# Club and Okie-Tex websites are back up

**URL:** <https://discourse.okcastro.club/t/club-and-okie-tex-websites-are-back-up/1575>\
**Category:** General\
**Created:** [April 30, 2026, 3:19pm UTC](https://discourse.okcastro.club/t/club-and-okie-tex-websites-are-back-up/1575 "2026-04-30T15:19:13Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 15\
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**Author:** ![DaveNH6SM](https://discourse.okcastro.club/user_avatar/discourse.okcastro.club/davenh6sm/32/112_2.png) [@DaveNH6SM](https://discourse.okcastro.club/u/DaveNH6SM)\
**Post date:** [January 22, 2024, 10:58pm UTC](https://discourse.okcastro.club/t/club-and-okie-tex-websites-are-back-up/1575/1 "2024-01-22T22:58:21Z")

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The Club Website is down. Getting error “Bandwidth Limit Exceeded”. Waiting to hear what is going on with it. It might just be a temporary issue.

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**Author:** ![DaveNH6SM](https://discourse.okcastro.club/user_avatar/discourse.okcastro.club/davenh6sm/32/112_2.png) [@DaveNH6SM](https://discourse.okcastro.club/u/DaveNH6SM)\
**Post date:** [January 23, 2024, 9:44pm UTC](https://discourse.okcastro.club/t/club-and-okie-tex-websites-are-back-up/1575/2 "2024-01-23T21:44:48Z")

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The Club Website is back up.

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**Author:** ![DaveNH6SM](https://discourse.okcastro.club/user_avatar/discourse.okcastro.club/davenh6sm/32/112_2.png) [@DaveNH6SM](https://discourse.okcastro.club/u/DaveNH6SM)\
**Post date:** [January 24, 2024, 4:05am UTC](https://discourse.okcastro.club/t/club-and-okie-tex-websites-are-back-up/1575/3 "2024-01-24T04:05:52Z")

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The Club Website is down again.

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**Author:** ![russw](https://discourse.okcastro.club/user_avatar/discourse.okcastro.club/russw/32/1706_2.png) [@russw](https://discourse.okcastro.club/u/russw)\
**Post date:** [January 24, 2024, 6:17pm UTC](https://discourse.okcastro.club/t/club-and-okie-tex-websites-are-back-up/1575/4 "2024-01-24T18:17:10Z")

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Dave,

I had a similar problem with my own website back in October. After receiving a notice from my ISP (HostPapa) that I was exceeding my bandwidth resources, and getting the same bandwidth error the Club’s website is showing, I contacted their tech support. Their response was that it appeared that my login page was under attack.

I installed a plugin that limited login attempts. Set the limit to three attempts before 24-hour lock out. That solved the problem.

The Club’s website might have something similar going on. Check with ISP. They should be able to help.

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**Author:** ![sdm](https://discourse.okcastro.club/user_avatar/discourse.okcastro.club/sdm/32/137_2.png) [@sdm](https://discourse.okcastro.club/u/sdm)\
**Post date:** [January 25, 2024, 5:09pm UTC](https://discourse.okcastro.club/t/club-and-okie-tex-websites-are-back-up/1575/5 "2024-01-25T17:09:07Z")

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It looks like we were being repeatedly crawled by [mj12bot.com](http://mj12bot.com) for some reason, mostly trying to scrape data from the old forum.

I’ve blocked that robot from doing anything else, but I’m unsure when our bandwith resets.

Dave noticed that this robot was using our entire monthly bandwith in the span of 10 days. In other months, we were not even close to using it all up.

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**Author:** ![crj205](https://discourse.okcastro.club/user_avatar/discourse.okcastro.club/crj205/32/560_2.png) [@crj205](https://discourse.okcastro.club/u/crj205)\
**Post date:** [January 26, 2024, 4:26am UTC](https://discourse.okcastro.club/t/club-and-okie-tex-websites-are-back-up/1575/6 "2024-01-26T04:26:42Z")

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My first thought was a DDoS attack or something similar.

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**Author:** ![DaveNH6SM](https://discourse.okcastro.club/user_avatar/discourse.okcastro.club/davenh6sm/32/112_2.png) [@DaveNH6SM](https://discourse.okcastro.club/u/DaveNH6SM)\
**Post date:** [January 26, 2024, 2:45pm UTC](https://discourse.okcastro.club/t/club-and-okie-tex-websites-are-back-up/1575/7 "2024-01-26T14:45:57Z")

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We are back up but it looks like they reloaded the website from a very old backup. Will have to get it restored over the weekend with a current backup.

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**Author:** ![DaveNH6SM](https://discourse.okcastro.club/user_avatar/discourse.okcastro.club/davenh6sm/32/112_2.png) [@DaveNH6SM](https://discourse.okcastro.club/u/DaveNH6SM)\
**Post date:** [January 26, 2024, 9:57pm UTC](https://discourse.okcastro.club/t/club-and-okie-tex-websites-are-back-up/1575/8 "2024-01-26T21:57:17Z")

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The Club website is back up. They moved it over to a new server since the other server was going end of life. It now can be accessed using the secure web address.

> **[Oklahoma City Astronomy Club](https://www.okcastroclub.com/index.php)**
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> Official Website for the Oklahoma City Astronomy Club

Yea no more Pipe company.

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**Author:** ![Mitche](https://discourse.okcastro.club/user_avatar/discourse.okcastro.club/mitche/32/61_2.png) [@Mitche](https://discourse.okcastro.club/u/Mitche)\
**Post date:** [January 27, 2024, 5:57am UTC](https://discourse.okcastro.club/t/club-and-okie-tex-websites-are-back-up/1575/9 "2024-01-27T05:57:23Z")

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Great news! Thanks guys!

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**Author:** ![russw](https://discourse.okcastro.club/user_avatar/discourse.okcastro.club/russw/32/1706_2.png) [@russw](https://discourse.okcastro.club/u/russw)\
**Post date:** [January 27, 2024, 4:36pm UTC](https://discourse.okcastro.club/t/club-and-okie-tex-websites-are-back-up/1575/10 "2024-01-27T16:36:21Z")

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Good work! Thanks for getting the Club back online! 👏 👏

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**Author:** ![DaveNH6SM](https://discourse.okcastro.club/user_avatar/discourse.okcastro.club/davenh6sm/32/112_2.png) [@DaveNH6SM](https://discourse.okcastro.club/u/DaveNH6SM)\
**Post date:** [February 1, 2024, 5:35pm UTC](https://discourse.okcastro.club/t/club-and-okie-tex-websites-are-back-up/1575/11 "2024-02-01T17:35:38Z")

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The Okie-Tex website has now been moved to a new server.

> **[Okie-Tex Star Party](https://www.okie-tex.com/)**

Yea no more Pipe company.

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**Author:** ![DaveNH6SM](https://discourse.okcastro.club/user_avatar/discourse.okcastro.club/davenh6sm/32/112_2.png) [@DaveNH6SM](https://discourse.okcastro.club/u/DaveNH6SM)\
**Post date:** [April 30, 2026, 3:19pm UTC](https://discourse.okcastro.club/t/club-and-okie-tex-websites-are-back-up/1575/12 "2026-04-30T15:19:13Z")

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Just wanted to give you a quick heads up; Club and Okie-Tex websites are currently down, and the hosting company is actively working on it. They say it should be back up this afternoon.

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**Author:** ![DaveNH6SM](https://discourse.okcastro.club/user_avatar/discourse.okcastro.club/davenh6sm/32/112_2.png) [@DaveNH6SM](https://discourse.okcastro.club/u/DaveNH6SM)\
**Post date:** [April 30, 2026, 10:45pm UTC](https://discourse.okcastro.club/t/club-and-okie-tex-websites-are-back-up/1575/13 "2026-04-30T22:45:26Z")

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The Club and Okie-Tex Websites are back up.

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**Author:** ![DaveNH6SM](https://discourse.okcastro.club/user_avatar/discourse.okcastro.club/davenh6sm/32/112_2.png) [@DaveNH6SM](https://discourse.okcastro.club/u/DaveNH6SM)\
**Post date:** [July 4, 2026, 5:05pm UTC](https://discourse.okcastro.club/t/club-and-okie-tex-websites-are-back-up/1575/14 "2026-07-04T17:05:15Z")

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The Club and Okie-Tex Websites appear to be down.

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**Author:** ![DaveNH6SM](https://discourse.okcastro.club/user_avatar/discourse.okcastro.club/davenh6sm/32/112_2.png) [@DaveNH6SM](https://discourse.okcastro.club/u/DaveNH6SM)\
**Post date:** [July 5, 2026, 3:24am UTC](https://discourse.okcastro.club/t/club-and-okie-tex-websites-are-back-up/1575/15 "2026-07-05T03:24:47Z")

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The Club and Okie-Tex Websites are back up.