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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Lost AWAD #11238 11/27/2000 1:06 PM Joined: Oct 2000 Posts: 1,346 Sussex, England FishonaBike veteran FishonaBike veteran Joined: Oct 2000 Posts: 1,346 Sussex, England Hi Folks A lot of us over this side of the Pond - definitely mav, Jo and I - have been unable to access AWAD, or rather wordsmith.org, for the last week . Especially, it seems, when our web connections aren't happening via a proxy server. Yet to establish, but this may not just be a UK problem - could be Europe too. If any non-UK Europeans are getting through OK, please post something on this thread. Thanks. Clearly it would be nice to know if anyone knows anything about this - I suspect "improved" security on a US-based link server (one at qwest.net, possibly). But why should this only seemingly affect transatlantic connections? Oh, and why is only wordsmith.org/AWAD affected? Jo has attempted to contact Anu, but he's in Hawaii Desperate times indeed! Fisk P.S. My current connection is via a proxy server, as I'm at work STOP PRESS - WE SEEM TO BE BACK! Thanks for the support, folks. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Lost AWAD #11239 11/27/2000 1:39 PM Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 1,004 London, UK shanks old hand shanks old hand Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 1,004 London, UK My condolences, and deepest sympathies. the sunshine (from work, by proxy) warrior Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Lost AWAD #11240 11/27/2000 1:42 PM Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 11,613 Louisville, Kentucky Jackie Carpal Tunnel Jackie Carpal Tunnel Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 11,613 Louisville, Kentucky I've sent an email requesting assistance. You-all might try a back door: tsuwm's site, http://members.aol.com/tsuwm/ has a link to A Word A Day. If you can get there, there's a link at the bottom of the screen to AWADTalk. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Lost AWAD #11241 11/27/2000 2:26 PM Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 1,027 Switzerland wsieber old hand wsieber old hand Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 1,027 Switzerland Hi to those who are still around, Being also in the favo(u)rite position to use our firms proxy server, I have not had any problems recently. Werner Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Lost AWAD #11242 11/27/2000 2:29 PM Joined: Oct 2000 Posts: 1,346 Sussex, England FishonaBike veteran FishonaBike veteran Joined: Oct 2000 Posts: 1,346 Sussex, England I've sent an email requesting assistance. Thanks Jackie. Hope Anu has a deputy, if he's still in Hawaii. Or a laptop! Much as I hate to intrude on anyone's holiday. I suspect the "back door" will also be locked, as it still requires a link to the wordsmith.org server (in other words, we've tried getting to AWAD in general rather than AWADtalk in particular). But anything's worth a try, so I'll give it a blast when I get home. Thank-ee milady. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Lost AWAD #11243 11/27/2000 2:42 PM Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 315 Italy - Perugia is a town with... emanuela enthusiast emanuela enthusiast Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 315 Italy - Perugia is a town with... I don't know exactly what a proxi server is, or if I am using it ( I suspect yes); but in any case I had no problems in the last weeks - unless, maybe, something slower than before? Ciao Emanuela Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Lost AWAD #11244 11/29/2000 10:04 PM Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 1,981 jmh Pooh-Bah jmh Pooh-Bah Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 1,981 Hi - only 213 posts to read before I can write anything sensible (oh well, at least try to write anything sensible)- good to be back. I've only managed to get through to the site twice in the last week. Thanks for trying to help! Jo Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Yay! #11245 11/30/2000 8:10 AM Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 1,004 London, UK shanks old hand shanks old hand Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 1,004 London, UK She's back. Can Mav make it too? Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Yay! #11246 12/07/2000 10:08 AM Joined: Aug 2000 Posts: 2,204 RhubarbCommando Pooh-Bah RhubarbCommando Pooh-Bah Joined: Aug 2000 Posts: 2,204 Oooh! what have I been missing? I think I'll sell my brand new pile of electronics and go back to a hand-held adding machine. I have been looking in occasionally over the past week or so, but haven't had time to post. Now it seems as though I might not have been able to anyway. I feel a sort of disembodied frustration that I was here and able to share the real frustration that you all seem to have been experiencing. 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