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Ping.Fm down?
Is it just me or is Ping.Fm down? I usually update via email and the email bounced. So, I went to the Ping.fm site, and I see a website holder page. What is going on?
I’m confused
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I’m UP
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Just to set everyone at ease, we are simply waiting on GoDaddy to update their end so that this mess becomes history. I've been in direct contact with them. Actually, the office of the President of GoDaddy called me personally ensuring that they are working on this with a high priority.
Everyone can do us a favor by just spreading the word that everything in power is being done to correct this. And be known that we aren't going anywhere. This isn't us leaving, nor shutting down. This is a problem that has come between service provider and client. It's unfortunate, but it happens.
This should all go away any time now.
Thanks for your continued support through some wrenches in the system. Keep on pingin! (Bots still work.)
I’m not a bot
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Why do Americans have to make everything a religious thing?!
It looks my detailed answer is the only one that didn't get marked "this solves the problem". Maybe I won't bother next time.
I’m amused
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Inappropriate?Looks like they may not have renewed their domain, or possibly someone hijacked it.
I’m sad
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Inappropriate?I just saw this on their Plurk page: "If you're seeing "GoDaddy" pages, we're in the midst of some transferring and they've seemingly "screwed us." Should fix momentarily."
I’m anxious
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Inappropriate?The website is back up, but it seems the API interface is out, at least Ubiquity can't talk to it right now...
I’m sad
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It's still down for me. I think whatever changes happened with their domain are still being propagated across the Internet and name servers.
I've been screwed by GoDaddy on several occasions, so I feel Ping.fm's pain. -
Inappropriate?The site was unreachable for a while. In the last few days, I have also seen the XMPP interface unresponsive quite a few times.
We should start tracking them - maybe using a script to post XMPP messages at regular intervals and check that they appear at the other end on the publication sites.
I’m anxious
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Inappropriate?The site is still down for me (I'm using OpenDNS for my DNS). It looks like I'm still able to post via the google chat bot.
So how did GoDaddy "screw" you? I've used them for domain registration, but never hosting, for years.
-Adam
I’m sad
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I used them to host my website for a while.
GoDaddy would frequently change something with their hosting servers which would cause the DNS records to change. This would cause my site to go down for 24-48 hours. They would do this without any notice to me at all.
Once my site was down for a week because they changed something without telling me. They screwed something up though, so we had to wait until the first change propagated across the Internet (about 48 hours), then correct their mistake which they screwed up again (another 48 hours), then try to fix their fix (another 48 hours).
Their tech support is very hit or miss. Sometimes you get someone knowledgeable, but often time you get someone who has no business being in tech support. The latter often makes the problem worse.
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Inappropriate?I am still down but got this response from pingfm on Twitter:
" pingfm Apparently we are waiting on a "paperwork correction" that has to be "escalated" in order to be resolved. Hang in there, pingers! 16 minutes ago from Ping.fm "
Talk about attentive and responsive.
I’m concerned but hopeful
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I swear on all that is unholy, but GoDaddy has got to be the WORST company in America for domain registrations and web hosting. Seriously! Their prices aren't even that competitive.
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Inappropriate?ping.fm still resolves to 68.178.232.100 (parkwebwin-v01.prod.mesa1.secureserver.net )
I’m frustrated
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Inappropriate?oddly, i still get ping.fm fine and i get everything on my blog posted through ping just fine. but i've been told by people in other places nationwide that some get the godaddy, some don't. it appears to be random as to who's getting it and who's not.
I’m unconcerned
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same here. never stopped working (i'm in portugal, if that matters)
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Inappropriate?I got GPS in my sphicter. asking about Ping.fm. It says, "Where did that crap go?" There is something kind of kinky about Ping.fm now being... everything is failing on me 2day. net connection. ping.fm. viagara.
I’m silly
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Inappropriate?Just to set everyone at ease, we are simply waiting on GoDaddy to update their end so that this mess becomes history. I've been in direct contact with them. Actually, the office of the President of GoDaddy called me personally ensuring that they are working on this with a high priority.
Everyone can do us a favor by just spreading the word that everything in power is being done to correct this. And be known that we aren't going anywhere. This isn't us leaving, nor shutting down. This is a problem that has come between service provider and client. It's unfortunate, but it happens.
This should all go away any time now.
Thanks for your continued support through some wrenches in the system. Keep on pingin! (Bots still work.)
I’m not a bot
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thanks Sean. I now realize how much more I like your product to Hellotxt. I tried it for a few hours... Ping.fm is better. the blog posts rock. I wouldn't care unless I loved Ping.fm. there is no substitute if it works...
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This makes me realise, I'd happily pay $20/yr for the service. Don't know if there are cash flow issues, but why not give me the option to be a "ping.fm pro pinger", I'll put my hand in my wallet...
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Thanks for the update, and good luck!
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"Callum Macdonald commented 12 hours ago
This makes me realise, I'd happily pay $20/yr for the service. Don't know if there are cash flow issues, but why not give me the option to be a "ping.fm pro pinger", I'll put my hand in my wallet... "
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Inappropriate?*ahem* Use NameCheap next time. GoDaddy has screwed me over uncountable times as well.
I hope Ping.fm is restored soon.
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Inappropriate?Uhh... DownDoggy is just another one of GoDaddy's sites. Blatantly similar design, and the companies behind it are the same.
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Inappropriate?I have heard that this is not an uncommon thing for GoDaddy. Havent experienced it myself, just heard.
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Inappropriate?I've been transferring domains recently between hosts and understand all the authorisation codes required, there is also paperwork with any change of ownership of the domain.
When it is a country specific domain like .fr, .de or .fm, as in ping.fm, then the paperwork needs to be printed and posted and that can causes problems if someone, either the sender or the host transferring or the host receiving, mistypes something. In some situations, the regulator (ICANN in America, Nominet in the UK) legally needs to be notified.
Personally I am transferring my international domains (.com, .net etc) to GoDaddy as they're the cheapest for those domains and I've never had a problem with them in the year that I've used them. My hosting however is with another company and my UK domains are with a third company.
I'm sure it will be sorted soon and all the connections will be back up and running. I guess it will be more cost effective, and perhaps more reliable (not that I've ever found ping.fm offline before).
I'm happy because I know it's coming back and I empathise because I know it's frustrating waiting unable to do anything while you wait.
I’m happy
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You might want to read www.NoDaddy.com first before you invest much more into GoDaddy. GoDaddy will screw you over at the tip of a hat.
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