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Title: Find My Past
Post by: polidor on Thursday 18 January 18 15:39 GMT (UK)
Is the site down?

Can't connect today !!!  poli
Title: Re: Find My Past
Post by: BumbleB on Thursday 18 January 18 15:42 GMT (UK)
It must have only just happened, it was working a few minutes ago.

Title: Re: Find My Past
Post by: Geoff-E on Thursday 18 January 18 15:43 GMT (UK)
Yes, it was working earlier but not now.
Title: Re: Find My Past
Post by: StanleysChesterton on Thursday 18 January 18 15:44 GMT (UK)
It's been down since about 3.20ish.

Cleaner must've unplugged the server to vacuum the mat.
Title: Re: Find My Past
Post by: jillruss on Thursday 18 January 18 15:46 GMT (UK)
Quote from: StanleysChesterton on Thursday 18 January 18 15:44 GMT (UK)
It's been down since about 3.20ish.

Cleaner must've unplugged the server to vacuum the mat.

Oh what a wonderful picture that conjures up!  ;D
Title: Re: Find My Past
Post by: andrewalston on Thursday 18 January 18 15:47 GMT (UK)
I was using it before lunch, but it's unavailable now.

Not just the front page either. Links direct to datasets are failing too.

For some reason, the blogs section is still up, though the links from, say, FindMyPast Fridays fail.
Title: Re: Find My Past
Post by: polidor on Thursday 18 January 18 15:49 GMT (UK)

Thanks for quick replies, at least i know it's not my p.c   ;) poli
Title: Re: Find My Past
Post by: rosie99 on Thursday 18 January 18 15:53 GMT (UK)
The British Newspaper Archive is also down  ::)
Title: Re: Find My Past
Post by: chris_49 on Thursday 18 January 18 15:56 GMT (UK)
Genes Reunited also down. All part of the same conglomerate
Title: Re: Find My Past
Post by: barryd on Thursday 18 January 18 16:02 GMT (UK)
This site can’t be reached

www.findmypast.com refused to connect.
ERR_CONNECTION_REFUSED

My cat was trying too and he could not get connection
Title: Re: Find My Past
Post by: chris_49 on Thursday 18 January 18 16:06 GMT (UK)
Back again
Title: Re: Find My Past
Post by: rosie99 on Thursday 18 January 18 16:06 GMT (UK)
I can now get in ok and search but it won't let me view images.
Title: Re: Find My Past
Post by: Gadget on Thursday 18 January 18 16:20 GMT (UK)
Quote from: rosie99 on Thursday 18 January 18 16:06 GMT (UK)
I can now get in ok and search but it won't let me view images.

I got in and was able to view an image just now but now it's giving me an unable to connect error. Facebook page says that they are aware of the problem and are etc. etc. etc....

I assume that they're still sorting it.
Title: Re: Find My Past
Post by: chris_49 on Thursday 18 January 18 16:25 GMT (UK)
Back down again, at least at GR
Title: Re: Find My Past
Post by: Josephine on Thursday 18 January 18 16:27 GMT (UK)
BritishNewspaperArchive.co.uk is down, too.

Title: Re: Find My Past
Post by: rosie99 on Thursday 18 January 18 16:31 GMT (UK)
I was having problems yesterday afternoon with the newspaper images on F M P.  Hopefully they will get it sorted soon.
Title: Re: Find My Past
Post by: Girl Guide on Thursday 18 January 18 17:18 GMT (UK)
This is the message on FindMyPast now:-

We're down for maintenance
Please accept our apologies. We're undertaking some essential maintenance.

Sorry if this causes you any inconvenience - we'll get the site up and running again very soon.

Thank you for your patience.
Findmypast
Title: Re: Find My Past
Post by: rosie99 on Thursday 18 January 18 17:19 GMT (UK)
I was just going to post the same message.  Obviously not planned maintenance  ::)
Title: Re: Find My Past
Post by: Girl Guide on Thursday 18 January 18 17:36 GMT (UK)
Seems to be up and running now.  Looked at the 1939 for my mother and gained access to the image.