I can't access www.mac-forums.com what's up?

the8thark · the8thark #1 (**permalink**)

05-28-2010, 11:33 AM

Hi,

For the past week or more i have not been able to access Mac Forums | Apple, iPod, iPhone Discussions the forums here. When I try to access them I don't get the forums as I normally do. Instead I gat a inetstatus.net page. I don't know why this is. And it really annoyed me.

But I found a way to hide my proxy and other things with this website Proxy Sites. I chose one of the links there (Sky Proxy - Never die ! is what I chose) and through that I can access the website mac-forums.

Why can't a normally access the forums? Is there anything I can do to help this?
And I'll bookmark the proxy hiding site so I can access mac-forums.

This is why I have not been here on the forums for a while. Simply can't access them normally.

Does anyone know why this is? And would anyone know a possible solution for this please?

Thanks for your time.

bobtomay · bobtomay #2 (**permalink**)

05-28-2010, 12:13 PM

Sounds like it happened right after the server move last week.

Happened to me only for several hours and only on my iPad.

Will get it reported so they can check into it.

the8thark · the8thark #3 (**permalink**)

05-28-2010, 12:15 PM

Thanks for that.

pigoo3 · pigoo3 #4 (**permalink**)

05-28-2010, 12:19 PM

I haven't had any problems on my end for the past week or so...even with the server change.

I wonder if any other folks from "Down Under"...have had any problems.

- Nick

chscag · chscag #5 (**permalink**)

05-28-2010, 01:27 PM

No problems here either. And it looks like folks down under - Australia, New Zealand, are able to access normally as before. May be something local to "the8tharc".

Regards.

SoftWareRevue · SoftWareRevue #6 (**permalink**)

05-28-2010, 02:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by the8thark

... Does anyone know why this is? And would anyone know a possible solution for this please?

Thanks for your time.

It would be a DNS issue. I'd suggest you flush your cache.

Start a terminal session and use either lookupd -flushcache (Tiger) or dscacheutil -flushcache (Leopard).

harryb2448 · harryb2448 #7 (**permalink**)

05-28-2010, 06:11 PM

No it was here also yesterday ~ got hung up on some bullmedia loading message or somesuch with no loading.

the8thark · the8thark #8 (**permalink**)

05-29-2010, 01:11 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SoftWareRevue

It would be a DNS issue. I'd suggest you flush your cache.

Start a terminal session and use either lookupd -flushcache (Tiger) or dscacheutil -flushcache (Leopard).

I tried that and it didn't work. So for the time being I can just access the site through the proxy hider. Annoying but at least I can still access the site.

Kash · Kash #9 (**permalink**)

05-29-2010, 01:13 AM

Come on, let's all be honest here. We all know the admins blocked the8thark because he's been spamming up the place with his so-called "news"

the8thark · the8thark #10 (**permalink**)

05-29-2010, 09:03 AM

Kash you might be on to something here

the8thark · the8thark #11 (**permalink**)

05-30-2010, 02:33 AM

Just to let you all know. I was contacted by the website's admin, and I gave them a little info. And what they did must have fixed the issue. Because I can access the site normally now

.

So bobtomay is you are in contact with the site's admin again, can you tell them a thank you from me. And a thanks to you too for contacting them for me.

the8thark #1 (permalink)
Member Since: Jan 27, 2007 Location: Brisvegas Posts: 5,658 Mac Specs: 17 inch 2 GHz C2D imac (5,1) with 3GB DDR2 RAM, X1600 (128MB memory) GPU - OSX 10.6.3	05-28-2010, 11:33 AM Hi, For the past week or more i have not been able to access Mac Forums \| Apple, iPod, iPhone Discussions the forums here. When I try to access them I don't get the forums as I normally do. Instead I gat a inetstatus.net page. I don't know why this is. And it really annoyed me. But I found a way to hide my proxy and other things with this website Proxy Sites. I chose one of the links there (Sky Proxy - Never die ! is what I chose) and through that I can access the website mac-forums. Why can't a normally access the forums? Is there anything I can do to help this? And I'll bookmark the proxy hiding site so I can access mac-forums. This is why I have not been here on the forums for a while. Simply can't access them normally. Does anyone know why this is? And would anyone know a possible solution for this please? Thanks for your time. Last edited by the8thark; 05-28-2010 at 11:47 AM.
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bobtomay #2 (permalink)
Member Since: Dec 22, 2006 Location: Texas, where else? Posts: 21,801 Mac Specs: 15" MBP 2.33 C2D 256 4GB, MBA 13" i7 1.8, MB 2.0 2GB, Nano 4th, 3GS, iPad 1	05-28-2010, 12:13 PM Sounds like it happened right after the server move last week. Happened to me only for several hours and only on my iPad. Will get it reported so they can check into it. I cannot be held responsible for the things that come out of my mouth. In the Windows world, most everything folks don't understand is called a virus. Place your vote for our Member of the Month
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pigoo3 #4 (permalink)
Member Since: May 20, 2008 Location: U.S. Posts: 20,313 Mac Specs: 13" MB 2.4ghz, 2gig ram, OS 10.7.4	05-28-2010, 12:19 PM I haven't had any problems on my end for the past week or so...even with the server change. I wonder if any other folks from "Down Under"...have had any problems. - Nick - Computer slow, too many "beachballs", read this: Beachballs - Computer seems slower than it used to? Read this for some speedup tips: Speedup - Almost full hard drive? Some solutions. Out of Space - Apple Battery Info. Battery
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Kash #9 (permalink)
Member Since: Dec 03, 2006 Location: Irvine, CA Posts: 9,385 Mac Specs: Black Macbook C2D 2GHz 3GB RAM 250GB HD iPhone 4 iPad 3G	05-29-2010, 01:13 AM Come on, let's all be honest here. We all know the admins blocked the8thark because he's been spamming up the place with his so-called "news" June 2007 July 2009
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chscag #5 (permalink)
Member Since: Jan 23, 2008 Location: Fort Worth, Texas Posts: 31,986 Mac Specs: 21.5" iMac 2.5 GHz i5, iPad 3rd Gen., 3 iPods	05-28-2010, 01:27 PM No problems here either. And it looks like folks down under - Australia, New Zealand, are able to access normally as before. May be something local to "the8tharc". Regards.
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harryb2448 #7 (permalink)
Member Since: Nov 28, 2007 Location: Nambucca Heads Australia Posts: 14,079 Mac Specs: iMac i5 2.7GHz OS X.8.3	05-28-2010, 06:11 PM No it was here also yesterday ~ got hung up on some bullmedia loading message or somesuch with no loading.
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the8thark #10 (permalink)
Member Since: Jan 27, 2007 Location: Brisvegas Posts: 5,658 Mac Specs: 17 inch 2 GHz C2D imac (5,1) with 3GB DDR2 RAM, X1600 (128MB memory) GPU - OSX 10.6.3	05-29-2010, 09:03 AM Kash you might be on to something here
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the8thark #11 (permalink)
Member Since: Jan 27, 2007 Location: Brisvegas Posts: 5,658 Mac Specs: 17 inch 2 GHz C2D imac (5,1) with 3GB DDR2 RAM, X1600 (128MB memory) GPU - OSX 10.6.3	05-30-2010, 02:33 AM Just to let you all know. I was contacted by the website's admin, and I gave them a little info. And what they did must have fixed the issue. Because I can access the site normally now . So bobtomay is you are in contact with the site's admin again, can you tell them a thank you from me. And a thanks to you too for contacting them for me.
	QUOTE Thanks

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