Glad the forum is back

[leonventer]

Life is complete again!

TOCH's disappearance was a shock. It was also a powerful reminder of the central role it plays in our community. Very, very relieved and happy to have it back!

A huge "Thank You" to Ruy and any others involved in recovering this invaluable resource. Hope it remains as robust and dependable as it has been all these years.

Leon Venter

[DDT]

He Ruy,

Many many thx for saving TOCH.
A job well done.

Dirk

[Jim Oxley]

Just like to add my heartfelt thanks that TOCH is once more alive and well
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[JaganP]

Everyone was suffering from withdrawal symptoms.. Kudos for getting this back up!

[pfP7063]

I'd also like to add my thanks to Ruy and anyone else who has been involved in recovering and restoring TOCH. I don't think that it's stretching the realm of credibility when I say that this site, and others like it, should really be considered as global treasures wrt the recorded knowledge of the times, technology and people who preceded us in the realm of aviation. The countless hours put into researching and validating our past and remembering those no longer with us by its members, you just cannot quantify or put a price on.

Again a huge thank you Ruy.

Paul

[Von Alles]

Thank you very much to the staff !

[sveahk]

Thanks Ruy for bringing the Forum back again!

Cheers Hans K

[tonda75]

Great!
This year is Christmas sooner!

[peter.r]

Thank you to the staff forgetting the site running again.

[Ruy Horta]

Thanks all, but the reality is a little less glamorous.

Most of the work was getting the ISP to recognize / accept that something was wrong on their side.

Unfortunately that was after the damage was already done and there is no practical way to go back.

More went wrong than went right, although we can be glad the forum is back online, it is not through some herculean effort. I am disappointed with the ISP, I am sorry that we lost the attachments in the process.

1. Yes there are back ups, but under the current circumstances it is not realistic to expect these to be restored
2. The forum is still dependent on legacy support from this ISP - they could end it if they choose to do so.
3. I have no clear plans for a migration or upgrade.

Again I am happy that the forum is back online and I am grateful for your enthusiasm and support, but I want to be transparent about the what happened.

I did not notice a database space issue last time I checked, which is infrequent I must admit and I was not warned by the ISP that my database was exceeding its allowed size. I still believe that it was the ISP that decreased the allowed size and that’s why the forum crashed one day to the other.

It was the ISP that blocked my database privileges. It was the ISP that had an issue returning the privileges as there was some kind of synchronization problem on their side. The experience leaves a bitter after taste and I actually cancelled another contract with them as I am not happy with their customer service.

I guess the saying is true, you get what you pay for and that’s double in the “automated IT” era.

So unless there is some upgrade path for TOCH, it is a case of enjoy it while it lasts.