May 28, 2006 - 9:18pm
#2
It's Happened Before
IDTP isn't dead yet.
I've tried and tried to no avail to contact the administrator.
It's very possible he is on vacation and doesn't have access to a computer.
The site (as all sites seem to do) has had a few problems recently.
Honestly, it's one of my favorite places for research. Many of us have contributed many, many hours into research. And, as far as I am concerned, I want the site functional ASAP.
I'm
not a pharmacist or a medical doctor. This message is not medical
advice nor is it an offer to provide medical advice. All drug
identifications should be validated by a licensed MD or pharmacist.
May 28, 2006 - 9:24pm
#3
Server is still up and serving pharmacy pages
It looks like a misconfigured server, the IP address for idthispill 70.47.30.149 routes to a pharmacy site. So the server can at least serve a default page, but not idthispill.
May 28, 2006 - 9:49pm
#4
Sorry - my mistake
It's totally my fault. I talk to much. That might be the problem.
But hopefully I've been helpful over the last few years.
May 29, 2006 - 8:58am
#5
KubHost.net
I'm getting a web hosting site called KubHost.net instead of an offshore pharmacy. It's all in Russian or one of those funny languages. I copied and pasted the IP so it's not mistyped.
Princess
May 29, 2006 - 9:34am
#6
hmm interesting
I mistyped the IP into the window. 
Using the host command:
~$ host idthispill.com
idthispill.com has address 70.47.30.148
idthispill.com mail is handled by 0 idthispill.com.
That block of IP addresses belongs to Net Access Corporation (NAC). The hosting provider Kubhost is probably just reselling NACs service.
When did IDTP first go down?
May 29, 2006 - 2:16pm
#7
i kindof hate to see it go
i kindof hate to see it go but i dont believe we will see its likes again... speaking of being MIA, where has incognito been???
May 29, 2006 - 2:29pm
#8
IDthispill has been locked.
IDthispill has been locked. If you go to godaddy.com and select more info, it shows thae status as locked.
May 29, 2006 - 2:41pm
#9
Locked
I think 'Locked' only means that the domain can't be accidentally transferred, deleted or updated. It provides an extra layer of security so you don't accidentally lose your domain.
I believe some domain registries simply use 'locked' as asynonymn for "Status: REGISTRAR-LOCK"
Has anyone been able to get a hold of the admin?
Also what about the contact at http://www.joshuapettit.com/
May 29, 2006 - 3:47pm
#10
Hmm...
I was curious if that might be the case, so I looked up this website and it's listed as ACTIVE. So, I presumed that this was an administrative lock by the web hosting service. I would think there's several reasons for it:
1) non-payment
2) data transfer limit exceeded.
3) disk space limit exceeded.
Just a few I could think of... and as for Josh.... he's a web developer... not sure what help he would be, unless he accidentally locked the site. I still think our best bet is through the owner, if he'd ever bother to respond.
May 29, 2006 - 4:07pm
#11
ubbthreads
Another possiblity is that the server was hacked and shut down by the hosting company. I think this is pretty likely. I noticed from the google cache that idtp was running ubbthreads 6.4. There was a recent nasty security hole discovered in all versions of ubbthreads:
http://secunia.com/advisories/20242/
The initial flaw was first reported in April.
http://milw0rm.com/exploits/1814
This is a bad one that will essentially give the attacker control of the computer. Many forums were hit by this. My guess is the machine was hacked and shut down by the hosting company to prevent access to everyone. Hopefully the databases were backed up.
Regarding Josh - If he installed the forums and set them up, he should have access to the machine or may have the database dumps of the forums. It was just a thought.
May 29, 2006 - 6:32pm
#12
IDTP
Quote:
When did IDTP first go down?
The website has been down since Sunday afternoon May 21, 2006.
Mitomac, thanks for the info on joshuapettit.com
Might
not do any good but I'll leave a message. Nothing else has
worked, but maybe your suggestion will work. Thanks.
I'm
not a pharmacist or a medical doctor. This message is not medical
advice nor is it an offer to provide medical advice. All drug
identifications should be validated by a licensed MD or pharmacist.
May 29, 2006 - 9:10pm
#13
Im sure it will be back,
Im sure it will be back, half the 'fun' of IDing there is wondering if the site will be up once you are ready to post, then wondering if it will still be there a month from now when you try to find it for reference.
May 30, 2006 - 3:38am
#14
What about adding me and
What about adding me and all the photos I post with 99% of my IDs to the poll?
If not, consider that my write in vote. JK.
I
hope the site is
back up soon. According to the post count I was only a few posts away
from earning the title of "pooh-bah" which is currently only held by
one person. Any guesses on who that person is??? Ok, I'll give you a
hint and
you can descramble it: ybriK
Hopefully we won't have to start over if all those posts go down the 
That would not only be a lot of time, but a ton of useful information lost.
May 30, 2006 - 8:38am
#15
It's all about momentum
You old school kids and your stratospheric post counts. Sure you accumulated some high post counts -- over the years. 
But the momentum is all with the new guys. For example, posts in the last week:
TeamPharmer 5
incognito 11
kirby
24
Rawoody 34
phisher 61
It's not a bug, it's a feature damnit!
May 30, 2006 - 9:21am
#16
sweet:) how did you get that
sweet:) how did you get that info from the totals over the last week.
i have to admit when i was first starting at IDTP i would do alot of "b.s." posts just to get my numbers up. but these days i do at least try to keep them meaningful.
May 30, 2006 - 6:10am
#19
Point Well Taken
Quote:
What about adding me and all the photos I post with 99% of my IDs to the poll?
We apologize for the omission.
We've
added you together with kirby as prolific posters. If you prefer a
separate poll line item, our computer tech person will add it.
May 30, 2006 - 7:53am
#20
No need to apologize.
I
No need to apologize.
I was completely kidding, its not a big deal. A couple people might get the joke, some might not.
IDTP will be back, unfortunately this happens all too often. There were bandwidth and non-payment issues in the past (a year or so ago), but more recently it has just been a lack of proper and prompt maintenance.
Where it used to take 1-4 days to be repaired, recently it has taken a week or more. The admin runs a couple of other boards and seems to have pushed this one to the back burner.
Rather than hackers I would say it might be more of a
or a 
problem.
May 30, 2006 - 1:17pm
#21
nice. and to think all this
nice. and to think all this time. i thought that smiley had a tobacco problem.
Thought this would be a good place for speculation on the apparent demise of IDTP.