Spider and site back up, complete re-index

Posted: Mon Aug 25, 2003 2:27 pm

The old computer the spider bot was on got busted. I've assembled a new computer and the spider is now running normally on it. I'll see if I can get the old one back up, so files and servers can be updated much more frequently.

The site also had some database problems, it is now fixed.

The new computer costed a fair amount of money, so please continue to suppport this site by donation or visit the ads on the left once in a while. I mean, I've kept the site layout simple and unobtrusive (ie. no banner ads), just don't ignore the text ads on the left while you do your searches. Powered by Google, the ads are often quite interesting ;)

- end of rant -

I've also cleared the entire database and have the new spider bot start from scratch, due to parts of the database got corrupted. Search results may often return empty right now, please wait while files are being re-indexed.

This also means all fserve owners will be re-msged over IRC re: their choice of participation in this site. Please make the choice again with the link sent by the bot. Sorry for the inconvenience.

UPDATE: after testing the new replication scheme, search results on site is now close to 100% accurate 8)

UPDATE: Scratch that. A minor detail I overlooked in replicating database queries which caused out of sync errors again (doh!) I watched closely while the bot was indexing, and now it is pretty accurate ;)

The database has been emptied again due to the errors, it will take a day or two for the db to get back to normal size.

Posted: Sat Aug 30, 2003 11:12 am

yeah well if anymore of my people get
{00:35} * * Files in your file server ( trigger: !**** ) are now being indexed for isoHunt.com , an IRC files search engine. This is an index bot. We completely OPPOSE RIAA & Co., so do not be alarmed by our indexing activities that may resemble them.
{00:35} * * Your fserve trigger is hidden by default, so your identity is not shown in search results. You can either unhide it, or opt-out of the isoHunt index completely so all your files indexed are deleted. Follow this link for more info and make your choice: http://isohunt.com/FSverify.php?id=**************************

any more msgs like that your new computers going to have a few problems along with your website i dont care if you oppose riaa and other government agencies, there is a reason were on a small net, we dont need 900 stupid leechers in our chans so just be careful who you scan.

Posted: Sat Aug 30, 2003 3:52 pm

there's a opt-out page for individual fserves, as well for chan ops to opt-out entire chans.

By making the effort to post here, u could already have followed that and opted out your chan.