Is anybody else having problems getting into the "Repairfaq" site? My
connection is refused at "drexel.edu".
Thanks---Bill B

Bill B (mannard1'at'azalea.net) writes:
Is anybody else having problems getting into the "Repairfaq" site? My
connection is refused at "drexel.edu".
Thanks---Bill B


Okay, I just tried it, and there seems to be a lookup issue, since
it doesn't connect to the site, but my browser then adds a .com
so it goes to http://www.repairfaq.org.com which of course is a nonsense
URL.

The whois on it says the registration is still valid for a few years.

Sam has been saying there have been issues of too much traffic, but
while it seemed at one point to be a sudden blip, it now seems to
be an ongoing issue. At least, his sig continues to be:

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--- sam | Sci.Electronics.Repair FAQ Mirror: http://repairfaq.ece.drexel.edu/
Repair | Main Table of Contents: http://repairfaq.ece.drexel.edu/REPAIR/
+Lasers | Sam's Laser FAQ: http://repairfaq.ece.drexel.edu/sam/lasersam.htm
| Mirror Sites: http://repairfaq.ece.drexel.edu/REPAIR/F_mirror.html

Note: These links are hopefully temporary until we can sort out the excessive
traffic on Repairfaq.org.
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And I now see the .edu site gives a "can't connect to remote site" error.

There are mirrors, though I don't know what they are.

Maybe you can extract things by doing a websearch on what you specifically
want, and grabbing the cached version of the pertinent pages from a web
search engine.

It's 16:58 EDT on Saturday.

Michael

There is some problem with the server at Drexel. It has nothing to do
with repairfaq but the computer appears to be down or in a funny state.

Currently, any links to repairfaq.org get redirected to Drexel.

You can use the UPenn site in the meantime:

http://repairfaq.cis.upenn.edu/

--- sam | Sci.Electronics.Repair FAQ Mirror: http://repairfaq.ece.drexel.edu/
Repair | Main Table of Contents: http://repairfaq.ece.drexel.edu/REPAIR/
+Lasers | Sam's Laser FAQ: http://repairfaq.ece.drexel.edu/sam/lasersam.htm
| Mirror Sites: http://repairfaq.ece.drexel.edu/REPAIR/F_mirror.html

Note: These links are hopefully temporary until we can sort out the excessive
traffic on Repairfaq.org.

Important: Anything sent to the email address in the message header above is
ignored unless my full name is included in the subject line. Or, you can
contact me via the Feedback Form in the FAQs.

Sam Goldwasser wrote:
There is some problem with the server at Drexel. It has nothing to do
with repairfaq but the computer appears to be down or in a funny state.

Currently, any links to repairfaq.org get redirected to Drexel.

You can use the UPenn site in the meantime:

http://repairfaq.cis.upenn.edu/

--- sam | Sci.Electronics.Repair FAQ Mirror: http://repairfaq.ece.drexel.edu/
Repair | Main Table of Contents: http://repairfaq.ece.drexel.edu/REPAIR/
+Lasers | Sam's Laser FAQ: http://repairfaq.ece.drexel.edu/sam/lasersam.htm
| Mirror Sites: http://repairfaq.ece.drexel.edu/REPAIR/F_mirror.html

Note: These links are hopefully temporary until we can sort out the excessive
traffic on Repairfaq.org.

Important: Anything sent to the email address in the message header above is
ignored unless my full name is included in the subject line. Or, you can
contact me via the Feedback Form in the FAQs.
Thanks for the info-----the upenn site did the trick.
Bill B