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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,sans-serif">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,sans-serif"> gtld-tech-bounces@icann.org [mailto:gtld-tech-bounces@icann.org]
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Alexander Mayrhofer<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Monday, May 18, 2015 11:54 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> Wim Fabri<br>
<b>Cc:</b> gtld-tech-bounces@icann.org; gtld-tech@icann.org<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [gtld-tech] TMDB down?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,sans-serif;color:#1F497D">Hello Wim,</span><span lang="DE-AT"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,sans-serif;color:#1F497D">We noticed that the TMCH outage was fixed shortly after your email. However, we never heard back on this. Could you therefore let us know:</span><span lang="DE-AT"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,sans-serif;color:#1F497D">When the outage was fixed</span><span lang="DE-AT"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,sans-serif;color:#1F497D">What the time span of the outage was (We understand it was at least 10 hours), and when it was noticed by IBM?</span><span lang="DE-AT"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,sans-serif;color:#1F497D">The services that were impacted by the outage?</span><span lang="DE-AT"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,sans-serif;color:#1F497D">Whether there&#8217;s any mailing list / web panel where we could follow the status of planned and unplanned outages?</span><span lang="DE-AT"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,sans-serif;color:#1F497D">Thanks,</span><span lang="DE-AT"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,sans-serif;color:#1F497D">Alex</span><span lang="DE-AT"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="DE-AT" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Tahoma&quot;,sans-serif">Von:</span></b><span lang="DE-AT" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Tahoma&quot;,sans-serif"> Wim Fabri [<a href="mailto:wim_fabri@be.ibm.com">mailto:wim_fabri@be.ibm.com</a>]
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<b>Gesendet:</b> Fr</span><span lang="DE" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Tahoma&quot;,sans-serif">eitag, 15. Mai 2015 11:56<br>
<b>An:</b> Alexander Mayrhofer<br>
<b>Cc:</b> <a href="mailto:gtld-tech@icann.org">gtld-tech@icann.org</a>; <a href="mailto:gtld-tech-bounces@icann.org">
gtld-tech-bounces@icann.org</a><br>
<b>Betreff:</b> Re: [gtld-tech] TMDB down?</span><span lang="DE-AT"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="DE-AT" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif">Hi Alexander,</span><span lang="DE-AT">
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</span><span lang="DE-AT" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif">we indeed have an unplanned outage and are working to fix it.</span><span lang="DE-AT">
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</span><span lang="DE-AT" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif"><br>
Wim Fabri<br>
IBM Belgium Integrated Technology Services.<br>
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</span><span lang="DE-AT" style="font-size:7.5pt;font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif;color:#5F5F5F">From: &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;</span><span lang="DE-AT" style="font-size:7.5pt;font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif">Alexander Mayrhofer &lt;<a href="mailto:alexander.mayrhofer@nic.at">alexander.mayrhofer@nic.at</a>&gt;</span><span lang="DE-AT">
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</span><span lang="DE-AT" style="font-size:7.5pt;font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif;color:#5F5F5F">To: &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;</span><span lang="DE-AT" style="font-size:7.5pt;font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif">&quot;<a href="mailto:gtld-tech@icann.org">gtld-tech@icann.org</a>&quot; &lt;<a href="mailto:gtld-tech@icann.org">gtld-tech@icann.org</a>&gt;</span><span lang="DE-AT">
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</span><span lang="DE-AT" style="font-size:7.5pt;font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif;color:#5F5F5F">Date: &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;</span><span lang="DE-AT" style="font-size:7.5pt;font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif">15/05/2015 11:47</span><span lang="DE-AT">
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</span><span lang="DE-AT" style="font-size:7.5pt;font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif;color:#5F5F5F">Subject: &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;</span><span lang="DE-AT" style="font-size:7.5pt;font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif">[gtld-tech] TMDB down?</span><span lang="DE-AT">
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</span><span lang="DE-AT" style="font-size:7.5pt;font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif;color:#5F5F5F">Sent by: &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;</span><span lang="DE-AT" style="font-size:7.5pt;font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif"><a href="mailto:gtld-tech-bounces@icann.org">gtld-tech-bounces@icann.org</a></span><span lang="DE-AT">
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<tt>we're currently experiencing errors when fetching files from the TMCH. Additionally, our registrars are reporting issues with fetching Claims information. Have i missed a maintenance announcement, or is this an unplanned outage?</tt><br>
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<tt>When we're trying to fetch the DNL from </tt></span><span lang="DE-AT"><a href="https://ry.marksdb.org/dnl/dnl-latest.csv"><tt><span style="font-size:10.0pt">https://ry.marksdb.org/dnl/dnl-latest.csv</span></tt></a></span><tt><span lang="DE-AT" style="font-size:10.0pt">
 , we do get a HTTP 200 OK response, but the file we receive contains:</span></tt><span lang="DE-AT" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Courier New&quot;"><br>
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<tt>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &lt;title&gt;TMDB - Trademark-Database&lt;/title&gt;</tt><br>
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<tt>Same for the SMD revocation list. Since we do not have a production registrar TMCH account, i cannot verify the issue for the claims interface.</tt><br>
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<tt>Are other registries experiencing similar issues? Has anybody received any notification from either ICANN or the TMCH?</tt><br>
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<tt>Thanks,</tt><br>
<tt>Alex Mayrhofer</tt><br>
<tt>TLDBOX</tt><br>
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