Have You Ever Been Banned And Didn't Know Why

[groober2011]

Bro, it happened to me twice and again this time. This happens everytime an uograde or a system change is done. Had to sit thru for a day.

I guess I am just jittery I guess. There has been a lot of talk about censoring the internet. I am sure the Singapore Government will be the first to implement it if there is worldwide consensus agreeing to do it.

 

[scroobal]

The first time it happenned, I felt the same. Ramseth in fact hinted the authorities are involved and he together with Forvendent started their own little delphi forum. We all finally came back.

I guess I am just jittery I guess. There has been a lot of talk about censoring the internet. I am sure the Singapore Government will be the first to implement it if there is worldwide consensus agreeing to do it.

 

[Ramseth]

The first time it happenned, I felt the same. Ramseth in fact hinted the authorities are involved and he together with Forvendent started their own little delphi forum. We all finally came back.

I've never hinted that authorities were involved. Forvendet was new then and thought this forum had closed, so he started one at Delphi. But it was only temporary shutdown at Sammyboy for upgrading. A few of us chatted there whilst Sammyboy was down, but better nothing. Even Equalisation was there, but we all reported back after Sammyboy was back up and running smoothly again. Forvendet left his little forum there for a while as backup. I think he closed it long ago.

 

[Thick Face Black Heart]

The first time it happenned, I felt the same. Ramseth in fact hinted the authorities are involved and he together with Forvendent started their own little delphi forum. We all finally came back.

And Goh Meng Seng will start to talk about conspiracy theories the moment Leongsam so much as does a system upgrade.

 

[Thick Face Black Heart]

I've never hinted that authorities were involved. Forvendet was new then and thought this forum had closed, so he started one at Delphi. But it was only temporary shutdown at Sammyboy for upgrading. A few of us chatted there whilst Sammyboy was down, but better nothing. Even Equalisation was there, but we all reported back after Sammyboy was back up and running smoothly again. Forvendet left his little forum there for a while as backup. I think he closed it long ago.

You talk as if Forvendet is some independent entity.

I was not aware you chaps went back to delphi, maybe I missed the link or simply did not bother to click on it. I'm sure GMS did not tell you to seize the opportunity to create a forum in which you would very conveniently be overlords just in case Sammy really does not come online again, as GMS is a very upright, no hidden agenda, and simple minded man who would not think so far, and definitely would not urge you (or Forvendet, or watever) to do such a thing.

 

[Jah_rastafar_I]

If Drifter banned you, you certainly deserved it. He is one of the most liberal here and has a bucketload of tolerance. I now understand why people take your points down. I feel silly now asking about you.

Oh yes drifter has the authority to do it since it's even endorsed by you. Nothing against bro drifter i just dislike the fact that this guy here talks as if his damn opinion somehow carries some weight here.

 

[Leongsam]

Ignorance is the breeding ground for conspiracy theories. All you guys need to do is read up on the basics of how a website is served and you'll soon realise that you're all being far too paranoid.

http://www.howstuffworks.com/dns.htm

 

[scroobal]

Yes it was both of them. When the website came back on, they quietly came back as though nothing happened.

And Goh Meng Seng will start to talk about conspiracy theories the moment Leongsam so much as does a system upgrade.

 

[Leongsam]

Yes it was both of them. When the website came back on, they quietly came back as though nothing happened.

If you know anyone in Singnet, tell them to please change their TTL for A records to 2 hours. It looks like it's currently 48 hours which is ridiculous for a major ISP.

http://dyn.com/dyn-tech-everything-you-ever-wanted-to-know-about-ttls/

 

[Jah_rastafar_I]

If you know anyone in Singnet, tell them to please change their TTL for A records to 2 hours. It looks like it's currently 48 hours which is ridiculous for a major ISP.

http://dyn.com/dyn-tech-everything-you-ever-wanted-to-know-about-ttls/

I don't the screw actually has any power to actually garner a change. This isn't an issue about face to keep up with other nations' internet capabilities or about actual change for things to run more efficiently in sg. It's all about who actually gets inconvinenced by the rules. Like when the dragon's spawn found military service too long they simply changed the rules that all males now had to serve 2 yrs and not that those with higher education qualifications had to server longer or how they somehow changed the rules for mother tongue cos the spawn couldn't cope if i can recall correctly. If the screw can actually get singet to change their TTL records he isn't simply an ordinary sinkie.

 

[Ramseth]

I was not aware you chaps went back to delphi, maybe I missed the link or simply did not bother to click on it. I'm sure GMS did not tell you to seize the opportunity to create a forum in which you would very conveniently be overlords just in case Sammy really does not come online again, as GMS is a very upright, no hidden agenda, and simple minded man who would not think so far, and definitely would not urge you (or Forvendet, or watever) to do such a thing.

If I wanted to be a forum overlord, I'd have been one long ago with the YPforum diaspora of dissidents, WP supporters and other friends. But no thanks, my interest is to be a poster only. If the Sammyboy forum really couldn't be restored then, I have plenty of other forums to go to in Singapore, Thailand, USA etc.

 

[Leongsam]

If the screw can actually get singet to change their TTL records he isn't simply an ordinary sinkie.

The policy makers know jack shit about TTL settings. All it takes is a txt message to someone who does server admin. It could be changed in 15 minutes time if the right technician is contacted and the rest of the ruling elite would be none the wiser.

Besides it doesn't look as if 48 hours is official policy as the connection time outs seem to only affect certain networks. It would appear that a parameter was simply left at a default setting during installation and nobody ever noticed the issue.

I'm not familiar with the intricacies of how Singnet configures it's various networks... 3G, WiFi etc but I'm pretty sure changing the TTL is a 5 minute job by a tech. It does not require a cabinet meeting.

 

[eatshitndie]

If you know anyone in Singnet, tell them to please change their TTL for A records to 2 hours. It looks like it's currently 48 hours which is ridiculous for a major ISP.

http://dyn.com/dyn-tech-everything-you-ever-wanted-to-know-about-ttls/

did you invoke and set your negative caching ttl to the same 720 secs when you executed your domain migration? many isps retain their default ttl settings at 86400 secs which is 1 day. with domain migration, obviously the smaller number will help. the default negative caching ttl is also typically set at 1 day, similar to the default ttl. 2 days is unheard of until now that you pointed out. i have 2 providers here. one ttl is set at 600 (cable), the other at 86400 (mobile).

 

[eatshitndie]

The policy makers know jack shit about TTL settings.

......

i don't think he has any clout left now that he's no longer bossing around in singtel. :p

 

[Leongsam]

did you invoke and set your negative caching ttl to the same 720 secs when you executed your domain migration? many isps retain their default ttl settings at 86400 secs which is 1 day. with domain migration, obviously the smaller number will help. the default negative caching ttl is also typically set at 1 day, similar to the default ttl. 2 days is unheard of until now that you pointed out. i have 2 providers here. one ttl is set at 600 (cable), the other at 86400 (mobile).

The TTL settings on the DNS servers that I use are set to one hour.

Whenever I do any updates, I monitor the propagation throughout the civilized world using http://www.whatsmydns.net/#A/www.sammyboy.com

It's not precise but it gives me a good indication of how quickly the changes are spreading through the network. OZ is usually the last to update.. about 3 hours.

 

[eatshitndie]

The TTL settings on the DNS servers that I use are set to one hour.

Whenever I do any updates, I monitor the propagation throughout the civilized world using http://www.whatsmydns.net/#A/www.sammyboy.com

It's not precise but it gives me a good indication of how quickly the changes are spreading through the network. OZ is usually the last to update.. about 3 hours.

thank you. you've been very forthcoming with your mop. now i need to tell my mobile operator to set their ttl optimally. it was left at default when they implemented their new dns network recently. there's something productive and helpful about this thread.

 

[Leongsam]

thank you. you've been very forthcoming with your mop. now i need to tell my mobile operator to set their ttl optimally. it was left at default when they implemented their new dns network recently. there's something productive and helpful about this thread.

In addition to the garbage and rubbish posted daily, here's another example of the sort of crap this site has to deal with on a regular basis :

Dear Samuel Leong,


At the moment we are mitigating a combined SYN + HTTP-GET flood attack on your site sammyboy.com. The botnet size is ~600 IP addresses, offending IP addresses are being blocked. Please, share your experience with us, your feedback is important for improving our service's performance.


Best Regards,
Technical Support Department
Vistnet Corporation Ltd.
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[TuaTeetu]

If Drifter banned you, you certainly deserved it. He is one of the most liberal here and has a bucketload of tolerance. I now understand why people take your points down. I feel silly now asking about you.

how can you say such a thing?

Dont you support freedom of speech and expression?

You could say anything you like about the inner secrets of MIWs, but you cannot accept a simple rebuttal from this nice chap?

Dealing with double standards, aren't we?

Liberal my ass!

 

[TuaTeetu]

In addition to the garbage and rubbish posted daily, here's another example of the sort of crap this site has to deal with on a regular basis :

You kena attack by the newly created tax funded internet taskforce who doesnt like what they are seeing on your forum. To retailiate just let everybody run wild. LOL!

 

[TuaTeetu]

Oh yes drifter has the authority to do it since it's even endorsed by you. Nothing against bro drifter i just dislike the fact that this guy here talks as if his damn opinion somehow carries some weight here.

Dead weight more likely.

Talk to him like talking to a wall, simply won't buged.

Really hard to understand how can his wife get through to him.