Thanksgiving morning about 6 AM West Coast time I became aware RFF was down. Reasonably the site should have been back up in 2 to 4 hours max. Other than a brief 6 to 9 hour window Friday night, RFF is finally back only 7 days later.
RFF is hosted on a dedicated server with RAID backup by a large company which hosts thousands of servers, a company that promises expert tech support 24/7 365.
The frustration of the situation has been beyond words.
Welcome Back!
Stephen
RFF is hosted on a dedicated server with RAID backup by a large company which hosts thousands of servers, a company that promises expert tech support 24/7 365.
The frustration of the situation has been beyond words.
Welcome Back!
Stephen
Mackinaw
Think Different
Just curious. Did you ever get an explanation from the hosting company what exactly went wrong and why it took so long to fix?
Jim B.
Jim B.
PrimeTime
Established
Thank you for your hard work and dedication to RFF. Much appreciated.
Glad RFF is back online !
Glad RFF is back online !
goamules
Well-known
Thanks for getting on them to get it back. Probably this will be good training for them, and next time they'll have things recovered faster. Still...I'd be looking around...
Michael Markey
Veteran
Welcome back
dogberryjr
[Pithy phrase]
Just glad it's back. /Exhale/ Okay, on to the classifieds!!
JMQ
Well-known
Thank Goodness. I was having serious withdrawal symptoms. Welcome back, and greetings everyone!
semilog
curmudgeonly optimist
Wheee! Welcome back!
leica M2 fan
Veteran
It has been a long week! So glad you were able to get everything back. Welcome!
raytoei@gmail.com
Veteran
hooray.....photo.net just doesn't feel the same...
back alley
IMAGES
maybe not...but josh is a class act...he welcomed us in and started a thread for us...he's a good man!!
DNG
Film Friendly
Yeah.....
Glad to have RFF back !!!
Glad to have RFF back !!!
luiman
shadowgrapher
Welcome! I am glad to find everyone and everything... 
nlubis
Well-known
Glad things are back! … really really glad…
oftheherd
Veteran
I went one time to Pop Photo but I do that every once in a while, just swooping in and out. I didn't go to photo.net, but if the owner or mod was that kind over there, he is indeed a class act. Thanks to him.
But other than the swoop to Pop Photo, I just toughed it out. And it was tough. I'm so glad RFF is back up. Thanks also to Mr. Gandy, who must have spent considerable time haranguing his hosting company and still finding time to answer emails on possible purchases in the furture. Thank you again sir.
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jbrianfoto
Established
Feels good to be back "home".
Chyn
Established
Wow, I had thought that RFF was gone for good when the tacky "this domain is for sale" page loaded this morning. So glad and relieved of the return to normalcy.
zsas
Established
Thanks for your work getting it back!