Weird 'Services for this domain name disabled' error on another site

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The discussion revolves around an error message stating "Services for this domain name have been disabled," encountered by multiple users while trying to access a specific website. Participants explore potential causes, including DNS issues, hosting problems, and user experiences across different devices and locations.

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Main Points Raised

  • One participant reports an error message and JavaScript issues, suggesting a possible server or hosting problem.
  • Another participant speculates that the issue may be due to unpaid bills or actions taken by the CDN or web host.
  • Some participants mention that the problem seems linked to DNS caching, particularly with a hosting service called InfinityFree.
  • Several users confirm that they are experiencing the same error, while others report that the site is accessible for them.
  • One participant shares technical details about the domain's alias and hosting, indicating a potential DNS propagation issue after a hosting change.
  • Multiple users express concerns about encountering misleading pop-ups and potential security risks when accessing the site.
  • There are suggestions for further testing by other users to gather more feedback on site accessibility.

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Participants do not reach a consensus on the cause of the error, with multiple competing views regarding potential issues related to DNS, hosting, and user experiences. Some users can access the site while others cannot, indicating an unresolved situation.

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Participants mention various technical aspects, such as DNS caching and hosting changes, but do not resolve the underlying issues or confirm specific causes for the error message.

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Today I am getting this weird error on this site I frequent. It does not make sense.

"An Error Occurred​

Services for this domain name have been disabled."

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The error console isn't very helpful either:
"Uncaught (in promise) Error: A listener indicated an asynchronous response by returning true, but the message channel closed before a response was received"

Other .js errors suggest it is having trouble finding the document object - i.e. that it doesn't exist:
service_worker.js:1 Uncaught ReferenceError: document is not defined

  • This just popped up this morning, Been like this for 3 hours now.
  • I am experiencing it on two different computers - my work computer and my home computer.
  • Not everyone is experiencing it, for example, it's working for @pinball1970 just fine. He has kindly reached out to the admins there to try to resolve this.
  • Donning my Googles, I see virtually no references to this message save one which talks about hosting issues.
I'm sure this will get resolved in the next 24 hours or so, probably with the site admin spanking the server or me clearing my cache and logging in again, but I suspect that will not shed any light on what exactly is happening here and why.
Thoughts?
 
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DaveC426913 said:
"Services for this domain name have been disabled."
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Thoughts?
They haven't paid their bill, or have been taken down by their CDN or web host for some other reason.
 
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pbuk said:
They haven't paid their bill, or have been taken down by their CDN or web host for some other reason.
DaveC426913 said:
Not everyone is experiencing it, for example, it's working for @pinball1970 just fine. He has kindly reached out to the admins there to try to resolve this.
 
jack action said:
It seems to be linked to DNS caching, most likely from a website hosted with InfinityFree
Paging @pinball1970 to confirm that you are still able to access the site.

Which means it's not a domain issue.

www.sciforums.com
 
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www.sciforums.com is a blank page for me.

Using host, I get:
Code: 
> host www.sciforums.com
www.sciforums.com is an alias for 77980.bodis.com.
77980.bodis.com has address 199.59.243.228
Bodis is a domain parking platform.
 
jack action said:
www.sciforums.com is a blank page for me.

Using host, I get:
Code: 
> host www.sciforums.com
www.sciforums.com is an alias for 77980.bodis.com.
77980.bodis.com has address 199.59.243.228
Bodis is a domain parking platform.
Yes. I get the error message but the js fails even to locate the document element.
 
I'm getting the same screen
 
"Services for this domain have been disabled"
 
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I tried the site just now, and it opened OK for me.
 
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DaveC426913 said:
Paging @pinball1970 to confirm that you are still able to access the site.

Which means it's not a domain issue.

www.sciforums.com
Seems to be ok now.
 
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*whew* Don't know what I would have done for my daily dose of pseudoscience and trolling!

Thanks @pinball1970 !
 
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Now it works for me as well and ...
Code: 
> host www.sciforums.com
www.sciforums.com is an alias for sciforums.com.
sciforums.com has address 162.0.209.68
sciforums.com mail is handled by 5 mx1-hosting.jellyfish.systems.
sciforums.com mail is handled by 10 mx2-hosting.jellyfish.systems.
sciforums.com mail is handled by 20 mx3-hosting.jellyfish.systems.
So it had to be a DNS thing. They may have changed hosting companies - now with NameCheap - and the DNS propagation wasn't handled very well.
 
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jack action said:
www.sciforums.com
Gee, thanks a lot guys. I decided to open up that website to look around, and there was a big note at the top saying to "Click to Continue". But I could sort of see the forum list behind that, so clicked on Physics and Math, and got yet another "Click to Continue" notice that covered everything. When I clicked on that, it took over my computer and yelled at me that I had a virus and would need to download Windows Defender (or something) to fix it.

I used ctrl-alt-del to kill all my Firefox windows, which shut up the takeover, and then had to restart my laptop to get back to normal. Hmmm
 
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berkeman said:
Gee, thanks a lot guys. I decided to open up that website to look around, and there was a big note at the top saying to "Click to Continue". But I could sort of see the forum list behind that, so clicked on Physics and Math, and got yet another "Click to Continue" notice that covered everything. When I clicked on that, it took over my computer and yelled at me that I had a virus and would need to download Windows Defender (or something) to fix it.

I used ctrl-alt-del to kill all my Firefox windows, which shut up the takeover, and then had to restart my laptop to get back to normal. Hmmm
What???
 
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berkeman said:
Gee, thanks a lot guys. I decided to open up that website to look around, and there was a big note at the top saying to "Click to Continue". But I could sort of see the forum list behind that, so clicked on Physics and Math, and got yet another "Click to Continue" notice that covered everything. When I clicked on that, it took over my computer and yelled at me that I had a virus and would need to download Windows Defender (or something) to fix it.

I used ctrl-alt-del to kill all my Firefox windows, which shut up the takeover, and then had to restart my laptop to get back to normal. Hmmm
Oh dear! We have anti virus software and we get alerts if something is not safe at work which is where I opened it last. Not on this tablet though.
 
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DaveC426913 said:
What???
I'm going to bravely suggest someone else tries to open it, they can then feedback.
I am right behind that person who does that (a good few miles behind...)
 
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I didn't see anything suspicious, just an ad at the bottom, maybe via Google. It looked like the ads that I see here when I'm not logged in. This was using Safari on my IMac or iPad, don't remember which.
 

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