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Anyone able to get to the ECF web site this morning?

I tried to access it, the throbber has been throbbing for over a minute, and still no joy.

I have suggested a support call be placed with the ISP, DEMON Internet to the ECF Office. Of course, their SMTP / POP3 service may also be down!

John Upham wrote:I have suggested a support call be placed with the ISP, DEMON Internet to the ECF Office. Of course, their SMTP / POP3 service may also be down!

Neither is true, they don't use Demon for either their mail or web site now

I can access it ok (10-20 am)

(Service has been resumed)

OK, I merely checked the IPS tag of the domain to infer the ISP : I should have known better.

http://www.englishchess.org.uk resolves to 216.227.249.60

which appears to be

General Information

Hostname: 60.249.227.216.ictxwavemedia.net
ISP: Interfacing Company of Texas
Organization: Optiquest Internet Services
Proxy: None detected
Type: Corporate

Geo-Location Information

Country: United States
State/Region: TX
City: Spring
Latitude: 30.1145
Longitude: -95.4729
Area Code: 281

it took me 18 hops to get there from the UK.

John Upham wrote:It took me 18 hops to get there from the UK.

Tell me about it, I know US hosting is cheaper but there is an actual price to pay for that

This forum is of course a UK site