2nd December 2008, 12:59 PM | #1 |
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What happened to IKRHS?
Any idea what has happened to the International Khukri Research and Historical Society website? It's been dead the last couple of days.
Spiral or Rod, any news? |
2nd December 2008, 01:47 PM | #2 |
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Someone has maliciously broken in and tried to overwrite the forum. We are working on a backup that wasn't infected. We will probably be out of commission for some yet unknown length of time.
Thanks for your interest and support. Berkley IKRHS moderator |
2nd December 2008, 02:19 PM | #3 |
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Sorry to hear this Berkley,
Pardon my ignorance but what BB software are you running ? |
2nd December 2008, 05:24 PM | #4 |
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Sad to hear this happen, Berkley. Hopefully you guys can get the forum back up.
All the best, Emanuel |
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3rd December 2008, 12:06 AM | #6 |
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Thanks Berkley .
Hope you take the site back soon . Bastards!! |
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3rd December 2008, 10:09 AM | #8 |
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This is a tragedy, Many people have worked hard on this forum, with many great contributions, it will be a terrible shame if this is all lost, Derek and others are working hard on it. I would like to thank you all for your kind thoughts. Rod
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3rd December 2008, 12:23 PM | #9 |
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Backups for our forum
I am sure our forum discussions are being backed up regularly.
I am not new to these disasters. There was an 'Indian History Forum' on Orkut which had several hundred discussions on very important topics dealing with Indian Sociology and history. And one fine day. middle of this year, everything was gone. Someone had hacked into the forum and deleted all the threads. We should be careful too. |
3rd December 2008, 08:30 PM | #10 |
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Yes its a crying shame, Id like to believe the politics, egos & money making intent of the kukri world wernt involved, but sadley I belive they were.
Hopefully Ill be proved wrong. Its not what true collecters are about. But its also true some people work from agendas. I have been a victim of them before in the kukri world, tis a shame, I realy do like kukri & discussian & learning about them & other ethnographic weapons. Spiral |
5th December 2008, 04:26 AM | #11 |
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Why does some cretin have to damage a forum that hasn't caused any harm to anyone that I've ever seen. If I can donate to the effort to rebuild IKRHS and help make it bullet proof just let me know, I've always got a few bucks squirreled away for just this type of situation.
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5th December 2008, 07:13 PM | #12 |
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Warren,
Thank you for the gracious offer, as well as for the expression of support. We have all been gratified by the response of those who have found our little web resource to be useful. I am at least thankful that whoever did this chose to attack the work of a few amateur scholars in an esoteric field, instead of some website working to combat disease, hunger or war. We are exploring the possibility of rebuilding with new software which will be more resistant to attack, though that will entail additional costs to our all-volunteer operation. I will also be seeking assistance from the Texas Attorney General's Office with possible prosecution for felony computer crimes. I will keep everyone advised of developments, and again wish to express my thanks for the good wishes. Berkley IKRHS Moderator |
5th December 2008, 11:00 PM | #13 |
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Absolutely ridiculous.
Berk, Derek, et.al., please feel free to use the forum here to continue your discussions while the IKRHS is being re-built. We miss you guys anyway. |
7th December 2008, 02:11 PM | #14 |
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I'm sorry to hear about the hacking of the website.
Hope it gets rebuilt soonest. On the subject of making backups, I'm not expert on the subject. But I heard that the backup copy has to be located at least anywhere between 100 to 500 miles away, so that in case of a catastrophe, the backup has a better chance of surviving. Just a thought ... |
10th December 2008, 07:45 PM | #15 |
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How disappointing
I wish the IKHRS crew all the best for their past and hopefully future work. Kind regards, Daniel |
17th December 2008, 01:15 PM | #16 |
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WE'RE BACK!
We are very pleased to welcome all our old (and new) friends back for discussion of historical and antique kukris.
Please point your browser to our new address: http://www.ikrhs.com/forums/ We have a new server, and believe the entire database is intact. The search function isn't working yet, but it seems ungrateful to complain because the card catalog is missing, when you feared the whole library had burned down . We want to thank all who shared their good wishes for our return. Season's greetings to everyone. Please come visit, and celebrate our grand re-opening by posting a photo, a question, or just a shout out to say "Hello". Berkley IKRHS Moderator P.S. - If you encounter any glitches other than the non-existent search, please let us know. |
17th December 2008, 02:57 PM | #17 |
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Excelent work Berk! Thankyou.
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18th December 2008, 10:09 AM | #18 |
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Thank you to all those who assisted. Rod
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18th December 2008, 08:33 PM | #19 |
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Chaps Ive noticed I cant reply to messages sent before the hack? {from Falx.}
Some Avaters are missing as well. Apart from that it seems to be running well! Spiral |
19th December 2008, 12:11 AM | #20 |
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Spiral, working on the Avatars and message function at the present time, hopefully fixed soon. Rod
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19th December 2008, 01:39 AM | #21 |
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Glad to see the forum back up. Great job guys!
Spiral that was me and you answered my question in this thread |
19th December 2008, 04:09 PM | #22 |
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Thanks Emmanuel, I did work out it was you, but still wished to answear your message out of politness.
Best regards, Jonathan |
22nd December 2008, 06:46 AM | #23 |
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All functions now working . correctly. thanks to all. Rod
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