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Maths Dept Website Down?

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  • 19-12-2005 4:07pm
    #1
    Pythia
    Registered Users Posts: 7,469 ✭✭✭


    I'm trying to log onto the notes for my maths course which are on the maths.ucd.ie website instead of Blackboard but I keep getting a 'The page cannot be displayed' message.
    It's like this my friend too and it's not my internet connection (obviously) and there's no logging in or any of that jazz so it's not that.
    Precious notes, especially answers to stuff, are up there and I need them for the exam tomorrow.
    I don't think the Maths Dept secretary would be the best person to ask about this, so who should I contact?
    BTW, before people say isn't a bit late to start doing this, I do have about 90% of the notes downloaded but some stuff (the most important!) is only new and I've been busy studying for other things.
    Thanks!


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    rainbow kirby
    Registered Users Posts: 26,928 ✭✭✭✭rainbow kirby


    Just checked there... server timeout.
    You *could* ask the secretary, or send an email to your lecturer explaining that the site's down, and would he be nice enough to email you the notes?


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    White Rabbit
    Closed Accounts Posts: 96 ✭✭White Rabbit


    ha, ha :D

    the computers dept did the same thing to their servers just last week, nuked them halfway through our exams - www.comp.ucd.ie was down

    I can't decide if it's arrogance or ignorance - but sometimes UCD has worse managment than the team of coked up monkeys that DIT used when I was there.


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    irlrobins
    Registered Users Posts: 7,541 ✭✭✭irlrobins


    well in fairness the comp sci down time was announced well in advance. And it was a year over due.

    my tip: never, ever rely on network/printers/etc to be working at the last minute. So do all the downloading/printing/etc well in advance. that way you won't get caught out.

    One comp sci lecturer purposely takes his notes offline a week before the exam to force people to do jsut that... ;)


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    Pythia
    Registered Users Posts: 7,469 ✭✭✭Pythia


    I rang IT services who were very helpful. The guy sounded very concerned and took my details and called me back twice as he got info. Apparently the maths server started spamming people with up to 500 emails so had to be taken down. The guy who's in charge isn't in right now.
    So that's just wonderful! Luckily a friend of mine had downloaded stuff in advance and sent it to me. Phew...!


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    White Rabbit
    Closed Accounts Posts: 96 ✭✭White Rabbit


    irlrobins wrote:
    well in fairness the comp sci down time was announced well in advance. And it was a year over due.

    Ah come on now, yeah I read the email that was sent around ages before hand but there was just the one. Besides any two bit crack whore would have the cop on to do the work a month earlier or week later when the exams are finished - these guys are suppose to be intelligent.


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    irlrobins
    Registered Users Posts: 7,541 ✭✭✭irlrobins


    well they did send a mail asking all comp sci staff if there was any reason for this work to be delayed (exams/project deadlines/etc). Presumably no member of staff objected so tehy went ahead. Blame the comp sci staff so....


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    ghostchant
    Registered Users Posts: 1,750 ✭✭✭ghostchant


    Yeah i just noticed the maths site is down a minute ago...the one time i actually wanna use it...:mad:


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