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Old 01-18-2017, 08:54 AM
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Default OLF gone belly-up?
Just tried to log onto the OLF (Official Luthers Forum) and a page opened which just said "This domain may be for sale"

I know there are several members who frequent both the AGF Build and Repair forum and also the OLF, and wondered if they had heard any news.

I did see yesterday that Lance had posted a message seeking donations to help pay the server bill ... I just wonder if it has all gotten too much for him financially.
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Old 01-18-2017, 09:33 AM
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Try logging in again. . .
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Old 01-18-2017, 09:38 AM
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+1. Nothing wrong at OLF.
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Old 01-18-2017, 09:54 AM
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Well, something very weird is going on ... I have the site bookmarked and normally click on the bookmarked link ... this is what came up.



So I Googled Official Luthiers Forum, and got the following on Google



I clicked on the Google link, and have done so multiple times, with the same result, so am obviously perplexed as to why this is happening to me and not to everybody else.

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Try logging in again. . .
Frank, it is a prerequisite of logging in that you should be able to get onto the site in the first place ...
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Old 01-18-2017, 10:29 AM
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I just tried going there and nothing happens.
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Old 01-18-2017, 10:33 AM
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What puzzles me is how Frank and Waddy are able to log on with no problems and everybody else gets blanked ...
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Old 01-18-2017, 11:18 AM
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murrmac, I get the same thing you do. Interesting.

Just found this on facebook

I'm having some technical issues at the OLF this morning. My credit card on file expired, so I had to call and renew the domain this morning at 8 am. I suspect it will be live by this afternoon. Sorry about the delay...
Ill keep any updated posted here until we're back up!
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Old 01-18-2017, 11:53 AM
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Blank. (Just some technical numbers, etc.)
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Old 01-18-2017, 12:17 PM
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Lance said that his credit card had expired where he registers the domain name and as such it didn't auto pay. He's in the process of fixing it.
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Old 01-18-2017, 05:38 PM
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Nothing since early afternoon...
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Old 01-18-2017, 06:44 PM
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I checked the WHOIS lookup, and it seems he did let registration lapse for a day or so. It'll get resolved. . .
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I was mistaken. I was not on as I thought.
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Old 01-18-2017, 11:38 PM
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Old 01-19-2017, 04:28 AM
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Post from Lance on Facebook today ...

"Update, it seems to be working, not 100% but I can tell the links are relinking. I can't get in using the URL, but I can using the IP http://72.52.253.93/ There are other users on now that ARE getting in using the URL. So its slowly reindexing."
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Old 01-19-2017, 08:35 AM
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Sounds like DNS is still propagating. They say it can take up to 24 hours but it's usually a lot quicker.
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