> Checked by AVG Free Edition.
> Version: 7.1.408 / Virus Database: 268.13.7/488 - Release Date: 10/19/2006
>
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