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Internet => Web Browsing & Email => Topic started by: UncleUB on March 30, 2010, 07:11:54 AM

Title: C/A Forums
Post by: UncleUB on March 30, 2010, 07:11:54 AM: Strange one this,
when I try and access the Computer Active forums via this link it won't work.

http://forums.v3.co.uk/

But if I use this link it will

http://forums.computeractive.co.uk/

And they both lead to the same forums. ???

Tried both in FF and Opera.......
Title: Re: C/A Forums
Post by: roseway on March 30, 2010, 07:20:09 AM: Extract from whois enquiry:

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eric@songthrush:~$ whois v3.co.uk

   Domain name:
   v3.co.uk

   Registrant:
   VNU Net VROOM

   Trading as:
   VNU Business Publications Limited

   Registrant type:
   UK Limited Company, (Company number: 1513633)

   Registrant's address:
   VNU House
   32-34 Broadwick Street
   London
   London
   W1A 2HG
   United Kingdom

   Registrar:
   VNU Business Publications Ltd [Tag = MPN]

   Relevant dates:
   Registered on: 27-Feb-1998
   Renewal date: 27-Feb-2010
   Last updated: 07-Mar-2008

   Registration status:
   Renewal required.
   *** This registration has been SUSPENDED. *** <----------------

   Name servers:
   l3dns1.vnu.co.uk 62.140.213.135
   l3dns2.vnu.co.uk 62.140.213.136

   WHOIS lookup made at 07:18:19 30-Mar-2010
Title: Re: C/A Forums
Post by: UncleUB on March 30, 2010, 07:22:39 AM: Thanks Eric,

Does that mean they have closed the site permanently or is it just a temporary measure?
Title: Re: C/A Forums
Post by: tuftedduck on March 30, 2010, 07:25:53 AM: Both links working for me, unkyUb........using Opera
Title: Re: C/A Forums
Post by: UncleUB on March 30, 2010, 07:29:16 AM: Quote from: tuftedduck on March 30, 2010, 07:25:53 AM
Both links working for me, unkyUb........using Opera

Only the C/A link working for me...... :'(

Was fine yesterday.
Title: Re: C/A Forums
Post by: roseway on March 30, 2010, 07:33:14 AM: Quote
Does that mean they have closed the site permanently or is it just a temporary measure?

What it means is that they haven't paid the bill, so the registration of the domain has lapsed. If they pay the bill now, the domain will start working again, but if they leave it unpaid it will eventually revert to being an unowned domain which anyone could buy if they so wished.

@TD, I suspect that Opera is using cached data. If you were to clear the cache, the first link probably wouldn't work any longer.
Title: Re: C/A Forums
Post by: UncleUB on March 30, 2010, 07:36:43 AM: Quote from: roseway on March 30, 2010, 07:33:14 AM
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Does that mean they have closed the site permanently or is it just a temporary measure?

What it means is that they haven't paid the bill, so the registration of the domain has lapsed. If they pay the bill now, the domain will start working again, but if they leave it unpaid it will eventually revert to being an unowned domain which anyone could buy if they so wished.

@TD, I suspect that Opera is using cached data. If you were to clear the cache, the first link probably wouldn't work any longer.

Thanks Eric........Looks like a whip round could be in order. ;D

According to www.downforeveryoneorjustme.com the site is up,is that because there is nothing wrong with the site apart form an unpaid bill?
Title: Re: C/A Forums
Post by: tuftedduck on March 30, 2010, 07:46:54 AM: I cleared the cache/history/cookies etc.........shut down Opera which will again clear the cache...ran ccleaner to clear out remnants....fired up Opera again...........and the site is still opening fine, as attached.

Don't know why.

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Title: Re: C/A Forums
Post by: silversurfer44 on March 30, 2010, 07:50:48 AM: The first one doesn't work for me, I get a similar error notice to the one that you were getting for this forum TD.
Title: Re: C/A Forums
Post by: roseway on March 30, 2010, 08:02:56 AM: I don't really know what to make of this. The domain v3.co.uk definitely seems to be unresponsive. If (for example) I try to ping it I get this response:

eric@songthrush:~$ ping v3.co.uk
ping: unknown host v3.co.uk

So at the moment, even a DNS lookup on the site fails for me. I suppose that it could just be that the underlying problem has been fixed, and DNS propagation is not yet complete. That might explain why TD gets a response but others don't. But I'm fast exhausting my knowledge of the subject. :)
Title: Re: C/A Forums
Post by: tuftedduck on March 30, 2010, 08:24:26 AM: Definitely opening........see familiar name on the attached..

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Title: Re: C/A Forums
Post by: tuftedduck on March 30, 2010, 09:55:11 AM: Slightly different story at Whois..............account not suspended, but in the process of renewal.

Who to believe ?

ps I go to whois direct, and not through Kitz forum

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Title: Re: C/A Forums
Post by: roseway on March 30, 2010, 10:02:31 AM: The whois result has changed since I ran the enquiry earlier this morning. I now see the same as you:

Registration status:
Renewal request being processed.

It looks as though they've paid the bill recently.

... and the link works now
Title: Re: C/A Forums
Post by: UncleUB on March 30, 2010, 10:08:57 AM: Quote from: roseway on March 30, 2010, 10:02:31 AM
The whois result has changed since I ran the enquiry earlier this morning. I now see the same as you:

Registration status:
Renewal request being processed.

It looks as though they've paid the bill recently.

... and the link works now

Still not working for me.....only the Computer Active one
Title: Re: C/A Forums
Post by: roseway on March 30, 2010, 10:13:38 AM: I guess that it is a matter of DNS propagation then. It should come back to life soon.
Title: Re: C/A Forums
Post by: silversurfer44 on March 30, 2010, 10:55:23 AM: It works for me also as well.
Title: Re: C/A Forums
Post by: UncleUB on March 30, 2010, 11:03:42 AM: Quote from: silversurfer44 on March 30, 2010, 10:55:23 AM
It works for me also as well.

Just came back for me as well :)

Someone must have put a bob in the meter. ;D