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20 February - 14:30 PST (-08:00 GMT)

The news server will not be available for about 3 hours for system maintenence. During this time, you will be not be able to read your personal news paper, retrieve headlines to your home page, or make changes to the newspaper configuration files.

Thank you for your understanding.

GeoCities Development Team


19 February - 18:40 PST (-08:00 GMT)

The database will be taken down at 21:00 PST for system maintenance. This should take approximately 1 hour. During this time you will NOT be able to ftp files to the site, access the utilities, or access the 50 page hood address layout. You should still be able to go to a specific page.

Thank you for your understanding.

GeoCities Development Team


19 February - 12:30 PST (-08:00 GMT)

Today between 14:00 PST and 15:00 PST we will be upgrading our mailserver. To do this we will have to take the server offline. During this time you will not be able to send or receive any mail, using you GeoCities E-mail account. Please check back on often this page to get the latest updates.

Thank you for your understanding.

GeoCities Development Team


13 February - 02:15 PST (-08:00 GMT)

During the next several hours, we will be conducting tests on the database to evaluate system loads. To do this, we will need to turn off and on many of the utilities on the site.

Thank you for your patience during this test phase.

GeoCities Development Team


7 February - 14:26 PST (-0800 GMT)

During the next several hours, we will be conducting tests on the database to evaluate system loads. To do this, we will need to turn off and on many of the utilities on the site.

The first system that we will test is our FTP process, which will be offline for the next 60 minutes. Following that, we will be testing other utilities and will make announcements when possible to inform you of their status.

Thank you for your patience during this test phase.

GeoCities Development Team


5 February - 17:14 PST (-0800 GMT)

The news server will not be available for about 3 hours this evening for some system maintenence. During this time, you will be not be able to read your personal news paper, retrieve headlines to your home page, or make changes to the newspaper configuration files.

Thank you for your understanding.

GeoCities Development Team


5 February - 08:43 PST (-0800 GMT)

The database appears to be running smoothly today, but we will continue to monitor it throughout the day for any signs of problems. All utilities and scripts are working normally, so you shouldn't have any difficulty updating your page, transferring files, or changing your account profile.

Again, we would like to apologize for yesterday's difficulties, and we appreciate your support while we continue to upgrade the technical infrastructure to build a stronger and more reliable environment.

GeoCities Development Team


4 February - 16:34 PST (-0800 GMT)

We are still testing and tuning the new database but are having difficulty making it perform properly. The engineers are working feverishly to work out the bugs, but for now, the issues mentioned earlier are still present.

We'll try to keep you updated as to our progress and pledge to you that we won't rest until it's working properly.

GeoCities Development Team


4 February - 08:20 PST (-0800 GMT)

Unfortunately, there are some residual problems from last night's database conversion. You may be experiencing difficulty using any of the member utilities, browsing the neighborhood address blocks, or applying for a home page (You're probably seeing those "Document Contains No Data" error messages again). We have an entire team of engineers working on the problem, and hope to have it resolved soon.

In the meantime, please be patient and check back later for further updates.

GeoCities Development Team


3 February - 19:00 PST (-0800 GMT)

GeoCities will upgrade its database tonight between 0:00 and 7:00 PST. To do this we will have to take the database offline. During this time you will not be able to use our member utilities or apply for a homepage. During the latter part of the upgrade, some portions of the site will be completely unavailable, including the neighborhood address blocks.

This is the latest of several upgrades and consists of installing new software to allow more simultaneous connections, thus improving the performance of the utilitys and other database functions. This should also help to eliminate any "Document Contains No Data" errors that you might have seen lately.

Please check back here often to see the latest developments, and thank you for your patience during this time.

GeoCities Development Team


1 February - 15:04 PST (-0800 GMT)

The news server will not be available for about 3 hours this evening for some system maintenence. During this time, you will be not be able to read your personal news paper, retrieve headlines to your home page, or make changes to the newspaper configuration files.

Thank you for your understanding.

GeoCities Development Team


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