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Title: Account Suspended
Post by: Jeysie on September 17, 2004, 11:27:35 AM
Why would backing up the site get the account suspended? Too much download bandwidth being used at one time or something?

Peace & Luv, Liz
Title: Account Suspended
Post by: Yonkey on September 17, 2004, 11:29:02 AM
It generates a tar.gz file for all files on the site and puts it on the server.  Then I download the file to my computer, but the file itself pushed the site over its space quota.  ::)
Title: Account Suspended
Post by: Jeysie on September 17, 2004, 11:33:22 AM
Well, that's a brain-dead backup service to offer. You'd never be able to backup your site once you filled over half the space.

Peace & Luv, Liz
Title: Account Suspended
Post by: Yonkey on September 17, 2004, 11:37:44 AM
Exactly!  >:( The strange thing is that it never caused a problem in the past. :-\  The support guy said it was an automated check that caused it to suspend.

Anyway, I'll figure out something.
Title: Account Suspended
Post by: Shadowfax on September 17, 2004, 02:34:41 PM
I wondered what in the name of mike had happened!

Still, all looks well now, lets hope it says that way!

P.S I would try and make some educated comment on your server problems but I would probably sound stupid so I will just stay low; "It is better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to open your mouth and remove all doubt."  :-X
Title: Account Suspended
Post by: B'rrr on September 17, 2004, 04:54:14 PM
yeah, i was kinda shocked too ; \

the https thingy was still working though, so I wasn't really worried, it was just strange :S :-\

btw can't you just partly backup and move the backup file to your own comp and then continue with the rest of the site?
Title: Account Suspended
Post by: Yonkey on September 17, 2004, 07:17:10 PM
Quote from: B'rrr on September 17, 2004, 04:54:14 PM
btw can't you just partly backup and move the backup file to your own comp and then continue with the rest of the site?

Since I dont have SSH access, no. :-\  But I did see something that lets me download readymade daily backups (rather than up-to-the-minute).  I'll just use that from now on.
Title: Account Suspended
Post by: Say on September 18, 2004, 01:11:40 AM
about the server thing, we're sorry about that, yes it was really... weird (because as neils said it didn't happen before) and oh well, thankfully it wasn't for long

Quote from: Shadowfax on September 17, 2004, 02:34:41 PM
P.S I would try and make some educated comment on your server problems but I would probably sound stupid so I will just stay low; "It is better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to open your mouth and remove all doubt."  :-X

I wish so many ppl would think that way around here, but anyhow, things are ok now ;)