Vectorlinux.com not working

fogpipe · 08-04-2012, 09:01 AM

Apparently the domain expired yesterday. Maybe someone who knows how to get in touch with them should let them know.

camorri · 08-04-2012, 10:39 AM

Working for me, just tried it; no problems.

jefro · 08-04-2012, 12:13 PM

NOTICE: This domain name expired on 08/03/2012 and is pending renewal or deletion.

mark_alfred · 08-04-2012, 01:03 PM

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Originally Posted by camorri

Working for me, just tried it; no problems.

Perhaps you're loading images from your cache, because it's not working for me. Instead I get a page from godaddy claiming that the domain has expired.

2damncommon · 08-04-2012, 01:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jefro

NOTICE: This domain name expired on 08/03/2012 and is pending renewal or deletion.

I get that message as well.

camorri · 08-04-2012, 06:24 PM

Quote:

Perhaps you're loading images from your cache, because it's not working for me.

Nope, never been there before. Its gone for me too, now.

etech3 · 08-04-2012, 07:44 PM

Same here, never been there.

Quote:

NOTICE: The expiration date displayed in this record is the date the
registrar's sponsorship of the domain name registration in the registry is
currently set to expire. This date does not necessarily reflect the expiration
date of the domain name registrant's agreement with the sponsoring
registrar. Users may consult the sponsoring registrar's Whois database to
view the registrar's reported date of expiration for this registration.

That's godaddy for ya

mark_alfred · 08-04-2012, 07:52 PM

I just recently started using Vector, and quite like it. The support forum, which is also gone, was helpful. I wonder if this means that the distribution is discontinued. If that's the case, I'll likely go back to Debian rather than experiment with another small-fry distribution.

anomie · 08-05-2012, 12:06 AM

I'm sincerely hopeful that this is just a temporary SNAFU. I haven't used VectorLinux in a couple years, but it's a very respectable distro. Great performance (even on cruddy hardware), nice overall polish.

fogpipe · 08-05-2012, 01:58 AM

yeah, vector is a great distro imo. I have had a couple of older computers with small drives and vector light fits on a cd installs in a small space and has good package management, based on slackware packages. I too hope this is temporary.

k3lt01 · 08-05-2012, 04:16 AM

I'm sure its just a simple issue, it seems to happen (Slackware comes to mind) occasionally. I wouldn't be hitting the red button or going on a panic rampage just yet.

mark_alfred · 08-06-2012, 09:40 AM

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Originally Posted by k3lt01

I'm sure its just a simple issue, it seems to happen (Slackware comes to mind) occasionally. I wouldn't be hitting the red button or going on a panic rampage just yet.

You're right. I emailed a developer and heard back from him today. He stated it was a simple oversight and should be fixed soon. So, the site should be back on line shortly.

jk07 · 08-06-2012, 02:25 PM

It seems the site is back up and running.