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Old 07-04-2008, 12:03 PM   #1 (permalink)
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Snapnames down?

For the past 12 hours all I get is:

The SnapNames® site is temporarily unavailable.
We're sorry for this brief inconvenience. Please try again in a few minutes.
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Old 07-04-2008, 12:04 PM   #2 (permalink)
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yep :

The SnapNames® site will be unavailable on July 4, 2008 from 1:30AM until 9:30PM PST.
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Old 07-04-2008, 12:06 PM   #3 (permalink)
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Argh, thanks.
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Old 07-04-2008, 12:07 PM   #4 (permalink)
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Old 07-04-2008, 12:21 PM   #5 (permalink)
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So much for backordering anything today.
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Old 07-04-2008, 12:22 PM   #6 (permalink)
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Useless anyway. I've stopped using them, since they never give me control over the domains I win... Incompetent bastards.
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Old 07-04-2008, 12:24 PM   #7 (permalink)
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That's no good for business. Shutting the whole site down?!? Wonder what happened..
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Old 07-04-2008, 12:53 PM   #8 (permalink)
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That's no good for business. Shutting the whole site down?!? Wonder what happened..
I think it`s called "Independence Day" .


Acroplex, I sent you a PM.
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Old 07-04-2008, 01:00 PM   #9 (permalink)
 
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Old 07-04-2008, 09:49 PM   #10 (permalink)
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Old 07-04-2008, 09:56 PM   #11 (permalink)
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Old 07-04-2008, 10:24 PM   #12 (permalink)
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daaaaaamn, I want to bid

All auctions that were suppose to end today will be pushed back to end tomorrow.
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For the past 12 hours all I get is:

The SnapNames® site is temporarily unavailable.
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I'm sitting in a lawn chair outside their office right now, just drinking a few beers. They appear to be closed for the day.
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Old 07-05-2008, 05:40 AM   #14 (permalink)
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Old 07-05-2008, 06:27 AM   #15 (permalink)
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at least Manage.SnapNames.com has been working

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Old 07-05-2008, 12:16 PM   #16 (permalink)
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Old 07-05-2008, 11:26 PM   #17 (permalink)
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All auctions that were suppose to end today will be pushed back to end tomorrow.
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The SnapNames® site is currently unavailable. Please check back later.

Auctions that were scheduled to end on July 4th and July 5th Pacific will now end on July 8th.
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Old 07-06-2008, 12:45 AM   #18 (permalink)
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bummer.... What type of update is going on where it takes more than 2 days to complete?
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Old 07-06-2008, 12:57 AM   #19 (permalink)
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This is a bit ridiculous.
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Old 07-06-2008, 01:29 AM   #20 (permalink)
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In all likelihhod it's caused by bandwidth issues due to all the ongoing Snapnames auctions and their fast growth.

Bandwidth was also the issue with Moniker (that seems to be fixed now with their server upgrade).
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