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WU Wonky-ness? Here’s What’s Up.

Writer Unboxed on Jan 29 2012 | Filed under: Uncategorized

Hi everyone,

If you’ve experienced problems with links, or any other form of wonky-ness relating to your experience at WU between Friday and today, we want you to know you’re not alone. On Friday, our web host informed us that WU was under a distributed denial-of-service attack, and needed to shut us down. We’ve been scrambling to recover ever since. With the help of our host, we’ve secured a new IP address among other things.

The timing was terrible, natch. Jane Friedman had a fantastic post up on Friday, which many tried to link to without success. And on Saturday, we began our planned three-day auction. You can find these posts here now, just scroll down, or click the links.

Sorry for the inconvenience, everyone. Hopefully things will be a little smoother moving forward.

All best,
Therese and Kath

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6 Responses to “WU Wonky-ness? Here’s What’s Up.”

1. alex wilson says:

   January 30, 2012 at 7:46 am

   You could dump the contents of the Exxon Valdez on the WU site and we’d all be waiting patiently for your return. No one’s going away.

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2. CG Blake says:

   January 30, 2012 at 8:27 am

   Technology: it can be your best friend or your worst enemy. No worries. As Alex said your loyal fans will return.

   Like? 1

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3. Sarah Callender says:

   January 30, 2012 at 8:39 am

   No worries, WU Mamas! (Gosh, I imagine the past weekend was a major nightmare for you . . . so sorry.)

   Like? 1

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4. Kristan Hoffman says:

   January 30, 2012 at 9:33 am

   It happened to me two months ago, so believe me I understand. It’s majorly stressful. But you’re back up and running and that’s what counts!

   Like? 1

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5. Therese Walsh says:

   January 30, 2012 at 9:38 am

   So right, Kristan. I feel like a nervous deer, though, looking out for the next car.

   Like? 0

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6. Kathleen Bolton says:

   January 31, 2012 at 6:44 am

   Thanks for hanging in, everyone. Putting it in perspective, it’s a first world problem. Still stressful, though!

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