Do they have no way to get it back up again?

I don't know what's going on TBH.

It had been experiencing loads of 502s in the last several months, but they seemed to've stopped in the last couple of weeks.

Interestingly, it's 'sister site', the horrid RPTIF*, which operates on the same forum platform is also down.


*repulsive persons tawdry interest forum

How do find out what software/platforms forums are supported by?

This one's obviously Forumotion, but GSIF uses (used?) the same one the old *** used (so, probably quite old and creaky I s'pose).

There's been a lot of talk about upgrading it to something more moderne and manageable in the last year-or-so, but I've not been aware that any immediate change has manifested itself.

502 Bad Gateway?

Bad Boy more like!

There's a difference between the host (forumotion for us) and the platform (phpbb).

How do I know this one is phpbb? It has at the bottom "phpBB" and the link there goes to a plug for phpbb. There'll be similar clues scattered about on any forum's pages.

If you do a search for "forum platforms" you'll get a list of candidate names to look for.

Server issues apparently.

Both GSIF and GrottyForum share the same server.

https://updownradar.com/status/vintage-erotica-forum.com#why

It's looking bleak.

So all that porn erotica is lost forever?

We'll have to see, I suppose.

It is - or was - an epic forum.

An amazing archive of the second oldest professional in human history.

Or perhaps the third.

I'll mourn it.

I think I am already.

It's a 403 Forbidden now.

Is that an improvement or a deterioration?

GSIF's ugly stepsister is back up!

Is it likely that posters have posted things that aren’t legal, more than once, and the whole thing has been shut because it’s either too much trouble to run, or is under criminal investigation?

It's not that at all.

Well alright then. Something else.

It's gone back to being a 502.