hosting issues

as you may have noticed, there's been some problems with the o:XML web
site, mailing list and CVS over the last week or so.

This was at first due to our DNS service provider going down and -
repeatedly! - loosing our DNS configuration. These problems were
eventually resolved by me setting up a new DNS server.

Then the whole subnet with the o:XML servers went down! One of the servers
was hacked, and the machine was used in a DoS attack against a
neighbouring subnet, so the hosting provider shut us down completely. The
vulnerability (a PHP application exploit) was fixed and the machines put
back online.
Unfortunately Easynet forgot to remove a bandwidth throttle, which
resulted in download rates of sometimes just a few hundred bytes/s! This
problem wasn't fixed until yesteday, but finally we're back at full
capacity.

Now, there might be some more downtime in the near future as o:XML may be
changing hosting providers. There shouldn't be more than a days loss of
service, and I will let you know what the schedule is when a deal has been
agreed.

sorry about the downtime, and excuses in advance if the site disappears
for a day or so next week, but after that we should be running faster and
more reliably than ever - regards,

/m

Martin Klang
http://www.o-xml.org - the object-oriented XML programming language