gcsnet.net down?

[jonny]

I noticed that today my site is slow and very sloppy. So I just tried to go to their site and it's down. I hope this is a one off thing as things are going really well. They've even cut back on the ads, it's now only one popup a week.

Jonny
mtboz.com

[is0lized]

yes it is =\

[Canuckkev]

Yes, down :( Bad...can't upload...

[is0lized]

Originally posted by Canuckkev
Yes, down :( Bad...can't upload...


and i cant get a file that i by mistake copied over!

[Lynks]

It's been slow since this morning. I used to get:

Waiting For Reply....

Then nothing

Now Nothing at all

[LeX]

This morning when I woke up, it was down. Then after about an hour it came back up, fast as ever. In the afternoon, I was making some important updates to my site, and I uploaded a lot of pages with bugs in it... so guess what happens? I fixed the bugs and can't connect anymore, and it's been like that ever since! *sigh*

BTW, is0lized, why would you need to get a file on their servers? Aren't you like a --------- yourself? :confused:

[Lynks]

I emailed tera-byte about this problem and got this response:

"That server is no longer in service at owners request."

Lynks

[is0lized]

Originally posted by LeX
Aren't you like a --------- yourself? :confused:

yes but _i_ am in the middle of a server change so i have no place to put my new layout, so i used my gcsnet acct formy new layout, when i by mistake copied over my logo i had made in PS i wnet to get it from gcsnet and they were down


Originally posted by Lynks
"That server is no longer in service at owners request."


jeeze, that was fast =\

my friend skizzo is hosted with them and he was going to back up his files today and move in with me (web site wise)

[Lynks]

Damm, guess it's back to Portland for me :(, unless there is a revival but with the response from tera-byte things do not look good :(.

Lynks

[Canuckkev]

Hmm..just when I thought my sites were in a good home, and the first of the search engine visitors were arriving, gcsnet.net goes down...hope netcabins hurries up!

[syanet]

I knew that wouldn't last long. And why is there page now forwarding to http://www.paradigmec.com ?

[Technics]

I do feel sorry for some of those who lost there homes.

I could maybe accomodate a few sites for free if you mail me @ djsy99@netscape.net but im not promising anything.

[TonySayz]

Well, this just sucks. No more fwps for me!

[KNK]

There goes my personal site ... good thing I had a back up of it :D

[jonny]

Please, this can't be happening. I can't go back to F2S, I've had it too good. I had just finnished setting up newspublisher, ikon board, every auction and newspro. Now I have to do it all again. Nooooooooooooooooo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[jonny]

Jonny@runbox.com
Please tell me someone has hosting for me?

[syanet]

I think the old saying "You get what you pay for" applies here. Everything on the internet that was free, not just hosting and advertisments, is becoming payed services now. In 2 years from now I doubt you'll find anything for free on the net. There's just no possible way to make money off of free. I found that out and so did GCSNet.

[Haze]

I thought these guys had a "plan"? At least i went into there hosting with a backup plan :)

[Cracker]

Originally posted by syanet
Everything on the internet that was free, not just hosting and advertisments, is becoming payed services now. In 2 years from now I doubt you'll find anything for free on the net.

You think that Nbci will become a paid service, too!? Well, I tell you one thing: I'm NEVER going to pay to get my current website hosted (the one in my sig). Should it ever have to be that way, then my site will just have to cease to exist. I'd rather not make my own personal (non - money making nor intended to make myself money) websites than actually pay to get those hosted, because then it's no longer fun.

[Edited by Cracker on 03-30-2001 at 09:59 PM]

[jonny]

If we lose free hosts for good the internet wont be the same again. There is so many information sites on free servers without them the net will just be one big f&ckin ad. And Freewebspace.net will be gone, unless they start a paid "information" service. :-( Again can awayone host me? I'll be you best friend.

[syanet]

What's in it for the hoster? if there hosting you for free? Absolutey nothing. Despite any "plans" they have, advertisments will not keep a service running. And now that invested capital is running dry most free services on the net will simply just disappear. It's not like I can go to McDonalds and get a free burger in exchange for advertisments on the wrapper. That would be a terrible decision on McDonalds part. Same thing will soon apply to online services.

[Mandrake]

It hasn't yet applied to broadcast tv or radio... They may have a lot more commericials than they originally did, but it's still free to listen/watch after all these years. :)

[Gayowulf]

Don't most people hav to pay a cable fee. I guess its freee if your using the antenna on top of your house. There should be an option for paying a lot of mony to get rid of commercials.

[Lynks]

The least Gcsnet.net could have done was announced something :(. Now I have lost all visitors due to my website being down, and now Im running it off my 56k (temporarily) until I find a good paid host.

Lynks

[Haze]

good luck finding a GOOD paid host. I find them just as reliable as free hosts these days.

[Robert]

Originally posted by evilhaze
good luck finding a GOOD paid host. I find them just as reliable as free hosts these days.

I take that as an insult. You can never go wrong with a GOOD paid hosting company. You just have to ask around and take notes before jumping the gun and signing up with the first paid company you find.

[Haze]

blah, been there done that.

[Lynks]

I ended up taking the $9.95 per month plan from Tera-Byte.

Lynks

[niv]

gcsnet is now dead.

[Lynks]

If you read the first page we had already established that!

Lynks

[LeX]

Went bye-bye without any notice too. Guess it's back to F2S for now... *sigh* the extreme difference in speed......