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    #62
    Dizzyblonde
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Politics Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators, Regional East Moderators Posts: 12,110 CMod ✭✭✭✭Dizzyblonde


    Huge thanks to everyone involved in getting the site back up and running.

    It's so good to have it back :)


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    #63
    nkay1985
    Registered Users Posts: 6,975 ✭✭✭nkay1985


    Brilliant work on getting the site up lads.

    But even bigger thanks and commendations on the communication throughout. I don't know if other sites would be so transparent and dedicated to letting us all know what was going on, despite you all being up to your eyes!

    Thanks.


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    #64
    Sparky
    Registered Users Posts: 22,231 ✭✭✭✭Sparky


    Yay access to my PM's to get that girls mobile number.

    Its date time!


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    #65
    Superfurry
    Closed Accounts Posts: 47 ✭Superfurry


    Great to have boards up and running again, well done for handling things. Tried all my email address and looks like my account is linked to an ancient ntlworld.com email I haven't used in years - that'll teach me to keep my details up to date. Had no idea I even had this account (heh, last post 7 years ago), but I'll happily bin it if I can get super_furry back.


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    #66
    Mr Velo
    Registered Users Posts: 1,809 ✭✭✭Mr Velo


    Well done to all of you guys involved. Great reaction and good communication.


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    #67
    copacetic
    Subscribers Posts: 16,587 ✭✭✭✭copacetic


    Sparky wrote: »
    Yay access to my PM's to get that girls mobile number.

    Its date time!

    only to find she is already out on a date with 'sparkxy' the hackster imposter! They weren't after passwords at all...


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    #68
    Terry
    Registered Users Posts: 26,061 ✭✭✭✭Terry


    Ruu wrote: »
    Good job on getting everything up and running again, chums. I really appreciate the communication to the boards.ie populace. Again, sterling work. It all happened very fast.

    GTFO. We know it was you.
    Attack from abroad...
    We all know that the only countries outside of Ireland with internet are the U.S.A. and Australia. You and WWM did it. Just tell the truth and hand over the passwords.


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    #69
    Hermy
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 11,386 Mod ✭✭✭✭Hermy


    yoshytoshy wrote: »
    When I seen it on BBC's website ,I thought it's great how far the site has come so far.
    My thoughts exactly!:)

    Well done and thanks for all the work ye did to get Boards back to full health.

    Genealogy Forum Mod



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    #70
    bucks73
    Registered Users Posts: 2,905 ✭✭✭bucks73


    Well done lads on sorting everything out. Was keeping up to date on Twitter also and the updates were excellent.


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    #71
    whosedaddy?
    Registered Users Posts: 925 ✭✭✭whosedaddy?


    well done lads for all the hard work to bring it all back up.

    with boards down productivity in Ireland must have soared to an all time high... ;)


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    #72
    Shiva
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,401 ✭✭✭Shiva


    My wife thanks you for the downtime, and respectfully requests you do this at least once per month hereafter. Maybe twice per month once Spring arrives, 'cos the garden needs a lot of work.


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    #73
    Samir Early Tea
    Posts: 0 ✭✭✭ Samir Early Tea


    DaPoolRulz wrote: »
    Hi DeV, what do you think the ETA for adverts.ie will be, roughly?
    Yes I'd also like to know this. I've got a brand new WDTV I want to sell.


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    #74
    god's toy
    Registered Users Posts: 4,241 ✭✭✭god's toy


    Thanks so much for getting Boards back up and running!

    Never think how much you love a place until it's gone.

    Well done everyone involved (and all Twitter guys, you rule!)

    :)


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    #75
    bryaner
    Registered Users Posts: 3,181 ✭✭✭bryaner


    Well done on such a speedy return great work


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    #76
    partyatmygaff
    Registered Users Posts: 10,992 ✭✭✭✭partyatmygaff


    Terry wrote:
    Post here: http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2055806709 and see if that helps.
    I just checked and I still have your number stored on meteor.ie. I also still have the PMs exchanged between us on that sale.
    That, and the info provided there should be enough to verify your account.
    Feel free to post the contents of this PM.


    Thanks Terry


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    #77
    mike65
    Closed Accounts Posts: 88,978 ✭✭✭✭mike65


    Just a thought - would every last registered email have been sent a warning from boards? Cos there will be accounts so long dormant that the user will have prolly forgotten they were ever a member. Then an e-mail arrives, could be a lot of dazed and confused peeps stumbling around trying to get a feel for the place.


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    #78
    fozzle
    Registered Users Posts: 1,882 ✭✭✭fozzle


    Well done guys! Thank the gods for Twitter or my F5 button would have been crushed. ^_^ Thank you so much for taking the time to keep the addicts updated - you may well have saved the country from rioting.


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    #79
    nkay1985
    Registered Users Posts: 6,975 ✭✭✭nkay1985


    Terry wrote: »
    GTFO. We know it was you.
    Attack from abroad...
    We all know that the only countries outside of Ireland with internet are the U.S.A. and Australia. You and WWM did it. Just tell the truth and hand over the passwords.

    I didn't want to say anything but I think you've got it Terry. We all know Ruubot had everyone's usernames and passwords stored in that robot brain of his!


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    #80
    BuffyBot
    Registered Users Posts: 24,924 ✭✭✭✭BuffyBot


    For those who can't access the email you orginally signed up with, please see this thread by Dav :)


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    #81
    Hank Scorpio
    Closed Accounts Posts: 11,631 ✭✭✭✭Hank Scorpio


    basquille wrote: »
    Like I said on Twatter, I have to applaud the staff over at Boards HQ who handled the situation like absolute pros!

    So many sites would have simply said downtime with no real explanation, but to get full disclosure on the whole thing (was it a necessity by law, or anything?) was a welcome change.

    Great to have ye back...!

    LOL at this post.

    Sorry but the original downtime was apparently due to maintenence. When Boards realised that account information was at risk they released the proper information.

    Glad the site is back anyway.


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    #82
    NullZer0
    Registered Users Posts: 1,629 ✭✭✭NullZer0


    Great stuff lads... thanks for the site and the hard work!


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    #83
    Saibh
    Closed Accounts Posts: 10,431 ✭✭✭✭Saibh


    Well done to all involved in getting boards back up and running again.

    Didn't realise how many other sites I had used the same password for as boards. Have changed them now.

    Kept me busy while boards was down. :D


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    #84
    Kingkong
    Registered Users Posts: 562 ✭✭✭Kingkong


    Its nice to know there is someone keeping an eye on security, the hackers were found out within 12 mins, that some going.

    Hope everyone at HQ gets some well deserved R&R soon.


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    #85
    Atavan-Halen
    Registered Users Posts: 15,183 ✭✭✭✭Atavan-Halen


    Big round of applause from me to all at Boards HQ for all their hard work :D


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    #86
    genie
    Registered Users Posts: 975 ✭✭✭genie


    Congrats and thanks to all at Boards.ie for getting the site back up and running so quickly. :)


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    #87
    OzCam
    Registered Users Posts: 2,045 ✭✭✭OzCam


    A great example of how to handle these breakins. Couldn't have done better myself. Well done.


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    #88
    mle1324
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,881 ✭✭✭mle1324


    Saibh wrote: »
    Well done to all involved in getting boards back up and running again.

    Didn't realise how many other sites I had used the same password for as boards. Have changed them now.

    Kept me busy while boards was down. :D

    +1 to that, tech team.

    Hope this never happens again :).


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    #89
    Terry
    Registered Users Posts: 26,061 ✭✭✭✭Terry


    mike65 wrote: »
    Really, got a linky poo?
    http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/northern_ireland/8473824.stm


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    #90
    Buzz Lightyear
    Registered Users Posts: 762 ✭✭✭Buzz Lightyear


    Feck that hacker. I've taken up the ciggies to get me by the last two weeks of being without boards. How could that selfish git have done that to me. 200 a day x two weeks is a fortune on matches let alonle the cost of health non insurance for years to come.

    I've spent the last 40 minutes weening myself off the smokes.

    Thanks be to jeezus Daragh & co got their act together and sorted the problem !!

    A Big thanks to all. PR was excellently handled. Now go to the pub, take out the company credit card and buy yiz all a load of drink, cos you've all earned it. Well done and thanks ;)


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    #91
    Cloud
    Registered Users Posts: 5,049 ✭✭✭Cloud


    Very well handled - well done team.


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