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RomHacking.net (RHDN) out for the count?

Cahos Rahne VelozaOP
#1
Hey any of you guys know if RHDN has changed domain names or has been moved to a new IP address?I can't access their site since yesterday & a few google researching led me to one of the guys who uploads ROM hacks to RHDN, namely NightCrawler's web forum & on one post there it says that RHDN has been down for several days now after the site's servers assploded on itself, causing RHDN to lose a vast amount of data from their data base, which may or may not be recoverable if at all.Those of you who are also on the loop behind the ROM Hack scene, any news you can enlighten us with? ???
1prinnydood
#2
This is an explanation from Nightcrawler (7th post)
http://transcorp.parodius.com/forum/?num=1233778931/0#7
Blade5406
#3
Darn, and I was supposed to get an item from there needed to patch one of my games....
Cahos Rahne VelozaOP
#4
@1prinnydood: Yeah that's the forum post I was talking about.
1prinnydood
#5
New info from Nightcrawler.
Romhacking.net is currently down to the public and in the rebuilding process. The server we were on was a victim of complete data loss as a result of a widespread attack and vulnerability from HyperVM, a host node VPS (Virtual Private Server) control software. Much real life drama including a suicide relating to this issue has gone on. You can read an overview at the following:http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Bangalore/Techie-hangs-himself-in-HSR-Layout-/articleshow/4633101.cms
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Bangalore/Techie-hangs-himself-in-HSR-Layout-/articleshow/4633101.cmsThough this event was technically beyond my control, I apologize for any lapse in administrative judgement regarding backups and choice of host that have led to this partial (up to two months) data loss. I take preservation of our community's data seriously and take pride in being a trustworthy Administrator. I hope this incident does not tarnish Romhacking.net's image, your trust in me, or our community's strength. Romhacking.net will return shortly to resume being a central hub for our community and archiving and preserving it's accomplishments. There is nothing that can wipe out RHDN, only provide us with a temporary setback. Current status:1. We have restored the site from backup as of April 5th, 2009 and recovered most added information from Google cache since then, and will work to restore it as well.
2. We have moved to a new VPS server being managed by custom VPS control software and do not expect the same occurance to ever happen again.
3. Romhacking.net is expected to return to partial service within 24 hours. Some features such as forum registration may remain down for a few more days while other services such as e-mail are restored.Additional steps are being taken to further protect our history and continue to keep it safe at ROMhacking.net for years to come.-Nightcrawler
Cahos Rahne VelozaOP
#6
Attack & vulnerability!?So did someone hack them or something?
Loonylion
#7
no, someone took out their host's servers.
Cahos Rahne VelozaOP
#8
By took out, you mean someone cut off their acess to the server or took out as in they planted a bomb beside it & it went boom?Anyway that qoute 1prinnydood posted now shows when you try to go to RHDN's site as proof that the site is indeed up for maintenance & data recovery. :)EDIT:Erm nevermind I just read the article they linked on that temporary maintenance notice.Final edit:They're up & running again, but ouch! they've lost a few translation & hack patches & some awesome tools as well ouch!
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