Scrawl is down.

ed · Posted: Jan 07, 2005 12:30am Post subject: Scrawl is down.

We are currently facing technical difficulties, and our indexing bot, scrawl, is not connecting to any servers. Further details will be provided as we are informed.

Links:
http://searchirc.com/status

EqualSlashed_Brian · Lurker Joined: 29 Aug 2004 Posts: 222 Location: IRC

The status page seems to indicate that IRC was filtered or something. Because, if you notice, DNS lookups are working fine.

JohnB · Posted: Jan 07, 2005 12:45pm Post subject:

Just so everyone know, the problems with scrawl are now resolved.

Anyone who thinks that they should be visited by scrawl but aren't...come and see us on irc.searchirc.org

JohnB
SearchIRC.com staff

MOVIEBOT · Lurker Joined: 24 May 2004 Posts: 229 Location: Poland

i would like to know how the scrawl robot checks out the networks user level, on our network albastar has had 300+ users for the last 3 days and we still seem to be listed under the 50+ user level networks

theEd · Newbie Joined: 15 Mar 2004 Posts: 75 Location: New Zealand

I'd imagine it would just do a LUSERS.

JohnB · Posted: Jan 08, 2005 6:52am Post subject:

I think it takes your average users and then lists you in a category. Correct me if I'm wrong Jason!

JohnB
SearchIRC.com staff

MOVIEBOT · Lurker Joined: 24 May 2004 Posts: 229 Location: Poland

as i said above we have over 300+ users since a couple days ago and we still seem to be in the 50+ network group

• Total users : 13
• Invisible : 354
• Total servers : 2
• Total operators connected : 14
• Total channels : 10
• Local servers : 352
• Local Users : 352 - Max : 356
• Global Users : 367 - Max : 371

GreyMouser · Newbie Joined: 04 Dec 2004 Posts: 74

as JohnB said, it takes your average users. Average is a mean number meaning that if you scored a 0% on a test today and a 100% tomorrow, your average will still be 50%. which is nowhere near 100% In fact you would have to score 100% or better on alot of tests to get anywhere close to 100%.

JohnB · Posted: Jan 09, 2005 7:47am Post subject:

Ok, this is how it works (according to mary)

Its the sum total users divided by the number of scrawl visits over whatever length of time since scrawl started getting the info, or last refreshed.

Hope this helps

By the way MOVIEBOT, what is your network?

JohnB
SearchIRC.com staff

Jason · Posted: Jan 09, 2005 8:17am Post subject:

It goes by avg users over the last week.

If there is a netsplit, your numbers are going to drop significantly.

If the bot can't connect, it doesn't count against you though.

MOVIEBOT · Lurker Joined: 24 May 2004 Posts: 229 Location: Poland

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