Techie :: Techno ::: April 2008 Archives
For the past couple of weeks I hadn't been getting any email notifications about pending comments on this blog, which is why some of them took so long to appear.
Since I tend to login to check for new comments every few hours and had also been hit pretty badly with comment and trackback spam, I didn't think too much about it.
I logged in just now and noticed more comments in the queue again, but no emails in my inbox.
So I decided to look into it a bit further and SSHed in to check logs.
Bizarrely they were completely empty. I restarted postfix and mail began to flow again.
I suspect that I broke the mail server slightly during an upgrade, but as it doesn't actually receive any mail I didn't notice.
So if you weren't getting any comment updates from here for the last while and suddenly got loads of them I apologise!
Since I tend to login to check for new comments every few hours and had also been hit pretty badly with comment and trackback spam, I didn't think too much about it.
I logged in just now and noticed more comments in the queue again, but no emails in my inbox.
So I decided to look into it a bit further and SSHed in to check logs.
Bizarrely they were completely empty. I restarted postfix and mail began to flow again.
I suspect that I broke the mail server slightly during an upgrade, but as it doesn't actually receive any mail I didn't notice.
So if you weren't getting any comment updates from here for the last while and suddenly got loads of them I apologise!
We finally launched our VPS hosting plans about 20 minutes ago.
You can now choose between Centos or Windows Server 2003 powered VPS with optional Plesk!
Paul and I had been working on ironing out the last few bugs and annoying issues on the site for most of this evening, which is why I still haven't eaten anything (not that I can't go without food for a few days - I have plenty of surplus!)
There are probably issues, typos and other errors on the site which we haven't spotted, so if you do notice anything odd please let us know: management@blacknight.com OR simply leave a comment here.
We'll probably be making the official announcement / launch in the morning
You can now choose between Centos or Windows Server 2003 powered VPS with optional Plesk!
Paul and I had been working on ironing out the last few bugs and annoying issues on the site for most of this evening, which is why I still haven't eaten anything (not that I can't go without food for a few days - I have plenty of surplus!)
There are probably issues, typos and other errors on the site which we haven't spotted, so if you do notice anything odd please let us know: management@blacknight.com OR simply leave a comment here.
We'll probably be making the official announcement / launch in the morning
I've had a DSL connection from Magnet Business (formerly Netsource) for the past 5 years.
I was just looking at the connection stats for the last few months and I must say I am pleased.
Apart from the hiccups last week, which were caused by Eircom NOT Magnet, my connection has been rock solid.
Looking at the graph below (click to enlarge) you can see a few gaps, but they all coincide with periods when I was either out of the country or away from Carlow for an extended period (eg. Christmas). Before I go away for a few days I always disconnect just about every single electric device in the house, so the DSL obviously won't work!
Before anyone asks, the line is monitored from our network in Dublin, as we monitor loads of other things as well adding my DSL line seemed logical.
As I work from home from time to time (especially early in the morning) being able to rely on my stable broadband connection is important.
For the technically minded, the monitoring and graphs are all handled by Smoke Ping.
I was just looking at the connection stats for the last few months and I must say I am pleased.
Apart from the hiccups last week, which were caused by Eircom NOT Magnet, my connection has been rock solid.
Looking at the graph below (click to enlarge) you can see a few gaps, but they all coincide with periods when I was either out of the country or away from Carlow for an extended period (eg. Christmas). Before I go away for a few days I always disconnect just about every single electric device in the house, so the DSL obviously won't work!
Before anyone asks, the line is monitored from our network in Dublin, as we monitor loads of other things as well adding my DSL line seemed logical.
As I work from home from time to time (especially early in the morning) being able to rely on my stable broadband connection is important.
For the technically minded, the monitoring and graphs are all handled by Smoke Ping.
