Board transfer and downtime

**Karlin** · 2nd April 2009, 02:48 PM

Ok folks, I have to move the board and database over to my new hosting company in the next few days and think I might try this this evening. If not this eve I will get to it in the next few days. While the board is being moved, it will be offline. It shouldn't take too long, but this is a heads up that this is normal maintenance if you get a board offline message. Once moved, the on and off problems with connections should cease.

**Karlin** · 4th April 2009, 11:56 PM

Am going to try this tomorrow evening if not too tired after the Ian Dunbar training day!

Too tired tonight and had to do some shopping...

**Love my Cavaliers** · 5th April 2009, 01:13 AM

Shopping is always good. Hope it wasn't just for necessities - hopefully some fun stuff!

**Karlin** · 5th April 2009, 11:33 PM

Sadly it was for groceries! Nothing in the house from before I went to Madrid last week so desperately needed to get supplies in.

Too tired again tonight after a full day at Ian Dunbar's seminar, so this has been pushed forward again. Have to do this in the next couple of days though... so there will be a bit of downtime.

Not as much downtime however as one of the well known UK breeder's sites, which I see has been hacked and is redirecting to a pornography malware site this evening ...

I won't even link to it as you could end up with something nasty on your PC.

***Pauline*** · 5th April 2009, 11:41 PM

Yikes

Thanks for the warning, and the update on Cavalier Talk. I've been on other forums where porn has been posted. I'm glad you vet everyone who joins.

**Karlin** · 5th April 2009, 11:56 PM

It's actually the entire website -- if you try to visit the breeder's website, you are redirected to a porn malware site. It's probably what is known as an iframe hack -- a line of code inserted into the html that redirects people to the other site. I once had that type of hack happen -- only to Windows users though

-- on the old version of this board. This board software is far more secure and it is also why I stick in a few extra hoops for registrants to go through so that spam links are unlikely to end up on the site. It's a huge problem for boards... and email lists too.

***Pauline*** · 6th April 2009, 09:30 AM

Good job we have Macs then Karlin.

**Brian M** · 6th April 2009, 11:06 AM

Hi

Not that I can check as I dont think I am wanted anymore on that particular site ,but it makes you think a bit if you get redirected to a porn site ,I wonder if anybody is a bit strapped for cash as sales might be down and they may have a part time job elsewhere.