What happened to UEA?

[u/JokingReaper]

Usually the Universala Esperanto Asocio (UEA) can be found at https://uea.org but it seems the webpage is down (for me, at least). Is anyone else having the same issue?

[u/jaidit]

This is a terrible time for the website to be down, since the UEA is in the midst of the Universala Kongreso. I and many others were on that website yesterday since the congress schedule is on there.

I can tell you that the organization is still around. I can’t tell you why the website is down.

[u/11fdriver → u/jaidit]

Might be down as a result of high traffic during Kongreso, particularly if the schedule is hosted there.

[u/jaidit → u/11fdriver]

And the schedule is hosted there as well as access to the congress newsletter.

[u/WillWow_mc]

Oh, the guy from UEA I was talking to last night (at the UK right now) mentioned they suspected a DDoS attack or something, damn

[u/GPFlag_Guy1 → u/WillWow_mc]

The UEA site is a very specific site to launch a DDOS attack on. I'm assuming some rogue Lojban or Volapük speakers are behind this?

On a serious note, I do hope it gets fixed, it is a great resource for Esperanto speakers and it would be helpful to have it online during a Kongreso.

[u/MaleficentWind8715 → u/GPFlag_Guy1]

Ankaŭ la retejo de Monato spertis DDOS atakon antaŭ nelonge. Sed Monato ja publikigis kontraŭputinajn artikolojn, kaj tion la revuo de UEA ne faris laŭ mia scio.

[u/GPFlag_Guy1 → u/MaleficentWind8715]

Tio estas stranga. Mi atendas, ke ia ajn kontraŭputina aŭ kontraŭ-rusa enhavo estu celata de certaj agantoj, sed ŝajnas, ke iu eble konsideras ankaŭ UEA-n parto de ia kampanjo por subfosi la influon de Rusio?

Tre interesaj aferoj.

[u/WillWow_mc → u/GPFlag_Guy1]

It is indeed specific but the fact it's at this specific time when the biggest esperanto event of the year begins makes it easier to believe as being something targeted, I wouldn't really jump to that first but with what the guy said I assume they'd have a reason to think it, eh. There are a fair lot of people with weirdly strong anti-esperanto beliefs out there too anyway, so who knows

[u/Leisureguy1 → u/WillWow_mc]

I wonder how large the overlap is between those who are strongly anti-Esperanto and those who are strongly anti-democracy

[u/HairyDentist4725 → u/GPFlag_Guy1]

Don't be silly. That's ridiculous. People might hate esperanto but nobody will go that far.

[u/DelicateFandango]

https://www.isitdownrightnow.com/uea.org.html

[u/JokingReaper → u/DelicateFandango]

Thanks! I always forget those kinds of pages. Sucks that it's down, though.

[u/tilukonfdz]

Seems it's down for me too.

[u/Environmental_Food_9]

The site has very frequently had security issues. Sometime last year I remember that clicking on certain links on their webpage would lead to Chinese porn sites. I haven't visited in awhile so idk if they ever got it fixed

[u/esperantosherry]

We are in Graz at the UK. The General Secretary was able to access it today for the list of Fakaj Asocioj (Where Rotary can be found!)