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« on: February 16, 2012, 10:43:21 AM » |
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Anybody know what has happened to Dpreview? Their website seems to have been down for a week now.
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« Reply #1 on: February 16, 2012, 10:44:48 AM » |
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It resolves for me...
Not that I spend much time on it. You might want to clear your browser cache...or check you DNS in your net settings.
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« Reply #2 on: February 16, 2012, 11:03:09 AM » |
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Did all the above, even put out the cat, and it still won't load. I've never had the problem before with them. Is it possible they are recently blocking access from Russia?
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« Reply #3 on: February 16, 2012, 11:05:22 AM » |
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I can't imagine why they would block access from Russia. I'm in Mexico and don't have any problem accesing DPReview. I visit their forum daily.
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« Reply #4 on: February 16, 2012, 11:06:45 AM » |
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I am in the US and, as of lately, often get a blank (white) page loading indefinitely when trying to get into forum discussions, for instance.
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« Reply #5 on: February 16, 2012, 11:12:59 AM » |
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Maybe Amazon has been attacked or is having server issues.
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« Reply #6 on: February 16, 2012, 11:15:02 AM » |
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I am in the US and, as of lately, often get a blank (white) page loading indefinitely when trying to get into forum discussions, for instance.
This is what I get. |
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« Reply #7 on: February 16, 2012, 11:16:05 AM » |
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Maybe Amazon has been attacked or is having server issues.
Pardon my ignorance, but does Amazon have something to do with Dpreview? I just checked Amazon with no problems. |
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« Reply #8 on: February 16, 2012, 11:38:50 AM » |
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"In 2007 Digital Photography Review was acquired by Amazon.com."
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« Reply #9 on: February 16, 2012, 11:41:02 AM » |
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No problems here, from the UK
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« Reply #10 on: February 16, 2012, 11:46:51 AM » |
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"In 2007 Digital Photography Review was acquired by Amazon.com."
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« Reply #11 on: February 16, 2012, 12:23:08 PM » |
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You may be suffering from "black holing."
One response that web site providers may take to denial of service attacks from hackers is to "black hole" certain IP ranges. What I mean is this: if hackers are either trying to take down a web site or trigger some vulnerability that would allow them to access the back end, they often use computers that they have captured--hacked--earlier. These are often PCs running Windows or old versions of Linux that haven't been properly patched. Macs are not immune, although less of a target. Forums, because of their interactivity, are often the target of attacks.
When a web site provider notices this kind of activity, they will ignore all traffic from those sources. Rather than ignoring a single IP, they will drop all traffic from a particular network. Those networks may be limited to a certain allocation to a particular Internet service provider (ISP). In that case, the innocent may also be impacted. The symptoms are what you describe--a web page that never seems to load.
This is often an automated process, and will usually end once the attack is over.
Of course, that is only one possible explanation. The Internet itself is held together with baling wire and duct tape. Your request and the corresponding response travel over many networks owned by many different entities.
Try again in a day or so, and you'll probably find that you can access the site without issue.
Tom
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« Reply #12 on: February 18, 2012, 06:22:47 AM » |
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"In 2007 Digital Photography Review was acquired by Amazon.com." Dpreview reviews cameras -> Amazon sells cameras -> Amazon buys DPreview -> Dpreview reviews cameras and now, once the circle is closed... all of them are fantastic and worth buying!!!  |
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« Reply #13 on: February 18, 2012, 07:08:07 AM » |
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Dpreview reviews cameras -> Amazon sells cameras -> Amazon buys DPreview -> Dpreview reviews cameras and now, once the circle is closed... all of them are fantastic and worth buying!!! Stranger things have happened, which is why I rarely read their conclusions, but their listing of specifications is quite excellent. |
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