BookMooch was down 12h
July 30, 2009
Sorry about that! BookMooch was unavailable for the past 12 hours. The computer it runs on ran out of memory, so I had to restart it.
I have a new server, with 3 times the memory ready to go, however I am currently on vacation (camping in Europe) so I don’t want to switch to the new machine until I get back.
BM admin Mark has my mobile telephone number and texted me with the problem, and I worked on it when I woke up. There was no data loss – the machine just needed to be restarted, that’s all.
-john (in a sleazy netcafe outside Frankfurt, Germany)
Enjoy your European vacation, John
Thanks for BM!
thxs for the information – enjoy your vacation and have a great time in Germany
Thanks John for keeping us up an running even while on vacation. I hope the rest of your time is smooth and enjoyable with no more interruptions.
Thanks again!
Sleazy or not, I wish I was there! Enjoy and return safely.
Why is it that there is no way to report that the site is down from the BookMooch Blog?
Hi Justelise,
We get reports from the very active members (BM addicts
whenever the site goes down, so no need to worry about letting us know.
I’m so glad it was you and not me! I was worried for a while! Thank you!
These occasional outages are part of BM’s “clubby” feel, and remind me of why I enjoy it so much (after the initial panic attack passes!) Nice to know that real people like you and Mark WP, who posts updates on the various associated forums, are on the job.
Enjoy your vacation!
Thanks for the restart
Any chance of considering a ’status page’ somewhere off the main site IP eg status.bookmooch.com (like blog.bookmooch.com, which was up even though bookmooch.com was down). Even a message like ‘Yes, we know it’s down’ or ‘Maintenance in progress, be patient & take a coffee break’ or some such would help us not keep hitting refresh sometimes (I’m speaking for myself 
) and might reduce load if site is undergoing maintenance and/or slow because of a known cause.
Anyway – thanks again! I certainly hope the weather there is better than here for camping (heavy rain and storms for us), Happy Holiday.
Enjoy your vacation, Mark has your back. We know these things happen now and then.
Sleazy netcafe outside Frankfurt sounds very interesting…
Glad it wasn’t anything serious, though, and BM is now up and running again. Was getting worried!
Hello John:
I’m glad that nothing serious happend to the site. Enjoy your vacation and thanks for fixing it all. Best wishes from Mexico (and give my warmest regards to all Germany),
Claudia
Thanks so much for fixing BM even on vacation! I was missing my bookmooch.
Thanks for all you do. It is a great site.
Thanks for getting it back again! I figured it was a server issue again since the site is growing in leaps and bounds.
Enjoy your vacation!
The price of growth. We do love you you know.
Be sure to try the Binding Beer in Frankfurt, its the local specialty, and its unbelievably delicious (if your into beer!)
Kudos again for all the work on BookMooch!
Glad to hear it wasn’t anything too serious. Just glad it is up and running again. I missed it.
Thanks so much for fixing it while on Vacation- enjoy the rest of it!
Thank you for all your hard work!
–Jaymee (heterotopic, Philippines)
Thank you for all your hard work. Enjoy your vacation!
No worries, I’m very glad it wasn’t another drive that went out. Every machine needs a reboot once and awhile. Enjoy your vacation John!
I almost had a heart attack
Enjoy Europe, wish I was there with you!
BTW.. Is there a secret to get the forums to work? Of all the time I’ve been here, I have never been able to pull them up
Does bookmooch have a twitter account for just such occasions? There does not seem to be an account called “bookmooch”.
These things never happen until you’re on vacation. Glad you were able to get it back online so quickly! Enjoy the time away.
I hope you’re enjoying the German beer and don’t forget to buy a cuckoo clock from the black forest, it would look great in your office.
Thanks for getting us going again, received books, couldn’t post, needed oxygen!!! LOL Linda
Glad the shutdown was nothing serious. Have a good vacation!
Welcome on our shores!
I’ve used an iffy internet cafe just north of Munich. Good times, eh?
Thank you for interrupting your vacation (maybe leave the mobile phone at home next time?) for our favorite addiction. And thanks to markwp for his tireless labor on our behalf.
It was scary and frustrating but things happen ^_^
Enjoy your vaca! Lucky ^^
Thanks for the kind words folks,
But I just tipped off the Big Mooch this time, he does all the heavy lifting
I’m just one of a team of current or semi-retired admins/techs and those who help us so much every day through their essential tech and abuse reports.
If you come by central Norway, you’re welcome to visit us!
Thanks for BM! You have no idea how much it is saving NYS Public Libraries with our funding cuts!!!!!
john, really appreciate that you still work on bookmooch even when you’re on vacation. your effort is much appreciated by the BM addicts (count me as one of them!)
take care, and enjoy your european vacation! 
Thanks for interrupting your vacation and handling the problem. All of us addicts can give a sigh of relief!
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It was kind of nice to get books and not being able to post books. I was finally able to get caught up with my packaging. Although I’m one of the addicts that can’t stay away from the site.
sue
I’m still having trouble with the Data API. Is it currently down, or is the problem on my end?
I’m still having trouble as well, any time I click on a link, it opens up a download box for application/ octet-stream rather than going to links.
Is this a known problem? Does it have a workaround?
Thanks for taking time to fix it. I do so enjoy checking it every day. I’m a devoted fan of bookmooch. Enjoy Germany. I would like to be there too.
Hope you enjoy your time off. When you get back, could you work on the forums a little? I thought my computer was too slow or maybe the net was too congested, but I bought a new computer and I’m writing this at 6:22 a.m. and I still can’t access it. hmmmpf.
Anyhoo, I love Bookmooch and recommend it to strangers even. Thanks for letting me vent.
Hello out there!
Does anybody know that when the “Mooched” button in “My Account” is pushed, the page returns to the Frontpiece where the little bookies are tossing books around? I’m not complaining, only worried that some creeping computer sickness is at work.
Is anyone still downloading “octetstreans” when they access the site?