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5 October, 2004: Downtime Advance Warning - 6 October, 2004 - 1000hrs BST
The H2G2 Editors Started conversation Oct 5, 2004
A new DNA release (back-end fixes) is set to go live at 1000hrs BST on Wednesday 6 October. This release will involve downtime of up to an hour, during which time members will be redirected to a holding page.
We apologise for any inconvenience.
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Ralph the Wonder Llama and André the dodo; Excrement Occurs Posted Oct 5, 2004
God's last words to his creation! I have seen the light!
5 October, 2004: Downtime Advance Warning - 6 October, 2004 - 1000hrs BST
Cal - interim high priest of the Church of the Holy Tail Posted Oct 5, 2004
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Gnomon - time to move on Posted Oct 5, 2004
What's in it for us, eh?
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Post Team Posted Oct 5, 2004
shazz 
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Peet (the Pedantic Punctuation Policeman, Muse of Lateral Programming Ideas, Eggcups-Spurtle-and-Spoonswinner, BBC Cheese Namer & Zaphodista) Posted Oct 5, 2004
5 October, 2004: Downtime Advance Warning - 6 October, 2004 - 1000hrs BST
Ralph the Wonder Llama and André the dodo; Excrement Occurs Posted Oct 5, 2004
Not much.
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Granny Weatherwax - ACE - Hells Belle, Mother-in-Law from the Pit - Haunting near you on Saturday Posted Oct 5, 2004
Oh 
just when I'm on sick leave & able to log on during the day
*sulks in a corner*
5 October, 2004: Downtime Advance Warning - 6 October, 2004 - 1000hrs BST
Ralph the Wonder Llama and André the dodo; Excrement Occurs Posted Oct 5, 2004
Tough luck.
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Traveller in Time Reporting Bugs -o-o- Broken the chain of Pliny -o-o- Hired Posted Oct 5, 2004
Traveller in Time 
on his head
"
It is only for 30-60 minutes, or half an hour or an hour and who knows what happens on the M4 (traffic jams).
Even if we will see nothing of the update, it takes only a limited amount of time to crash the servers 
"
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Santragenius V Posted Oct 5, 2004
Well - at least they didn't write it in thirty-foot high letters of fire... 
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SEF Posted Oct 5, 2004
> at least they didn't write it in thirty-foot high letters of fire
Before being so sure of that it might be worth checking what happens at the relevant BBC building housing the computers when they actually do the upgrade...
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Santragenius V Posted Oct 5, 2004
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5 October, 2004: Downtime Advance Warning - 6 October, 2004 - 1000hrs BST
- 1: The H2G2 Editors (Oct 5, 2004)
- 2: Ralph the Wonder Llama and André the dodo; Excrement Occurs (Oct 5, 2004)
- 3: Cal - interim high priest of the Church of the Holy Tail (Oct 5, 2004)
- 4: Gnomon - time to move on (Oct 5, 2004)
- 5: Post Team (Oct 5, 2004)
- 6: Peet (the Pedantic Punctuation Policeman, Muse of Lateral Programming Ideas, Eggcups-Spurtle-and-Spoonswinner, BBC Cheese Namer & Zaphodista) (Oct 5, 2004)
- 7: Ralph the Wonder Llama and André the dodo; Excrement Occurs (Oct 5, 2004)
- 8: Granny Weatherwax - ACE - Hells Belle, Mother-in-Law from the Pit - Haunting near you on Saturday (Oct 5, 2004)
- 9: Ralph the Wonder Llama and André the dodo; Excrement Occurs (Oct 5, 2004)
- 10: Traveller in Time Reporting Bugs -o-o- Broken the chain of Pliny -o-o- Hired (Oct 5, 2004)
- 11: Santragenius V (Oct 5, 2004)
- 12: SEF (Oct 5, 2004)
- 13: Santragenius V (Oct 5, 2004)
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