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Blake's 7 Online - Horizon, the B7 Appreciation Society :: Administration/Announcements etc :: Technical
 Why A New Horizon Site?
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| Website Mutoid |
Posted on 07-09-2009 16:38
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Monday 7th September 2009 This is a short explanation for the Horizon site's closure and relocation. Last week an extremely serious malicious attack on the old site was made. We took the decision to shut the site down immediately until we could be certain that we had a completely safe environment for our users. We could find no trace of any malware in the form of trojans etc, nor could we find anything that suggested the site presented a direct security risk to our members. Offline and online scans could find no trace of any kind of malware. However, we were aware that the old site had been severely compromised. For some time we'd wanted to upgrade to a newer version of our CMS, so the new site is running the very latest and most secure version of PHP Fusion on a new server provided by a different web host. Despite all the time and effort that had gone into the old site - by both staff and members - we have decided not to attempt to restore the old database to the new CMS. Although this means we are more or less starting the site again from scratch, by taking this option we can be absolutely sure that nothing unpleasant from the attack has migrated with us. We hope you will all agree with us that the need for site and data security far outweighs the annoyance of having to recreate the Horizon site and online community. _____________________ I Thought I'd Finally Got A Life - Then I Got An iPhone |
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| Thetis |
Posted on 08-09-2009 09:54
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 Delta Grade  Posts: 60 Joined: 08.09.09 |
Thank you, Website Mutoid, for all the work you (and probably others) have done to get the website up and running again. What a massive effort, over a very short period of time. It's much appreciated. I didn't realise how much I could miss Horizon until it wasn't there anymore. |
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| Website Mutoid |
Posted on 08-09-2009 09:58
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Administrator Posts: 62 Joined: 06.09.09 |
Thanks! I have to admit, the last few days have been rather a stressful blur for the site staff... _____________________ I Thought I'd Finally Got A Life - Then I Got An iPhone |
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| Ulysses3D |
Posted on 08-09-2009 10:22
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 Gamma Grade  Posts: 105 Joined: 08.09.09 |
Soo glad things are all working now!!! Well here's to new beginings...Cheers Horizon!! |
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| Bevy |
Posted on 08-09-2009 10:26
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 Delta Grade Posts: 29 Joined: 08.09.09 |
Oh Noes.. Not Sure what really went on but glad to see you guys are back up and running. good job! Agreed, Security first. Edited by Bevy on 08-09-2009 10:35  |
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| dragonq |
Posted on 08-09-2009 10:36
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 Gamma Grade Posts: 120 Joined: 08.09.09 |
Hi, Judith, sorry you have had such a bad time. It does all seem to be working smoothly again now, though. What's all this bondslave, rubbish, by the way? |
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| Website Mutoid |
Posted on 08-09-2009 10:44
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Administrator Posts: 62 Joined: 06.09.09 |
Bondslave: see Hostage. It's just the lowest forum rank, that's all. Don't worry you'll leave it behind very, very soon!
_____________________ I Thought I'd Finally Got A Life - Then I Got An iPhone |
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| Lurena |
Posted on 08-09-2009 11:03
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 Alpha Grade  Posts: 1629 Joined: 08.09.09 |
Thank you so much for all the effort to please us B7 fans Website Mutoid and all of you who were involved in this! I am so happy this Horizon forum is up and running! And Hi to you all, forum friends ( I hope to meet you soon again here) and Hi-and-welcome to newbies! *Cheers* Edited by Lurena on 08-09-2009 14:30 |
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| christine scheir |
Posted on 08-09-2009 12:06
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 Gamma Grade Posts: 345 Joined: 08.09.09 |
hULLLO Guys,join in this wonderful world called a forum.... Hope to see more of you quickly re-join!  |
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| clareblues1 |
Posted on 08-09-2009 12:23
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 Beta Grade  Posts: 1327 Joined: 08.09.09 |
Glad to see Horizon back up and running...I've missed it!! |
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| FlammesDenfer |
Posted on 08-09-2009 12:26
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Thanks folks for all your hard work in getting this brilliant site back on its feet!!
No good deed goes unpunished. |
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| exterminator |
Posted on 08-09-2009 15:02
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 Gamma Grade Posts: 332 Joined: 08.09.09 |
Hello!! Congratulations and thanks to all those who have re-created Horizon ... that was swift work! It's looking very nice too! It's a real shame that the old site is lost, and I'm sure many of us would like to personally "thank" the individual(s) who did what they did to it  !! But there's no use dwelling on what's happened, it would be like trying to glue the Liberator back together again after "Terminal"!! Time to get on with more stuff ...
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| linzibean |
Posted on 08-09-2009 15:18
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 Gamma Grade Posts: 121 Joined: 08.09.09 |
A shame to lose the old site, but then security is what matters, and the new place looks lovely! I never got to know the old forum, so I can't miss it like your more established members...
http://linzibean.livejournal.com/ |
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| Lurena |
Posted on 08-09-2009 15:27
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Alpha Grade Posts: 1629 Joined: 08.09.09 |
Oh, there was so much beautiful stuff on the old site! Now we have to miss Exterminator's model building and so many, many good things and effort done by other members...... I will really miss it.... Well now, let's build us a new home on this wonderful website of Blakes 7 fandom! Let's get on with it! .....I want to tell, but I can't.....  ...I promised.... |
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| Website Mutoid |
Posted on 08-09-2009 15:30
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Administrator Posts: 62 Joined: 06.09.09 |
Well, if there is a bright side, it's that I managed to salvage all the artwork, pictures and photos from the old site, and we'll be putting them back in the galleries etc as soon as we can. But that doesn't make up for everything we have lost, no.
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| Lurena |
Posted on 08-09-2009 15:36
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Alpha Grade Posts: 1629 Joined: 08.09.09 |
A little bit is always better than totally nothing, Website Mutoid..... But I will miss a lot anyway. And I wasn't that long a board member yet....... .....I want to tell, but I can't..... ...I promised.... |
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| exterminator |
Posted on 08-09-2009 15:39
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Gamma Grade Posts: 332 Joined: 08.09.09 |
Lurena wrote: Now we have to miss Exterminator's model building ... Not necessarily!! Although the text (including all my fantastic jokes ... umm ... maybe not!) has gone, all my photos and videos are still on Photobucket, so I hope to put up the threads again as "edited highlights" - mostly pictures with some explanatory text. I'll have to set aside some time for it. Eek, now I'm going to have to try and remember what I was doing a year or so ago!! 
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| linzibean |
Posted on 08-09-2009 15:45
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Gamma Grade Posts: 121 Joined: 08.09.09 |
That's great news - the model building threads were something I wanted to look at especially upon joining, as myself and t'other half are quite keen modellers (well he is, I mostly paint!).
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| Lurena |
Posted on 08-09-2009 15:52
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Alpha Grade Posts: 1629 Joined: 08.09.09 |
exterminator wrote: Lurena wrote: Now we have to miss Exterminator's model building ... Not necessarily!! Although the text (including all my fantastic jokes ... umm ... maybe not!) has gone, all my photos and videos are still on Photobucket, so I hope to put up the threads again as "edited highlights" - mostly pictures with some explanatory text. I'll have to set aside some time for it. Eek, now I'm going to have to try and remember what I was doing a year or so ago!! It's more than worth putting up your work again! I'm sure you will re-experience (? translation?) while doing this and thus remember. .....I want to tell, but I can't..... ...I promised.... |
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| sfordcar |
Posted on 08-09-2009 16:03
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Delta Grade Posts: 48 Joined: 08.09.09 |
I'm glad the site is back and I quite like the new layout! Shame about some of the old stuff going missing though. |
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