Status at a glance
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Your IP address is currently 3.235.145.252 (full info)
Normal service resumed Thu 17th Jan 2008 05.00pm | pv | Normal service should be resumed after this afternoon's server outage. Sorry for any inconvenience. |
WebMail fixed Thu 15th Nov 2007 02.30pm | pv | WebMail is now fixed and all services running normally again. Sorry for any inconvenience. |
WebMail problem Thu 15th Nov 2007 08.00am | pv | WebMail is temporarily unavailable. We're currently investigating the problem. Some hosted websites may also be affected. |
WebMail fixed Tue 9th Oct 2007 11.30am | pv | WebMail is now available. Apologies for any temporary inconvenience. |
WebMail unavailable Tue 9th Oct 2007 7.00am | pv | WebMail is currently unavailable. We are investigating the problem. Other email services (POP3/IMAP) are working normally. |
Dialup issues Sun 16th Sep 2007 8.00pm | pv | Some people are reporting problems connecting to the 0845 dialup number. We've reported this as a fault to telecom engineers and await a status report. It seems localised to some regional exchanges. |
Usenet upgraded Sat 25th Aug 2007 03.00pm | pv | I've upgraded the news server to be more efficient and more flexible too. I'm still carrying out some tests, but everything should be working normally now. |
Usenet maintenance Sat 25th Aug 2007 07.00am | pv | We're currently doing some routing maintenance on news.orpheusnet.co.uk so our Usenet feed may be intermittent this morning. |
WebMail restored Tue 14th Aug 2007 04.45pm | pv | WebMail has now been restored |
News restored Tue 14th Aug 2007 02.45pm | pv | news.orpheusnet.co.uk should be working again for local orpheus.* newsgroups |
SMTP restored - WebMail temporarily unavailable Tue 14th Aug 2007 02.30pm | pv | SMTP is restored, so mail is working normally. However, due to server failure, WebMail and news are currently unavailable. Normal service will be resumed as soon as possible. |
SMTP problems Tue 14th Aug 2007 11.00am | pv | There is currently an issue with the SMTP server, we're currently investigating the problem. |
WebMail restored Wed 8th Aug 2007 4.00pm | pv | The WebMail system is restored and working normally. |
WebMail temporarily unavailable Wed 8th Aug 2007 12.00pm | pv | The WebMail system is currently being intermittent. We are investigating the problem and normal service will be resumed as soon as possible. |
Usenet temporarily suspended Wed 25th Jul 2007 7.00am | pv | Our Usenet feed is currently over quota, so external newsgroups may be unavailable/intermittent. In the meantime, orpheus.* newsgroups are working normally. |
Reduced capacity on Usenet Wed 18th Jul 2007 12.00am | pv | Due to reaching 99% of our Usenet quota, I've temporarily disabled the uk.* hierarchy in an attempt to make our remaining quota last a bit longer. Normal service will be resumed around 15th August. See our Usenet page for more info. |
Usenet feed restored Mon 16th Jul 2007 9.00am | pv | Our newsfeed has been restored, but unfortunately, due to excessive use I've temporarily suspended alt.* newsgroups, which was draining our entire Usenet resources. |
Usenet temporarily suspended Tue 10th Jul 2007 9.00am | pv | Unfortunately, our Usenet feed is still unavailable. It will return on Sunday 15th July. Sorry for any inconvenience. |
Usenet temporarily suspended Sun 1st Jul 2007 0.00am | pv | Our Usenet feed is currently over quota due to misuse. I'm currently investigating the cause, and endeavouring to find a prompt solution. |
Usenet restored Sat 23rd Jun 2007 5.00pm | pv | I've now restored the news feed, so all services should now be operating normally. |
Usenet unavailable Sat 23rd Jun 2007 1.00pm | pv | News is currently unavailable. |
Routine maintenance completed Thur 21st Jun 2007 2.30pm | pv | Maintenance is now complete and all services are working normally. We'd like to apoligise for any temporary inconvenience during our server upgrade. |
Routine maintenance in progress Thu 21st Jun 2007 12.52pm | pv | Our planned maintenance has just got underway, meaning that Orac (POP mail, some websites) will be unavailable for approx 2 hours. Mail will be queued on the backup server, so no messages will be lost. |
DNS issues resolved Wed 20th Jun 2007 04.45pm | pv | The earlier DNS issues have been resolved and maintenance has been completed. All systems now working normally. Sorry for any inconvenience. |
DNS issues Wed 20th Jun 2007 02.45pm | pv | Some hosted websites are currently failing to resolve correctly, due to DNS maintenance. We're investigating the problem and normal service will be resumed as soon as possible. |
Maintenance Wed 20th Jun 2007 01.30pm - 03.30pm | pv | We will be doing some brief maintenance today, so please check the maintenance page. |
SMTP unavailable Wed 6th Jun 2007 4.00pm | pv | The SMTP server is currently being updated. Normal service will be resumed ASAP. Normal service resumed at 5:00pm |
Usenet unavailable Wed 6th Jun 2007 1.30pm - 02:12pm | pv | Usenet is currently unavailable whilst we upgrade our news server. Normal service resumed at 2:12pm |
Possible broadband connection problems Thu 10th May 2007 1.30pm - 2.00pm | pv | I've just received notification that there is, and I quote, "Central pipe emergency maintenance work following an unplanned BT incident". I don't know what the 'incident' is, and it's not specifically aimed at Orpheus customers, but ADSL users in general, so I thought I'd report it here in case people are experiencing any unusual connection problems today. |
Essential Maintenance Thu 22nd Mar 2007 00.01am - 04:00am | pv | BT are carrying out some essential maintenance work which may result in approx 30% of ADSL circuits being down for approx 20 minutes during the alloted period. Most routers should automatically reconnect, but if you encounter problems, try power-cycling the router or phoning the support line. |
WebMail fixed Wed 28th Feb 2007 09.10pm | pv | WebMail is now restored. However some of the user preferences may have been reset. Please check your settings when you login. If you can't connect, try http://webmail2.orpheusnet.co.uk/ |
WebMail problem Wed 28th Feb 2007 06.15pm | pv | WebMail is currently unavailable. I'm investigating the problem.... |
POP restored Mon 12th Feb 2007 07.45am | pv | All services have now been restored. Many apologies for the temporary unavailablity over night. |
POP failure Mon 12th Feb 2007 00.00am | pv | The POP server seems to have temporarily failer. Engineers are currently working to fix the problem. SMTP and other services are working normally, although some websites may be unavailable. |
Technical Helpdesk: | Email: Telephone: 24 hour emergency: | support@orpheusinternet.co.uk 0845 120 5559 07913 398 001 (voice or sms) |