MicrostockGroup

hmmmm that is weird. as long as it's just once or so maybe it's another problem not related to the hosts file.
sometimes it is possible that antispyware alters the hosts file because some malicious programs may use it to redirect you to their sites. maybe you installed something new.

Maybe the hotel I was at has some aggressive anti-spyware or hijacking protection software running on it, which does that? I've used the same computer with no changes in three different locations, no problems. Yesterday I was on and then all of a sudden it was looking for the old site again, and I couldn't get to MSG. Next time I'll take a second laptop and see what happens, just for entertainment.

When I manually added the 8.8.8.8 and 8.8.4.4 it should have picked it up. I also shut down and re-started just in case the Network settings needed to reload.

Pretty mysterious, and no big deal. If I had the answer I'd share it, but wasn't the internet supposed to pick this up about a month ago?  

Ok, I have done some more fiddling with settings and maybe got one thing fixed today by my server provider.  let me know if anything improved or if you are still getting locked out once in a while.

ISP stands for internet service provider (sorry if you know this already... some people might not) which is the company who is supplying your internet, someone like Comcast, Rogers, At&T, a cable company etc.  They store where to send you when you type in microstockgroup.com (which IP address to send you to) If their address for microstockgroup.com isn't correct there is nothing that I can do to fix the problem.  The reason you can do something about it (if that is indeed the problem) is because instead of going to Comcast to get the IP address you tell your computer where microstockgroup is yourself, or you go to google to get the IP address (using google dns service).

anyhow - weather it is the DNS settings that are indeed the problem is still a little unknown.  I tried fixing a few more things on microstockgroup's end today, it would be great if that fixed the problem and things were ironed out by tommorow.  Here's to wishful thinking.

I am still having problems.  I guess i'll wait and see how it is tomorrow and go back to the host if there is still a problem.

That's what happened to me at the hotel. Worked fine for two months then I was on, left to read something on a different site, came back it was gone.

Added this to my online sheet for myself.

Yes, I blame the free high-speed Internet at the hotel not Leaf. Their DNS list must be updating with the wrong information from time to time. Never had a problem with my AT&T connection at work.

Whatever it is, were you bald before this started Leaf? 

lol..... yeah maybe we should revive the graveyard.... 

good try, leaf...

those were amusing days, sjlock's uncensored swearing, the bewilderment,  the befuddlement, the back and forth, wondering who'll end up there to keep you company...for once, people actually stopped talking about microstock.

Ditto - I've been out since the change over, and it's first time in for me today. Funnily enough, or maybe coincidence, I had to disable my autocomplete on the windows XP internet toolbar yesterday, although I have no idea if this helped at all.

Oldhand

Yes, thank you Leaf! I have been able to get here for two whole days now . . .

yeeeeaaahh!  let's hope for the best!