www.emc2fusion.org is down

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DeltaV
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www.emc2fusion.org is down

Post by DeltaV »

Message displayed after redirect is "This site has stepped out for a bit".

Good/Bad news pending? Website redesign? Server hardware upgrade? Probably nothing major, but one can always hope.

Googling the phone number suggests GoDaddy took it down for a security fix.
http://olddatabase.blogspot.com/2009/01 ... t-480.html

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Post by ladajo »

I wonder if they even noticed? It is not like they update it very often.
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Post by ladajo »

And a quick check of www.emc2fusion.com gives:
This error (HTTP 403 Forbidden) means that Internet Explorer was able to connect to the website, but it does not have permission to view the webpage.
The development of atomic power, though it could confer unimaginable blessings on mankind, is something that is dreaded by the owners of coal mines and oil wells. (Hazlitt)
What I want to do is to look up C. . . . I call him the Forgotten Man. (Sumner)

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Post by krenshala »

The domain is still valid until 2013-03-15. Here's the first few lines of an whois check:

Domain ID:D141594586-LROR
Domain Name:EMC2FUSION.ORG
Created On:15-Mar-2007 21:02:44 UTC
Last Updated On:17-Mar-2010 17:05:16 UTC
Expiration Date:15-Mar-2013 21:02:44 UTC
Sponsoring Registrar:GoDaddy.com, LLC (R91-LROR)
Status:CLIENT DELETE PROHIBITED
Status:CLIENT RENEW PROHIBITED
Status:CLIENT TRANSFER PROHIBITED
Status:CLIENT UPDATE PROHIBITED
Registrant ID:CR33058921
Registrant Name:Robert Bussard
Registrant Organization:EMC2 Fusion Development Corporation

[edit] http://www.emc2fusion.org/ is working for me, but http://www.emc2fusion.com/ is giving "Directory Listing Denied", which means the index page is missing (or mis-named).

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Post by choff »

At least it's one of the nicer looking inaccessible messages. Somethings up, with what Ladago has heard I'd say we might be getting some news real soon!
CHoff

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Post by KitemanSA »

Remember, EMC2 Fusion Development Corporation, the non-for-profit research organization with the purpose of obtaining funding for research is NOT the smae as EMC2 Incorporated, the FOR profit company that does research and seems to want to hold and market IP.

One could just as well argue that the loss of the site is a GOOD thing since it may suggest that EMC2 Inc has what they think to be a reliable funding source to finish its work. :roll:

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Post by rcain »

.. or it is a sign of simple neglect ;)

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Post by KitemanSA »

rcain wrote:.. or it is a sign of simple neglect ;)
That is kind of the point, why would you neglect a potential funding source unless said funding was covered by another means?

Just a speculation.

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Post by Betruger »

It's just a website. Websites get some downtime all the time.
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Post by rcain »

KitemanSA wrote:
rcain wrote:.. or it is a sign of simple neglect ;)
That is kind of the point, why would you neglect a potential funding source unless said funding was covered by another means?

Just a speculation.
i think you are being too positive ;)

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Post by KitemanSA »

rcain wrote: i think you are being too positive ;)
Yup, that's me, ever hopeful in the absence of real information to the contrary. :D

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Post by krenshala »

Betruger wrote:It's just a website. Websites get some downtime all the time.
Only, in this case the site is up but the index page is MIA.

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Post by ladajo »

Or not.
The development of atomic power, though it could confer unimaginable blessings on mankind, is something that is dreaded by the owners of coal mines and oil wells. (Hazlitt)
What I want to do is to look up C. . . . I call him the Forgotten Man. (Sumner)

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Post by krenshala »

ladajo wrote:Or not.
emc2fusion.com is still showing "Directory Listing Denied", so there is no index page. We'd get a different error from IIS if the page was there but we didn't have permission to view it (either HTTP 401 or 403). We'd get yet another error if the site wasn't responding at all.

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Post by Betruger »

It's strange, but really what meaningful (WRT actual Polywell work) speculation can you make from it? It doesn't seem like there's a basis to favor a polywell-related cause over a mundane IT-related one. So far, anyway.
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