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Merijn.org is back online!

Feb 15, 2004 7:17AM PST
http://www.merijn.org/ is ONLINE AND RUNNING!


If you can't reach the site, add the following to your HOSTS files:

216.40.225.12 merijn.org
216.40.225.12 www.merijn.org

SpywareInfo should be back later this week.

Mike Healan
SpywareInfo

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Re:Merijn.org is back online!
Feb 15, 2004 8:03AM PST
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William, I have NO problems at all.....
Feb 15, 2004 8:18AM PST

clicking on the link I posted is here

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Re:William, I have NO problems at all.....
Feb 15, 2004 8:48AM PST

In Mozilla 1.6, Netscape 7.1 and IE 5.5 SP2, same result.

And I'll not mess with any 'hosts' file to get there either.

In IE:

The page cannot be displayed
The page you are looking for is currently unavailable. The Web site might be experiencing technical difficulties, or you may need to adjust your browser settings.

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Please try the following:

Click the Refresh button, or try again later.

If you typed the page address in the Address bar, make sure that it is spelled correctly.

To check your connection settings, click the Tools menu, and then click Internet Options. On the Connections tab, click Settings. The settings should match those provided by your local area network (LAN) administrator or Internet service provider (ISP).
If your Network Administrator has enabled it, Microsoft Windows can examine your network and automatically discover network connection settings.
If you would like Windows to try and discover them,
click Detect Network Settings
Some sites require 128-bit connection security. Click the Help menu and then click About Internet Explorer to determine what strength security you have installed.
If you are trying to reach a secure site, make sure your Security settings can support it. Click the Tools menu, and then click Internet Options. On the Advanced tab, scroll to the Security section and check settings for SSL 2.0, SSL 3.0, TLS 1.0, PCT 1.0.
Click the Back button to try another link.


Cannot find server or DNS Error
Internet Explorer

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I just tried it with Netscape 7.1 and NO problems
Feb 15, 2004 9:38AM PST

and it also works on IE 5.5 SP2 here - I did NOT change anything.

Does clearing your cache help??

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Re:I just tried it with Netscape 7.1 and NO problems
Feb 15, 2004 6:48PM PST

Cache is browser specific, right? Why would THREE browsers all be the same and I NOT have problems going to ANY other site?

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Re:I just tried it with Netscape 7.1 and NO problems
Feb 15, 2004 11:54PM PST

Yep, strange you have problems with all 3. I can NOT explain it. The only explanation I could find was:

"We are now hosted by X-Block.com. To prevent a DDoS from taking down all of our domains again like last time, most of the sites are changing hosting services. This will not affect your bookmarks, unless they linked to an IP rather than a domain."

Well, will keep my eyes and ears open to find out if others are having the same problem and if there is a solution.

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Re:I just tried it with Netscape 7.1 and NO problems
Feb 16, 2004 6:34AM PST

Thanks Marianna, it was not that important to me, but I wanted to let you and others know that I could not get there with three different browsers. Did not try Opera, but like I said, this is not all that important to me.

William

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Latest news on Feb 16, 2004
Feb 16, 2004 6:40AM PST

X-Block is hosting merijn.org on one of their servers. Loading the IP address by itself will load X-Block, not merijn.

The attacks are continuing today and they picked up. They have knocked down tomcoyote.org on its new server and they briefly knocked down x-block/merijn, but both are back up for now.

We are strongly suspecting that someone is exploiting PCs infected with mydoom to launch these attacks, but that is just speculation at the moment.

Mike Healan
SpywareInfo

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Re:Re:William, you're not alone
Feb 15, 2004 10:53AM PST

Using W98SE, I.E.5.5, SP2, and I get the same message as you. I tried several times and no luck.

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Re:Merijn.org is back online!
Feb 15, 2004 11:41AM PST

Merijn.org has moved!
We are now hosted by X-Block.com. To prevent a DDoS from taking down all of our domains again like last time, most of the sites are changing hosting services. This will not affect your bookmarks, unless they linked to an IP rather than a domain.