Is Sedo down for anyone else

Edwin · 30-01-2010, 11:46:04 PM

I can't get through to Sedo's homepage, and that's been a problem since last night my time i.e. about 8 hours. I was doing a lot of searches looking for names to buy (perhaps 200-300 searches over a short period) so I wonder if I've triggered some kind of weird "flood checker" that's auto-blocked my IP...

Rob_F · 30-01-2010, 11:46:58 PM

Loading fine here.

- Rob

retired_member13 · 30-01-2010, 11:50:38 PM

Fine for me.

tifosi · 31-01-2010, 12:35:16 AM

Or maybe Joanna's blocked you for grumbling!

accelerator · 31-01-2010, 12:50:22 AM

Fine here too ...

Rgds

Edwin · 31-01-2010, 01:47:04 AM

Ok, thanks. Hopefully Joanna or somebody else from Sedo will see this thread. It's just too much of a coincidence that I got cut off in mid search (I was cut and pasting a long list of terms one at a time into the Sedo search engine to see which were for sale on their platform) and that every other site I tried still loaded fine... It would be nice to have a confirmation that some kind of "blocker" exists, at least.

It's working again now for me, btw - so that's about 11 hours unavailable in all.

dotNetFreak · 31-01-2010, 02:02:22 AM

There is definately a system in place at Sedo to block you if you perform quite a few searches. I've had this happen to me on quite a few occasions, and whilst I've been unable to search on a handful of machines sharing the same IP address, I've been able to switch to a machine using a different IP address and continue searching without problem. Typically the block has been around the 12 hour mark.

Edwin · 31-01-2010, 07:08:54 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dotNetFreak

There is definately a system in place at Sedo to block you if you perform quite a few searches. I've had this happen to me on quite a few occasions, and whilst I've been unable to search on a handful of machines sharing the same IP address, I've been able to switch to a machine using a different IP address and continue searching without problem. Typically the block has been around the 12 hour mark.

Crazy really, as I am very much in "buying mode" when I've got a large list of names I'm checking, but my hands are tied. BTW, I've asked several times in the past and the answer's always been the same: Sedo's unable to generate their own list of domains for sale off of a supplied keyword list (which is why I am having to do the checking manually)

newguy · 31-01-2010, 07:12:00 AM

There's certainly room int he market for a comprehensive .co.uk only sales site. Sedo doesn't seem to cut the mustard.

Edwin · 31-01-2010, 02:05:07 PM

200 and a bit lookups and I'm blocked again. At this rate, it's going to take me a week to go through the list of terms I'd be interested in buying.

Surely the system can be made to distinguish between a bot attack (1000s of hits per minute) and somebody vigorously searching (approx. 1 search per 15-30 seconds)?!

30-01-2010, 11:46:04 PM	#1 (permalink)
Edwin Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Cambridge, UK Posts: 4,165 No Classified Ratings Domain Trader Rating: (100% / 46)	Is Sedo down for anyone else I can't get through to Sedo's homepage, and that's been a problem since last night my time i.e. about 8 hours. I was doing a lot of searches looking for names to buy (perhaps 200-300 searches over a short period) so I wonder if I've triggered some kind of weird "flood checker" that's auto-blocked my IP... __________________ Memorable Domains Ltd - Over 7,000 descriptive, generic .co.uk domains for sale Please note: All sale prices over a week old are automatically invalid. No exceptions. Thanks!

31-01-2010, 01:47:04 AM	#6 (permalink)
Edwin Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Cambridge, UK Posts: 4,165 No Classified Ratings Domain Trader Rating: (100% / 46)	Ok, thanks. Hopefully Joanna or somebody else from Sedo will see this thread. It's just too much of a coincidence that I got cut off in mid search (I was cut and pasting a long list of terms one at a time into the Sedo search engine to see which were for sale on their platform) and that every other site I tried still loaded fine... It would be nice to have a confirmation that some kind of "blocker" exists, at least. It's working again now for me, btw - so that's about 11 hours unavailable in all. __________________ Memorable Domains Ltd - Over 7,000 descriptive, generic .co.uk domains for sale Please note: All sale prices over a week old are automatically invalid. No exceptions. Thanks! Last edited by Edwin; 31-01-2010 at 01:49:49 AM.

31-01-2010, 07:12:00 AM	#9 (permalink)
newguy Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: UK Posts: 1,592 No Classified Ratings Domain Trader Rating: (100% / 24)	There's certainly room int he market for a comprehensive .co.uk only sales site. Sedo doesn't seem to cut the mustard. __________________ horse racing tips \| Masters Degrees \| Funny Pictures.

31-01-2010, 02:05:07 PM	#10 (permalink)
Edwin Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Cambridge, UK Posts: 4,165 No Classified Ratings Domain Trader Rating: (100% / 46)	200 and a bit lookups and I'm blocked again. At this rate, it's going to take me a week to go through the list of terms I'd be interested in buying. Surely the system can be made to distinguish between a bot attack (1000s of hits per minute) and somebody vigorously searching (approx. 1 search per 15-30 seconds)?! __________________ Memorable Domains Ltd - Over 7,000 descriptive, generic .co.uk domains for sale Please note: All sale prices over a week old are automatically invalid. No exceptions. Thanks!

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30-01-2010, 11:46:58 PM	#2 (permalink)
Rob_F Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 1,085 Classified Rating: 100% (1) Domain Trader Rating: (100% / 46)	Loading fine here. - Rob

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retired_member13 Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 1,323 No Classified Ratings Domain Trader Rating: (100% / 36)	Fine for me.

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tifosi Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Lancashire Posts: 1,907 No Classified Ratings Domain Trader Rating: (100% / 9)	Or maybe Joanna's blocked you for grumbling!

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accelerator Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: England Posts: 4,918 No Classified Ratings Domain Trader Rating: (100% / 31)	Fine here too ... Rgds

31-01-2010, 02:02:22 AM	#7 (permalink)
dotNetFreak Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 1,411 Classified Rating: 100% (1) Domain Trader Rating: (100% / 125)	There is definately a system in place at Sedo to block you if you perform quite a few searches. I've had this happen to me on quite a few occasions, and whilst I've been unable to search on a handful of machines sharing the same IP address, I've been able to switch to a machine using a different IP address and continue searching without problem. Typically the block has been around the 12 hour mark.

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