what happened to VPforum?

[faralos]

is it down for good or just today? I can't access it at all! I know this is PN, but you guys are like twin sister sites to me! I was trying to get on it today and nothing! is it just me or did something bad happen there, I don't know about?
thanks for any input or update you can give me.

 

[Phoenixx]

Its down for good.

The database has been hacked and completely destroyed,...nothing is left.

Time to move on,...

 

[Rick2007]

Its down for good.

The database has been hacked and completely destroyed,...nothing is left.

Time to move on,...

All my other favorite sites are down too. No more Pinball or Food Network.
I am crying in a bowl of Creme fresh!!!!

 

[sleepy]

Is that true Phoenixx?
Is there a source on the Net for that information?
I looked up the whois, but the forum is hosted by AJ (looks like) and the server's main page is also off line.

 

[sleepy]

Whoah Rick. The Food Network IS NOT OFFLINE!
http://www.foodnetwork.com/

 

[m4paws]

If it were a hacked DB, the site would be accessible but it would be trashed, like what happened to VPUnderground. Since it's totally unreachable, either the server crashed or is having network connectivity problems.

 

[Rick2007]

Thanks Sleepy, I go to the Food Network site often for ideas for meals.
It is one of my favorite sites. I hope to get the VP Forums back.
Food Network is working again. Must be my crappy computer.

 

[Isaac Sauvage]

what happened to VPforum?

apparently it couldn´t handle the strain of yet another unnecessary thread created.

bummer.

 

[sleepy]

You know, I had a feeling that the vpforums were being sponsored by Williams INC.

 

[Joe]

Tracing route to www.vpforums.com [75.125.131.242]
over a maximum of 30 hops:

1 7 ms 7 ms 7 ms adsl-70-131-223-254.dsl.emhril.sbcglobal.net [70
.131.223.254]
2 7 ms 7 ms 8 ms dist1-vlan60.emhril.ameritech.net [68.22.72.130]

3 8 ms 7 ms 8 ms bb1-g9-0.emhril.sbcglobal.net [151.164.94.162]
4 8 ms 7 ms 8 ms ex2-p5-0.eqchil.sbcglobal.net [151.164.42.139]
5 8 ms 9 ms 8 ms Te-3-2.Chicago1.Level3.net [4.68.110.197]
6 20 ms 18 ms 17 ms ae-31-53.ebr1.Chicago1.Level3.net [4.68.101.94]

7 8 ms 8 ms 8 ms ae-6.ebr1.Chicago2.Level3.net [4.69.140.190]
8 44 ms 53 ms 54 ms ae-3.ebr2.Denver1.Level3.net [4.69.132.61]
9 46 ms 41 ms 48 ms ae-1-100.ebr1.Denver1.Level3.net [4.69.132.37]
10 44 ms 53 ms 54 ms ae-2.ebr2.Dallas1.Level3.net [4.69.132.106]
11 47 ms 54 ms 54 ms ae-92-92.csw4.Dallas1.Level3.net [4.69.136.150]

12 41 ms 42 ms 42 ms ae-44-99.car4.Dallas1.Level3.net [4.68.19.198]
13 41 ms 41 ms 41 ms THE-PLANET.car4.Dallas1.Level3.net [4.71.122.2]

14 47 ms 48 ms 46 ms et1-1.ibr02.hstntx1.theplanet.com [70.87.253.54]

15 48 ms 46 ms 47 ms po2.car05.hstntx1.theplanet.com [207.218.245.18]

16 * * * Request timed out.
17 * * * Request timed out.
18 * * * Request timed out.
19 * * * Request timed out.

 

[ValamirCleaver]

Its down for good.

The database has been hacked and completely destroyed,...nothing is left.

Time to move on...

All is not necessarily lost even if VPF.com is...

​

Wishbone Ash - Phoenix
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Bird... rise high from the cinders
Leave it all behind
All the ruins and the fire

Bird... raise your head from the ashes
Many men lay dead...
You can see them, like I...

Phoenix... rise...
Raise your head... to the sky
To the sky...​

 

[sleepy]

Inscrutably cryptic, eh?

 

[destruk]

I blame Al Queda! They destroyed VPForums! heh

 

[StevOz]

Neglect by the site owner as usual...ho hum...Eh...

 

[1234fd]

VPF might be down, members are not!Hello everybody!

 

[Hanson2]

Nice to meet you all here!

 

[TuNk77]

I hope the forum will come back, if not, we will probably see each other her i guess :)

 

[jassam]

where is vpforums admin where you need him??? is vpforums gone for good????? what about all the private msgs from vpforums will they get forwarded here????

and by the way i need help in locating a particular table i got the rom for it but cant find the table world cup soccer with the dog kicking the ball on the backglass and the table having the moving goalie in front of the net.i hope someone knows what im talking about here.it came out in the 90's.

 

[TuNk77]

where is vpforums admin where you need him??? is vpforums gone for good????? what about all the private msgs from vpforums will they get forwarded here????

and by the way i need help in locating a particular table i got the rom for it but cant find the table world cup soccer with the dog kicking the ball on the backglass and the table having the moving goalie in front of the net.i hope someone knows what im talking about here.it came out in the 90's.

World Cup Soccer 94? http://www.ipdb.org/machine.cgi?id=2811

 

[TheMcD]

Bah, I call shenanigans on AJ's part.

The McD

 

[panootz]

I guess we'll all hang out at Pinball Nirvana until vpforums comes back, If it doesn't come back then this is are new home. I don't think Jon will mind all of us here, right Jon. This site is just as good. Dave P. P.S. I like going back and fourth to each site though.

 

[Phoenixx]

All is not necessarily lost even if VPF.com is...

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Thank you,...nice images. I already had the rightmost one but not the others.

The 4th one looks great,...wonder if i should make that my new avatar:

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[1234fd]

Nice one!
Just out of curiosity, wich program did you use?:hmm:

 

[faralos]

$%^*!!!! ok, so I'll whore myself out here instead! and PN will see thread and posts like there's no tomorrow!
ok, how can an entire site just vanish like that? what do they mean destroyed by being hacked? who hacks into a public forum and for what? what about all the tables and posts? Will they be transferred to here, or is everything inaccessible now! Man every time I find something worthwhile, poo poo occurs!
allrightthen, GREETINGS AND SALUTATIONS!! to all on here. I guess this is my (new) home, I already miss my old one, snif...snif at least I still recognize some people from VPF! Hi guys/gals, remember me?

 

[Phoenixx]

Nice one!
Just out of curiosity, wich program did you use?:hmm:

PhotoShop CS2,...