Hi All,

I'll be leaving tomorrow for a camping trip up in Algonquin Provincial Park until Sunday. Got everything packed up already so we can get an early start, just need to throw the kayaks on the car & hit the road.

I'll probably invoke the sysop's curse of "separation anxiety" by announcing it here, if that's the case I'll have to get things back online on Sunday
when I'm back.


Jay

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I'll be leaving tomorrow for a camping trip up in Algonquin Provincial
Park

Have fun!

I'll probably invoke the sysop's curse of "separation anxiety" by
announcing
it here, if that's the case I'll have to get things back online on
Sunday when I'm back.

Hehe. Don't panic, the BBS going offline for a few days won't cause
financial meltdown, chaos in the streets etc.

I'm the same though, everytime I leave the home I wonder if that will be
the time we have a power outage or something, but then the bigger problem
would be the freezer defrosting, not the BBS / website going down..

ehm..

Have fun!

Andrew


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Re: Camping
By: Warpslide to All on Wed Jul 06 2022 10:18 pm

I'll probably invoke the sysop's curse of "separation anxiety" by announcing it here, if that's the case I'll have to get
things back online on Sunday when I'm back.

No biggie if it breaks - enjoy the camping though!


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Hello Warpslide!

On 06 Jul 2022, Warpslide said the following...

I'll be leaving tomorrow for a camping trip up in Algonquin Provincial Park until Sunday. Got everything packed up already so we can get an early start, just need to throw the kayaks on the car & hit the road.

Sounds great! Have a nice trip!

I'll probably invoke the sysop's curse of "separation anxiety" by announcing it here, if that's the case I'll have to get things back online on Sunday when I'm back.

Noted. :-D

Best regards
Zip

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I'll be leaving tomorrow for a camping trip up in Algonquin Provincial Park until Sunday. Got everything packed up already so we can get an early start, just need to throw the kayaks on the car & hit the road.

Just make sure you don't become another David Paulides statistic - don't forget your Personal Locator Beacon.

Enjoy the great outdoors whilst you're young/healthy enough to do so :)

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*** Quoting Warpslide from a message to All ***

I'll probably invoke the sysop's curse of "separation anxiety" by announcing it here, if that's the case I'll have to get things back online on Sunday when I'm back.

So it turns out my ISP is down across much of the country. Turns out my board's separation anxiety decided to take out all Rogers customers in
Canada! You're welcome! :)

http://bbs.lc/L9fkZ

My Telegard setup is on a VPS so I can still access it, but you won't see
this message until my ISP comes back online so this point can deliver the message. I'm typing this on an ipad via telnetbbsguide.com at the
campground, waking up with my morning tea and a bunch of very friendly chipmunks.


Jay

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Hello Warpslide!

** On Friday 08.07.22 - 08:38, Warpslide wrote to Warpslide:

So it turns out my ISP is down across much of the country.
Turns out my board's separation anxiety decided to take out
all Rogers customers in Canada! You're welcome! :)

Yes.. a BIG surprise to many who only carry debit cards too!

Visa and Mastercard payments worked ok though.

Many people were desparately trying to pull cash out of their
bank accounts to get through the weekend.

http://bbs.lc/L9fkZ

"Kye Prigg, Rogers' senior vice-president of access networks
and operations.. "We don't understand how the different levels
of redundancy that we build across the network coast to coast
have not worked," he said."

..so they had redundancy? Hard to believe, especially since the
whole shebang collapsed like it did.

My guess is that they will blame it on an unauthorized software
update or something.

..waking up with my morning tea and a bunch of very
friendly chipmunks.

They're probably waiting for the biscuits.

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Hello Warpslide!

So it turns out my ISP is down across much of the country. Turns out my board's separation anxiety decided to take out all Rogers customers in Canada! You're welcome! :)

Ouch! It'll be interesting to hear what the underlying cause was...

deliver the message. I'm typing this on an ipad via telnetbbsguide.com at the campground, waking up with my morning tea and a bunch of very friendly chipmunks.

That's nice! Those are cute. :)

Enjoy the trip!

Best regards
Zip

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On Thu Jul 7 14:22:00 2022, apam wrote to Warpslide <=-

I'm the same though, everytime I leave the home I wonder if that will be
the time we have a power outage or something, but then the bigger problem would be the freezer defrosting, not the BBS / website going down..

Never knew you lived in my apartment complex where brownouts happen in the middle of the night or very early in the morning. Got so sick of it that I finally bought an UPS. ;)

On a serious note...used to this happening during the evening when I lived in Arizona in July...but never during off-peak times. It was so bad that I or the cat farted...the transformer on the pole would blow. The coop never replaced their equipment...with it meaning increasing rates.

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*** Quoting Ogg from a message to Warpslide ***

So it turns out my ISP is down across much of the country.
Turns out my board's separation anxiety decided to take out
all Rogers customers in Canada! You're welcome! :)

Yes.. a BIG surprise to many who only carry debit cards too!
Visa and Mastercard payments worked ok though.

I'm one of them, I seldom carry cash anymore, though I did happen to have
some for my camping trip to buy some firewood. I had to fill my gas tank up in the park, I drove 37km to the nearest gas station (Shell in Dwight) and thankfully they were still able to take credit cards, but debit was down.

..so they had redundancy? Hard to believe, especially since the
whole shebang collapsed like it did.

My guess is that they will blame it on an unauthorized software
update or something.

https://bbs.lc/0BsrL

"We now believe we've narrowed the cause to a network system failure
following a maintenance update in our core network, which caused some of our routers to malfunction early Friday morning," he said.

They blamed it on an Ericsson firmware update when this happened last year in April of 2021:

https://bbs.lc/o4ADN


It looks like I was down from about 4:30am on Friday until about 1am on Saturday. Thankfully my cell phone is with Telus so I really wasn't affected that much by this.

They're probably waiting for the biscuits.

In this case, peanuts:

https://imgur.com/a/lgCPq4A


Jay

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My guess is that they will blame it on an unauthorized software
update or something.

https://bbs.lc/0BsrL

"We now believe we've narrowed the cause to a network system failure following a maintenance update in our core network, which caused some of our routers to malfunction early Friday morning," he said.

/me remembers a major Australian retailer that lost all EFTPOS on December 23rd many years ago. Their entire EFTPOS network (they operated their own) was routed through a single X.25 switch in Sydney, and that switch went sideways. Wasn't long before they had a 2nd switch in Melbourne...

Oops.

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Ogg wrote to Warpslide <=-

Many people were desparately trying to pull cash out of their
bank accounts to get through the weekend.

There's a lot to be said for keeping some cash on hand - I'd take out an
extra 20 every once in a while and keep it on hand, just in case.

I grew up before ATMs and debit cards, I feel naked going out without some cash on me.


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Hello Warpslide!

** On Sunday 10.07.22 - 07:49, Warpslide wrote to Ogg:

Yes.. a BIG surprise to many who only carry debit cards
too! Visa and Mastercard payments worked ok though.

I'm one of them, I seldom carry cash anymore, though I did
happen to have some for my camping trip to buy some
firewood. I had to fill my gas tank up in the park, I
drove 37km to the nearest gas station (Shell in Dwight) and
thankfully they were still able to take credit cards, but
debit was down.

For a moment, it seemed that Interac (debit, and eTransfer)
were exclusive to Rogers. But according to the the recent link
you provided on the matter, RBC (RoyalBankCanada) debit was OK
in British Columbia.

I think it is astonishing that Interac didn't have a fallback
option over another carrier - or couldn't arrange to have one
in a few hours.

My guess is that they will blame it on an unauthorized
software update or something.

https://bbs.lc/0BsrL

"We now believe we've narrowed the cause to a network
system failure following a maintenance update in our core
network, which caused some of our routers to malfunction
early Friday morning," he said.

Is it Ericsson equipment, again?

They blamed it on an Ericsson firmware update when this happened last year in April of 2021:

https://bbs.lc/o4ADN

I'm surprised that Rogers rolled out the update trusting
Ericsson. Perhaps Rogers should have "tested" the update on a
parallel network or something.

They're probably waiting for the biscuits.

In this case, peanuts:

https://imgur.com/a/lgCPq4A

Algonquin chipmunks know a safe opportunity when they see it.

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My Telegard setup is on a VPS so I can still access it, but you won't
see this message until my ISP comes back online so this point can
deliver the message. I'm typing this on an ipad via telnetbbsguide.com at the campground, waking up with my morning tea and a bunch of very friendly chipmunks.

I actually full time RV and work remote all the time, so I'm very familar with working with the Chipmunks. Actually this moring, I've been working with some rabbits, and cattle that they allow to graze on Forest land.

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Hello poindexter FORTRAN!

** On Saturday 09.07.22 - 09:06, poindexter FORTRAN wrote to Ogg:

Many people were desparately trying to pull cash out of
their bank accounts to get through the weekend.

There's a lot to be said for keeping some cash on hand -
I'd take out an extra 20 every once in a while and keep it
on hand, just in case.

20 bucks doesn't go as far as it used to.

Here's my typical stash after a few weeks:

https://susepaste.org/82986786

I don't get to the bank too often. But this is the result of
what people give ME! <g> It gets to the point where the
wallet doesn't fold shut properly.

I grew up before ATMs and debit cards, I feel naked going
out without some cash on me.

Decades ago in the 80's I was on my way from Cornwall ONT to
Toronto. Headed out at 4a cuz the plan was to arrive in time
for a funeral. My the time it was 6a I ran into a snow storm
and ended up in the ditch. It was a smooth gentle transition;
no damages. I just "happend" to have a few hundred dollars in
my wallet. I woke up some people to ask if I could call a tow
truck. The cash was handy; paid the tow driver some cash and I
was on my way.

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nblade wrote to Warpslide <=-

I actually full time RV and work remote all the time, so I'm very
familar with working with the Chipmunks. Actually this moring, I've
been working with some rabbits, and cattle that they allow to graze on Forest land.

I have 2 snoring dogs in my office. :)


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I have 2 snoring dogs in my office. :)

Well I have two of those as well but they normally hang out with the wife in trailer. My workspace in the back on the truck, where I normally have my latop and 2nd monitor setup. When we were not full-timing it and we had a house, the little dog use to watch and supervise me from a chair in the office until the wife would wake up.

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