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Testing. 1, 2, 3... / **** A Note About Missing Posts/IMs - What Happened ****
« on: September 25, 2002, 02:06:54 AM »
A short while ago I learned from our host that the reason several posts and IMs are missing from the forum is that they had a problem that required them to reboot (shut down and start over again ) the server that the forum is stored on. They then reinstalled all the files from their most recent backup, which, unfortunately, had been done last night (yesterday afternoon for most of us - they're 5 hours ahead of Eastern Time/8 hours ahead of Pacific Time).
Normally I backup the forum twice a day - as soon as I get up and then again just before I go to bed. But wouldn't you know that yesterday I was away from my computer most of the day (yes, contrary to popular belief, I DO have a life beyond the forum ) and didn't get to finish my first backup until 7:36pm et/4:36pm pt, so I didn't do the second.
Now, I *might* be able to restore some of the things that were lost, but that's going to require me to shut down the forum later tonight (probably sometime after 11pm et/8pm pt) so that I can go through every file in the backup with yesterday's date and compare its contents with the file's current contents. I have no idea just how long that might take or how long it might take me to restore whatever I find that's currently missing. Expect the forum to be down for some time. But if you made any posts or sent/received any IMs after 7:36 et last night and the time our host reinstalled their backup today, they're gone forever.
Normally I backup the forum twice a day - as soon as I get up and then again just before I go to bed. But wouldn't you know that yesterday I was away from my computer most of the day (yes, contrary to popular belief, I DO have a life beyond the forum ) and didn't get to finish my first backup until 7:36pm et/4:36pm pt, so I didn't do the second.
Now, I *might* be able to restore some of the things that were lost, but that's going to require me to shut down the forum later tonight (probably sometime after 11pm et/8pm pt) so that I can go through every file in the backup with yesterday's date and compare its contents with the file's current contents. I have no idea just how long that might take or how long it might take me to restore whatever I find that's currently missing. Expect the forum to be down for some time. But if you made any posts or sent/received any IMs after 7:36 et last night and the time our host reinstalled their backup today, they're gone forever.