Space Empires.net seems to be down

Fyron · #1 September 28th, 2003, 08:53 PM

I found out about it after Shrapnel closed for their server moving... so, I could not post here to tell you anything.

Some jackass abused the server by using it to generate spam emails, so the hosting got shut down. My web host is getting a new server in a few days, and there is a temporary server up (though with nothing on it for SE.net...). My latest database backup dates from 8/17/03, which is lacking nearly everything IIRC.

Discussions are currently underway to get the old server activated again so that the data can be gotten off of it and transfered to the new server...

Mikeyman · #2 September 28th, 2003, 09:21 PM

I wondered what happened...

Tigbit · #3 September 28th, 2003, 10:45 PM

No one deserves a denial-of-service attack. Those who launch them are evil people.

Kamog · #4 September 29th, 2003, 02:46 AM

Hey! Why is Fyron back to being National Security Advisor? He's supposed to be Ruler of the World.

Azselendor · #5 September 29th, 2003, 03:49 AM

I don't understand, was someone using spaceempires.net for spamming or was spaceempires.net spammed until it crashed?

Captain Kwok · #6 September 29th, 2003, 04:00 AM

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Originally posted by Klvino:
I don't understand, was someone using spaceempires.net for spamming or was spaceempires.net spammed until it crashed?

I think it was that another user on the server that his site is hosted on, was a spammer and caused the server to be shut down.

Fyron · #7 September 29th, 2003, 11:35 PM

SE.net was not involved in the spamming, neither sending nor receiving it. SE.net was not on a dedicated server (as that is expensive...); it was a different user that sent the spam.