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Message 119113 - Posted: 9 May 2026, 0:59:33 UTC - in response to Message 119112.  

He probably does on https://war.gov/ufo. ;-)
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Message 119136 - Posted: 13 May 2026, 19:52:53 UTC

SETI is currently "enjoying" a period of "deep sleep":

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Message 119138 - Posted: 14 May 2026, 0:18:14 UTC - in response to Message 119136.  

SETI is definitely slumbering. Now the website is unreachable / offline.
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Message 119143 - Posted: 14 May 2026, 6:21:46 UTC

Glad it's not just me- I swapped ISPs last night (wish i'd done it years ago) and the new ISP supports TCP/IPv6, and i was worried it might be related to that.

My error message-
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Message 119145 - Posted: 14 May 2026, 13:37:09 UTC

Just checking in to see if it was just me. Guess not. I was thinking of giving Eric a call just to touch base, I haven't talked with him since last summer. This must be a sign.
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Message 119149 - Posted: 15 May 2026, 12:30:48 UTC

Yes. The main site is incommunicado presently. Glad this end is still online.
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Message 119150 - Posted: 15 May 2026, 15:00:40 UTC - in response to Message 119145.  

Thanks Carlos - I just ask that you are gentle with him (as I'm sure you will be).
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Message 119155 - Posted: 15 May 2026, 19:38:02 UTC

SETI@home site is back!
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Message 119157 - Posted: 15 May 2026, 21:55:55 UTC - in response to Message 119155.  

In reply to Harri Liljeroos's message of 15 May 2026:
SETI@home site is back!
Seti@home is still dead.
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Message 119158 - Posted: 15 May 2026, 22:14:42 UTC

SETI did work for a short period. Now, though, it's indeed dead again.

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Message 119160 - Posted: 16 May 2026, 13:55:04 UTC - in response to Message 119158.  

No change in status
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Message 119161 - Posted: 16 May 2026, 15:40:16 UTC

I see there is no progress.
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Message 119171 - Posted: 18 May 2026, 6:54:00 UTC

Still deceased.
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Message 119178 - Posted: 19 May 2026, 5:45:56 UTC - in response to Message 119171.  
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In reply to Grant (SSSF)'s message of 18 May 2026:
Still deceased.
See ↑ above.
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Message 119181 - Posted: 19 May 2026, 8:10:53 UTC

Now Einstein too...

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Message 119200 - Posted: 20 May 2026, 13:47:49 UTC

I've finally gotten an answer from Eric:
We had some unauthorized access to the machines through a user account whose password hadn't been changed in 20 years (and was probably reused on other sites that had had data breaches). For unrelated reasons we aren't able to start an audit of the website security before 5/26, so the safest action was to bring it down until we can do so.

If things become difficult there is a chance I may decide to keep it down.
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Message 119201 - Posted: 20 May 2026, 16:23:29 UTC - in response to Message 119200.  

At least we know why, and keeping our fingers crossed for a successful audit
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Message 119203 - Posted: 20 May 2026, 18:55:46 UTC - in response to Message 119200.  

In reply to Jord's message of 20 May 2026:
I've finally gotten an answer from Eric:
We had some unauthorized access to the machines through a user account whose password hadn't been changed in 20 years (and was probably reused on other sites that had had data breaches). For unrelated reasons we aren't able to start an audit of the website security before 5/26, so the safest action was to bring it down until we can do so.

If things become difficult there is a chance I may decide to keep it down.
It must have been more than a simple user account, to be able to access the site in a malicious way. Or perhaps there was a security issue with the site, making it possible to hack it, through a simple user account.
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Message 119205 - Posted: 21 May 2026, 8:05:07 UTC - in response to Message 119200.  

In reply to Jord's message of 20 May 2026:
If things become difficult there is a chance I may decide to keep it down.
It would be a real shame if it were to end that way.
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