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Administrator 179 posts _site_admin Administrator 179 posts
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MRH website experienced an approximately 3 hour outage this morning. Our host provider had to perform emergency maintenance on our server, but we're back up now.

We apologize for the inconvenience.
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UPWilly Prolific poster 1,965 posts
UPWilly

Periodic access errors

I understand the original problem occurred on Monday morning, 30 July, but ...

Either the host provider needs more maintenance or the MRH site traffic has become so great that it is periodically overwhelmed. Today I have been getting many 503 errors, mostly in going to "recent posts".

http://model-railroad-hobbyist.com/recent-posts

 

Bill D.

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RandallG Super User 772 posts
RandallG

503 Errors - Alien Attack

I wonder if it has anything to do with the increasing number of new alphabet soup named subscribers we seem to be getting lately ...
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Ken Glover kfglover Super User 1,506 posts
Ken Glover kfglover

503's

I've gotten a lot of 503 recently too. I was hoping it was traffic from a lot more people discovering MRH.

Ken Glover,

HO, Digitrax, Soundtraxx PTB-100, JMRI (LocoBuffer-USB), ProtoThrottle (WiThrottle server)

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joef MRH Founder 17,535 posts
joef

503 errors

So if I understand this right, the site still works, but you're getting a 503 message in the menu bar on the right?

That's our online counter throwing errors. More annoying than anything serious.

Joe Fugate​
Publisher, Model Railroad Hobbyist magazine

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Ken Glover kfglover Super User 1,506 posts
Ken Glover kfglover

No, Joe

A white page with a message at the top about the 503 and try later

Ken Glover,

HO, Digitrax, Soundtraxx PTB-100, JMRI (LocoBuffer-USB), ProtoThrottle (WiThrottle server)

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CM Auditor Regular poster 349 posts
CM Auditor

503 Errors

Joe

When the 503 error is displayed I see it in the main display area, the menu bar still show MRH url I am trying to contact.  In most cases to get it to disappear, I have to refresh the screen.  One time I had to move to a non MRH url and start over again.

 

CM Auditor

Tom VanWormer

Monument CO

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dkaustin Prolific poster 1,515 posts
dkaustin

Me too.

I have had the same 503 errors as described above. Den

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     Dennis Austin located in NW Louisiana


 
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dkaustin Prolific poster 1,515 posts
dkaustin

It just happened to me at 11:08pm CST.

I just got the 503 error again. Service Temporarily Unavailable. I had to load a yahoo page to get back to MRH. Den

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     Dennis Austin located in NW Louisiana


 
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joef MRH Founder 17,535 posts
joef

We're moving to a new server

Talked to our ISP and they said they're migrating everyone to new hardware and the 503's will continue for the next day or so until they get everything moved. So hang in there ...

Joe Fugate​
Publisher, Model Railroad Hobbyist magazine

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UPWilly Prolific poster 1,965 posts
UPWilly

Tolerance

'tis tolerable, Joe. If it keeps up for much longer, though, I may ask for a refund

Thanks much for "being on it" and the wonderful experience I get from the Mag and forum.

 

Bill D.

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N Scale (1:160), not N Gauge. DC (analog), Stapleton PWM Throttle.

Proto-freelance Southwest U.S. 2nd half 20th Century.

Keep on trackin'
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UPWilly Prolific poster 1,965 posts
UPWilly

May be it was fixed

I have been in the forum off and on a lot today and did not experience any 503 errors. The problem may have been fixed. If so, I am a happy camper now.

 

Bill D.

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N Scale (1:160), not N Gauge. DC (analog), Stapleton PWM Throttle.

Proto-freelance Southwest U.S. 2nd half 20th Century.

Keep on trackin'
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