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Date: Fri, 24 Mar 2000 00:19:36 -0500 (EST)
From: Ross Wm. Rader <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: Bill Gerrard <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: RE: registerfree.com is overloading OpenSRS
>
> > NSI Registry was formally offline from 7:15 through 8:30 EST. When they
> > came back online, the backup volume of registrations created a resource
>
> Sorry about the misunderstanding. I was talking about registry lookups.
> Registry lookups were working via other ICANN registrars starting at about
> 8:10pm EST. At 9pm EST, the OpenSRS lookup server started returning "Unable
> to establish socket" errors and continued to do so until about 9:50pm EST.
> Registerfree.com's promotion started at 9pm EST. Just a coincidence I
> guess?
Although the distinction is not lost on me, the practical differentiation
between these two resources is not within my grasp. Based on my
understanding of Tom's analysis, other registrars were able to grab all of
the available connections leaving us in the lurch. As I type this, Tom is
still encountering a variety of problems talking to the RRP. (terminated
connections and the like)
>
> > allocation issue. As I understand it from Tom, other registrars managed to
> > grab the lionshare of RRP resources leaving some of us in the cold. Tom is
> > currently writing me up a complete brief on this issue.
>
> Please, if you find additional information, share it with the live RSPs.
>
Will do.
-RWR
