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Offline Jane Masri

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« on: Tuesday 20 February 07 16:53 GMT (UK) »
Does anyone know why the British Genealogy Forum is down?  It's been down for several days now & there's nothing about it on the CD Books Archive web site?

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Re: B-G Forums
« Reply #1 on: Tuesday 20 February 07 16:58 GMT (UK) »
Jane

Don't know the answer to your question, but this is what I got when I tried to get in just now:

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There seems to have been a slight problem with the database.
Please try again by pressing the refresh button in your browser.

An E-Mail has been dispatched to our Technical Staff, who you can also contact if the problem persists.

We apologise for any inconvenience.

JULIAN
ESSEX  Carter, Enever, Jeffrey, Mason, Middleditch, Pond, Poole, Rose, Sorrell, Staines, Stephens, Surry, Theobald HUNTS  Danns KENT  Luetchford, Wood NOTTINGHAMSHIRE  Baker, Dunks, Kemp, Price, Priestley, Swain, Woodward SUFFOLK  Rose SURREY  Bedel, Bransden, Bysh, Coleman, Gibbs, Quinton SUSSEX Gibbs, Langridge, Pilbeam, Spencer WILTSHIRE  Brice, Rumble
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Re: B-G Forums
« Reply #2 on: Tuesday 20 February 07 17:07 GMT (UK) »
I think that some unspeakable person has been attacking the site, overloading it to such an extent that it becomes unusable. It has happened on a number of occasions recently but I think that this is the worst yet.

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« Reply #3 on: Tuesday 20 February 07 17:15 GMT (UK) »
Julian, I'm getting the same message.
Colin, you might be right  :(  Last year someone tried to take the site down with bogus e mail messages.  Some people can be so petty  >:(

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« Reply #4 on: Tuesday 20 February 07 18:51 GMT (UK) »
That explains why I can't use the forums!!  I thought it was just me, and they didn't want me as a member :(

I have e-mailed them, but haven't had a reply

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« Reply #5 on: Saturday 24 February 07 17:45 GMT (UK) »
B-G Forums is up & running again!  Seems they were bombarded with spam  :(

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« Reply #6 on: Saturday 24 February 07 20:06 GMT (UK) »
Thanks Jane,  I managed to get on yesterday.  Not as good as this site though, I don't know what I was bothering about!!

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