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Millions of .de Domains Unreachable For Hours

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the wo-ist-jones.de dept.

An anonymous reader writes "Due to an error on behalf of DENIC, the German DNS registrar for second-level .de domains, millions of .de domains fell over the edge (auf Deutsch) of the Internet today. The cause of this GAU (GröYter anzunehmender Unfall = maximum credible accident) is still unknown, as DENIC officials haven't answered any questions from journalists at the time of writing."

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  1. So it looked something like by wiredog · · Score: 2, Funny

    this?

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  2. Re:auf Deutsch? by tomhudson · · Score: 5, Funny
    How hard is it to figure out this?

    Denic Probleme mit den .de-Rootservern? (Update 2)

    Derzeit lassen sich viele .de-Domains nicht auflösen. Schuld daran könnten Probleme auf Seiten der Denic sein, die die Rootserver für die Top-Level-Domain .de betreibt. Mittlerweile ist das Problem behoben.

    Problems with the root .de name server. Of course, it's funnier if you don't know that "die" is "the" in german: "die die Rootserver für die Top-Level-Domain .de" so in germglish it becomes "die, die, tld .de rootserver" OMG terrorist threat!

  3. Re:auf Deutsch? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Unicode on slashdot? UNPOSSIBLE

  4. DENIC officials haven't answered any questions by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny

    Meanwhile I'm sure Hitler will be happy to discuss the situation on youtube.

  5. "Official" response by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Here is the response I found on the denic.de site : http://www.denic.de/typo3temp/pics/i_64bbbffdb3.jpg

  6. ref by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    Du.de, where's my si.te?

  7. We call that... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    Also, "GAU" is probably better translated as "worst-case scenario".

    We call that a clusterfuck in these here parts.

  8. Re:auf Deutsch? by Hurricane78 · · Score: 2, Funny

    So it does not mean “district” anymore? ;)

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  9. Schon. by CorporateSuit · · Score: 4, Funny

    Lufthansa (in German): "Ground, what is our start clearance time?"
    Ground (in English): "If you want an answer you must speak in English."
    Lufthansa (in English): "I am a German, flying a German airplane, in Germany. Why must I speak English?"
    Unknown voice from another plane (in a beautiful British accent): "Because you lost the bloody war."

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  10. Constantin Films/YouTube/Der Untergang by BenJeremy · · Score: 4, Funny

    Looks like they put a DMCA takedown notice on the entire country.

    ...I will forever wonder what Hitler would say about this.

  11. What happened to the Germany water website? by InvisibleSoul · · Score: 3, Funny

    .de nile of service!

  12. Obligatory by RevWaldo · · Score: 2, Funny

    ACHTUNG!

    Alles Touristen und Non-technischen Looken Peepers! Das Machinekontrol ist nicht fur Gerfingerpoken und Mittengraben. Oderwise ist easy Schnappen der Springwerk, Blowenfuse, und Poppencorken mit Spitzensparken. Der Machine ist Diggen by Expertzen Only. Ist nicht fur Gewerken by Dummkopfen. Das Rubbernecken Sightseenen keepen das Kottenpicken Hands in das Pockets. So relaxen und watchen das Blinkenlights.

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