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Old Sep 8, 2009 | 10:15 AM
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What Happened To North East Mini Site

For the past several days the North East Mini site has been unavailable. Anyone know the cause???
 
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Old Sep 8, 2009 | 10:36 AM
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I hear it may be gone for good.
 
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Old Sep 8, 2009 | 11:12 AM
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If that happens, that is bad news for us in the NE.
 
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Old Sep 8, 2009 | 11:28 AM
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The Site was hacked on Sept 2nd, all data including backup was lost, they are in the process of rebuilding it, but it will take some time i am guessing
 
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Old Sep 8, 2009 | 07:18 PM
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OMG!

Well at least Clown has a really neat metal NEMINI badge.
 
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Old Sep 9, 2009 | 05:08 PM
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I won't be posting on the new site.
 
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Old Sep 9, 2009 | 05:34 PM
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http://www.hudsonvalleymini.com/

Has opened a forum section...Feel free to come over there...Some NEMINI folks have joined to stay in touch!
 
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Old Sep 9, 2009 | 05:43 PM
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Here you go if you have not seen it.

Copied right form nemini.org

On September 2, 2009, hackers attacked a number of servers at
the hosting company on which NEMIN resided.
ALL data on our server, as well as ALL backup data
for ALL of their servers, were lost.
Gene and Nadine are understandably devastated. Given the
complete loss of data, coupled with the ever-increasing demands
of life, they made the tough decision that they would not continue with NEMINI.
NOW FOR THE GOOD NEWS:
Gene has generously transferred ownership of NEMINI to a
group of us who have volunteered to recreate the site and have it
back online ASAP. We will be starting FROM SCRATCH using our
collective memories to bring the site back online. This will take some time, and
there will inevitably be omissions, as well as visual changes made.
We will do our collective best to provide our members with a site
that is as close to the pre-hacked site as is possible.
Rest assured, the very nature of NEMINI will remain 100% true
to Gene's original vision. It WILL remain a member-supported site,
with any and every Mini/MINI owner/fan welcome.
And, as always, we WILL remain true to our primary tenet:
NEMINI: It's ALL about the food!

In conclusion, I know I speak for everyone when I offer a huge
[SIZE=6]THANK YOU,
GENE and NADINE,
[/SIZE]

for all of your hard work, sleepless nights, and overall dedication
to NEMINI. Without you, most of us would never have met.
We ask your patience while we work to give birth to NEMINI 2.0.
 
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Old Sep 9, 2009 | 07:02 PM
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NEMINI is not gone forever as some people are rumoring.

The rebuilding of NEMINI is in progress.

Jocelyn, why did you say you wouldn't post on the new site?
 
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Old Sep 9, 2009 | 07:59 PM
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Originally Posted by inimini2007
I won't be posting on the new site.

Ohh do tell!
 
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Old Sep 9, 2009 | 08:13 PM
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I liked NEMINI. No adds, plenty of info and a lot of good people. Looking forward to it raising from the ashes, or what ever you call it on the "infernet"
 
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Old Sep 9, 2009 | 09:49 PM
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I've just had bad experiences with ID theft with the VA and I won't go through it again. I'll look though...
 
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Old Sep 11, 2009 | 01:49 PM
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Anyone that needs to look at past postings and topics from NEMINI can use the cached google search. Here is a helpful search for topics... click on cached to view
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&r...c&aq=f&oq=&aqi=
but most have the topics in the description area. Only 9,400 to search through.
and a search for boards gave me some good results also
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&r...s&aq=f&oq=&aqi=

Anyone wanting to read a past board can google site:nemini.org and insert the topic or your nemini ID (site:nemini.org minimom) and click "cached" at the bottom line of each result to read the thread. If you don't click cached you will get an page cannot be displayed error. Also click on more results from nemini or all results from nemini to view all posts within that search.
minimom
 

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Old Sep 11, 2009 | 07:34 PM
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Originally Posted by inimini2007
I've just had bad experiences with ID theft with the VA and I won't go through it again. I'll look though...
Sorry, but that seems a bit irrational to me. What personal info is there to steal from NEMINI?

NEMINI was not hacked. The web hosting company that hosted NEMINI was hacked, and the only thing the hackers wanted to do was erase all the data. NEMINI was not the target, someone had a beef with this hosting company. And NEMINI was not the only web site that was wiped out as a result.

Should you be careful with your personal data? Absolutely! Be very careful. But if you think that online forums are a risk, then you'd better reconsider your presence here or on any other forum.

Personally, I think you take a bigger risk when you hand your credit card over to the waitress at the local restaurant and she walks away with it for a few minutes...
 
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Old Sep 11, 2009 | 08:13 PM
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Paul, I'll just wait and see. I basically look instead of posting anyway.
 
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Old Sep 12, 2009 | 08:02 AM
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Paul,

I think I answered my own question...thanks...I'll post.
 
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Old Sep 16, 2009 | 05:18 PM
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I just tried loggin in 4 times and it will not accept me. I know i did NOT change my username nor password.
 
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Old Sep 16, 2009 | 05:26 PM
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Originally Posted by PortMCS
I just tried loggin in 4 times and it will not accept me. I know i did NOT change my username nor password.
Its still down. How did you even attempt to do this?
 
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Old Sep 16, 2009 | 05:41 PM
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All login ID's were lost. There's no point in trying to login yet, we're still working on it.

When the site is back up, you'll have to re-register.

Please keep an eye on the main page for updates: http://nemini.org
 
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