503, 403 and 401 errors: But why?

[arn]

We've made some server config changes tonight that may help the 503 errors. There definitely was an uptick in the past couple of days.

arn

 

[Scepticalscribe]

We've made some server config changes tonight that may help the 503 errors. There definitely was an uptick in the past couple of days.

arn

Thanks @arn; will let you know when I see them, and also, if I don't see them.

 

[AZhappyjack]

Just got another reading the Mac Accessories forum.

 

[sman789]

I'm struggling to read any of the forum pages right now. Same with the home page. Just started about 15 minutes ago.

Edit: feels back to normal now.

 

[Scepticalscribe]

I'm struggling to read any of the forum pages right now. Same with the home page. Just started about 15 minutes ago.

Edit: feels back to normal now.

I was about to say that the forum is slow to load today, and that - for around 15-20 minutes - until just now, it wouldn't load at all.

 

[willmtaylor]

Yup. Completely down for 10-15 mins.

 

[Scepticalscribe]

Yup. Completely down for 10-15 mins.

Glad I wasn't the only person to have experienced this.

As it happened, I was able to open - and visit - other sites without any difficulty.

 

[Scepticalscribe]

Just this afternoon, for approximately half an hour, the screen - instead of admitting me to the forums - flashed up a "Error 500 Internal Server Error" message.

 

[arn]

yep, was aware when it happened. memory issues.

 

[Scepticalscribe]

yep, was aware when it happened. memory issues.

Thanks for the clarification.

 

[MacNut]

Don’t see many 500 errors.

 

[Scepticalscribe]

Don’t see many 500 errors.

I saw them yesterday for around 20-30 minutes.

However, the problem that gave rise to them seems to have been dealt with.

 

[PinkyMacGodess]

I always found it odd that on a website I maintained, I was getting 403 and other errors. It's part of the internet I suppose...