FR DNS problems...

today | self

[general_re]

DNS lookups failing for FR here - no such host. Apparently I'm not the only one, judging from a glance at the Yahoo FR board. Dunno if it's my ISP (Verizon) or what, but I had to manually edit the hosts file to get here. Presumably, if you can post, you're not having this problem, but there are more than a few people who can't post right now because of it...

[DollyCali]

You are both gorgeous specimens of the human race & since you are both here at FR, obviously also very bright!

Here Here!!!

[freedumb2003]

I'm late to the discussion and sort of disoriented, but I was going crazy. I tried tracert but it came back with no DNS, so I was feeling paranoid -- like someone at DU grew some brains and was doing a Dos attack or something

I did a Google search and didn't find anything, then I remembered that LibertyPost or somesuch has been mentioned where ex-FRs who Opused out go.

Anyway, there is a post on Libertyforum entitled "what happened to FreeRepublic?" One of the posters gave the numeric octet. That thread is:

http://www.libertyforum.org/showflat.php?Cat=&Board=ll_chat&Number=1384018&view=collapsed&sb=5&o=21&part=

So what happened? I can't wade through almost 500 posts to figure it out -- but it has something to do with Freepublic.Info?

Bottom Line: I spent the last 2 hours working this problem (I didn't have the yahoo groups or anything to help me).

I am a(n?) FR addict.

[retrokitten]

It was quite disturbing to be without FR for most of the evening.

Tell me about it. I was having major withdrawl symptoms. LOL

[KangarooJacqui]

I just returned from Victoria, and I loved it. The people, the scenary, all wonderful.

I grew up in Victoria's capital, Melbourne. Great place. That said, I haven't been there for years (too busy exploring other places... like the USA...)

[GRRRRR]

Ffffffrrrrreeeeper wiiithdrawaalllll syhmmppptoommmmss...
neneeeeed mmmmmyy fffiixxx...quickkk....


djfliiffffkdkkk!!111111

[longtermmemmory]

of all days,

ABC (now A-BS) does a hatchet job on Rumsfeld and the Iraq war. Rush was on fire again today. With conveeeeeeniet pre-recorded disguntled former employees of the pentagon AND meeeester Clarke.

Hanity kicked posterior alll over the left.
Hanity even had Ed Kotch on again endorsing voting for Bush.

The media was defeningly silent on Zell Miller's Democrats for Bush. (Look for kerry's Rino's for kerry "me toooo".)

And with all that, NO FR! I could NEVER go back to FR-less media. I would have to restart the Rush-rooms.

Will FR be able to defend agains the more and more agressive attacks as we get closer to Nov? (imagine how angry the leftist will be at the fact of a Bush 2nd term the day after the election)

Perhaps it would be conveninet to include the numeric address on the homepage.

[Jackie-O]

Hey Kit...I've been back since early on...it's been lonely, I've been e-mailing my pals how to get back...but they are still lost!! It's a little too early for...

[aloysius89]

Hello Kitty.

[Irish Eyes]

I found out the IP from our friends at DU. I knew they wouldn't be able to keep their mouths shut.

That is a classic...LOL

[DollyCali]

Hysterical tagline!!!!!

wonderful

[KangarooJacqui]

You think you had it bad? I was without it most of yesterday evening, woke up this morning and STILL got "File Not Found"... AAAAGH!

"Don't worry about the world ending today, it's already tomorrow in Australia." - Charles Schultz.

Yeah Charlie, but what are you supposed to do if you're an Aussie addicted to FR? I felt like the world HAD ended for a while there...!

[DollyCali]

Aol has AIM which is free to non aol subscribers. Before I had aol (3 years ago) I used another internet provider & still had AIM... it is really a great IM.. Free download & lots of bells & whistles

[DollyCali]

RK!!!!! several from the "old" situation room were just reminiscing..

How are you ?????

[spectre]

"It WAS awful......just now got on again thanks to Howlin's email!"

Yes, and many thanks to Howlin for all her efforts. Great job.

sw

[DollyCali]

Situation room reunion time (again)?

[retrokitten]

I am doing great, but I think I am about to drift off to sleep as I type. LOL

It's always great to "see" the old situation room folks again!

[texasbluebell]

Although GW Bush's inability to say "nuclear" (a word I mastered at the age of seven) is a tad disturbing... ;-P

LOL! I remember that our illustrious Jimmuh Carter said "nukuler" the same way. And he was a "nukuler" physicist.

[retrokitten]

LOL! I know exactly what you mean. I felt so cut off and out of the loop.

[texasbluebell]

Aw, I just didn't read far enough before posting the same thing you did.

[Jackie-O]

How about we get together for some pizza??