Is it just me or is the OpenSRS domain management system currently down? I have been trying to change the nameservers for a domain and can't get into the control panel at the registrar nor can I even access the OpenSRS website.

Yep, they got some problem.
Depending on their emergency notify to their resellers, their system has been experiencing technical difficulties since 10:30pm EDT (2:30 am UTC).

It's not just you. At 000domains, they have the following notice up:

Our registration system has been shutdown due problems at OpenSRS. We expect to restore service by 1:00 pm US Eastern Time May 29, 2001. During this period our services will not be available.

We apologize for the inconvenience and thank you for your patience!

Originally posted by Duster
It's not just you. At 000domains, they have the following notice up:

Our registration system has been shutdown due problems at OpenSRS. We expect to restore service by 1:00 pm US Eastern Time May 29, 2001. During this period our services will not be available.

We apologize for the inconvenience and thank you for your patience!

I use 000domains.com. That notice went up after I posted this message. I have been going to that site off and one since midnight last night trying to make changes. Thanks for the info.

Even i gave a domain transfer request @ opensrs and since it was not transfered i was windering whats wrong.

I commited my client that his site would be transfered in 24 hours . Now its still not done and hes screaming at me.

Good that this was posted. I will tell him that it is beyond my control .

Rgds
Manish

I noticed that too, since yesterday their site are having problems "SRS site.

But all domain registered with them should be no problems.

:)

ukreg is the same.. mind you.. is it just me or is fasthosts down too?

OpenSRS domain management is now back up!!

jep it's up again... some problems about 10 hours ago ... hope that my new requests for transfers are not lost ;))

greets from italy,
tortellini

So are the domain transfers through which i applied yesterday


Rgds
Manish

thx for your info... sounds really not good ;(

Latest update from Tucows OpenSRS:


Dear Partner,

As you have likely noticed, Tucows has experienced extended periods of
intermittent outages affecting a broad range of our systems over the
last 24 hours. Please be assured that we now believe that we have
rectified the problem causing the degraded service.

It is important to note that the following systems were not affected as
a result of these outages:

- All international systems including the Tucows mirror network.
- All registry systems operated by LibertyRMS including .info
etc.

The following systems were affected as a result of these outages:

- OpenSRS
- Domain Direct
- www.tucows.com main site
- tucows.com and opensrs.org email

For your benefit, the following is a rundown of the specific issues that
we encountered, including the time period during which service was
affected and the final resolution of the problem.

- Yesterday afternoon, all services located in our primary
datacenter were subject to intermittent network connectivity
problems. A Cisco 6500 series switch appeared to be at the
center of this issue and was quickly brought back within
normal operating parameters.

- Beginning shortly before 2300 EDT May 28 2001 (0300 UTC May
29 2001), we began to notice significantly degraded
performance from all systems located within our primary
datacenter, followed quickly by complete failure. Further
investigation indicated that the core switching gear had
failed. While system redundancy is in place, the erratic
behaviour was sufficient enough to cause a core failure.
Working in conjunction with Cisco, our network operations
team determined that complete replacement of the gear in
question was the most expedient solution. Replacement
hardware was shipped out from Nashville at roughly 0300 EDT
May 29 (0700 UTC) and arrived promptly at 0800 EDT (1200
UTC). The equipment was brought online at approximately 1230
EDT (1530 UTC) and the system was fully operational at 1300
EDT (1700 UTC)

Tucows has not yet determined the cause of the problem, but
our staff has narrowed it down to either repeated failures of
our Cisco gear, or a denial of service attack.

It is important to note that while we are completely satisfied that this
is an isolated issue, we are continuing our investigation until we can
ensure that the steps taken to solve the problem are lasting in nature.

We sincerely apologize for the inconvenience that this matter may have
caused you. Please be assured that we are working with all relevant
parties to ensure that we can continue to provide you with the highest
possible level of service going forward.

Sincerely,

Charles Daminato
TUCOWS Product Manager
OpenSRS - Special Operations