For the mods please

[kittyslass]

I have been trying to get into Viking Chat all day, and have been continually getting put onto UK2.net and with the message \"This Site Is Unavailable
If you are the account holder, please contact the billing or support department as soon as possible.\"

I have been able to get onto the site via \"Viking Chat - VSC Forum24 Jan 2011 ... 4 out of next 5 at home by watto-drfc ... Off Topic ... VSC ...
www.drfc-vsc.co.uk/index.php?option=com...57... \" from Google, but as soon as I try my normal access from my browser list (drfc-vsc.co.uk) it goes back to the UK2.net screen.

I realise that there has been work done on the server today, but can also see that people must have access to the forum from the recent posts.

Can you help/advise.

Thanks

[Filo]

Be patient, apparently it takes approx 24 hours for things to settle down, all should be well tomorrow

[kittyslass]

oOk thanks.

[RobTheRover]

We've moved the site onto a server with less traffic from other websites, plus upgraded the back-end to all the latest software versions.  The result is that it should be a lot more stable, resilient, and quicker when there are lots of users hammering it.  Massive thanks to BobJimWilly who handled the move.

As a result of it going on a new server, the site's default web address has changed, and DNS servers run by ISPs have to pick up the change.  Some do this very quickly, but some can take up to 24 hours, as Filo says.  When you go to www.drfc-vsc.co.uk your ISP has to look up the real site details and if it still has the old details then you get the error page.

[nice one rovers]

Oh bugger, expected to see something on here about The Who, The jam, etc.... I'm going underground.

[kittyslass]

Thank you! Now working ok.