Every nightmare I have that doesn't revolve around academic failure or public nudity is about that thing. In fact, once I dreamt that it attacked me while I was late for a test and naked.

Willow ,'The Killer In Me'


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tommyrot - Aug 23, 2005 2:45:57 pm PDT #4172 of 10003
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.

I can't ping ehrensteinland.com - the host does not resolve. So it still looks like a DNS issue.

Did you just change something, and the change has not yet propegated through DNS-land?


evil jimi - Aug 23, 2005 2:48:10 pm PDT #4173 of 10003
Lurching from one disaster to the next.

No, I've not changed anything, tommy, and that's the problem.

We're on a shared IP and I believe that's the cause of the frequent downtime the site has been experiencing. They say it has nothing to do with the IP but I'm not convinced.

I can access the site's control panel using the IP address, so I'm fairly sure it's got nothing to do with them rebooting the server, which is their standard excuse for any downtime.


Jessica - Aug 23, 2005 2:53:54 pm PDT #4174 of 10003
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset

eta: I'm logged in. I just have no one to talk to.

Heh, me too.


tommyrot - Aug 23, 2005 3:03:08 pm PDT #4175 of 10003
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.

Jessica, I added you to my Jabber contact list. It says "Waiting for Authorization."


le nubian - Aug 23, 2005 5:05:27 pm PDT #4176 of 10003
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."

google talk people, how are you logging in?


Jessica - Aug 23, 2005 5:08:14 pm PDT #4177 of 10003
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset

Under Preferences, set up a Jabber account, using your Gmail address as the username, and talk.google.com as the server.


amych - Aug 23, 2005 5:15:00 pm PDT #4178 of 10003
Now let us crush something soft and watch it fountain blood. That is a girlish thing to want to do, yes?

requires Tiger, apparently.

No, these grapes aren't sour at all.


le nubian - Aug 23, 2005 5:23:29 pm PDT #4179 of 10003
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."

Jessica, I'm getting a "can't connect." I am using Gaim. Is there something I need to put in the "resource" area?


Jessica - Aug 23, 2005 5:25:26 pm PDT #4180 of 10003
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset

I don't know anything about Gaim, sorry. (I'm using iChat.)


tommyrot - Aug 23, 2005 5:25:45 pm PDT #4181 of 10003
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.

Check here for info: [link]

eta: Gaim instructions:

1. Add an account, select "Jabber" as the protocol.
2. Your screen name is everything before the '@gmail.com'.
3. Server is 'gmail.com'.
4. Click "show more options" and make sure "use TLS if available" is checked. Leave "Force old SSL" and "allow plaintext..." unchecked for now. Connection port should be 5222, connection server should be 'talk.google.com' without the quotes.
5. Ta-da! Just login and you should be good-to-go.