What happened to oldtoolheaven.com?

[Stephen Rosenthal]

As the title asks, anybody know what happened to this website, an extremely valuable Millers Falls reference? When I try to access it, all I get is a message indicating the website is suspended. Google it and it’s description is blank. Has it morphed into another site with a different url? You’d think if that was the case it would redirect to the current site. A number of these sites are disappearing; I hope this isn’t another one.

[Hilton Ralphs]

I don't know what happened to the site but you could use archive.org (https://archive.org/index.php) to access past pages. It's sometimes very slow and not everything is there. I would grab what info I can though.

Or this link (https://web.archive.org/web/*/oldtoolheaven.com) to take you straight there.

[Stephen Rosenthal]

Thanks Hilton, but every search I’ve tried came up empty. It appears oldtoolheaven.com has gone to old tool heaven. It’s a shame,

[Jim Koepke]

It was a great source of information for Millers Falls tools.

It is sad to see it disappear.

jtk

[Bob Andre]

Sad indeed to lose resources like this . Helped me a great deal. And thanks for archive.org where I just found a manual for my Langdon Acme mitre box.

[Mike Brady]

Here is one you might have missed: https://langdonmitreboxes.wordpress.com/blog/ When restoring my Langdon, it was very helpful in how the truing adjustments work.

[Winston Chang]

On the archive.org link, you can click on a specific date on the calendar. For example, this is oldtoolheaven.com on May 17 of this year:

https://web.archive.org/web/20200517164618/http://oldtoolheaven.com/

[Jim Koepke]

My suggestion for those interested would be to save the pages as web archives incase these pages do not come back.

Someone has to continue paying for web pages to be hosted. It is often done out of a passion to share information without any renumeration.

When it gets to be too much of a burden it may be too late to pass it off to another who shares the passion.

jtk

[Stephen Rosenthal]

On the archive.org link, you can click on a specific date on the calendar. For example, this is oldtoolheaven.com on May 17 of this year:

https://web.archive.org/web/20200517164618/http://oldtoolheaven.com/

Brilliant! Thank you Winston.

[Phil Gaudio]

Was in contact with the fellow that runs the site. it was hacked. He hopes to have it back up in early December.

[Jim Koepke]

Was in contact with the fellow that runs the site. it was hacked. He hopes to have it back up in early December.

That's great news, thanks Phil for digging deeper on this.

jtk

[Stephen Rosenthal]

Yes, great news indeed. Thanks Phil. Considering it’s not an interactive website, I wonder why someone would hack it. There wouldn’t be any opportunity to steal personal data from it. Strange times we’re living in.

[Rafael Herrera]

Good to hear. I think his registration expires in January, maybe you could remind him.

[Hilton Ralphs]

Yes, great news indeed. Thanks Phil. Considering it’s not an interactive website, I wonder why someone would hack it. There wouldn’t be any opportunity to steal personal data from it. Strange times we’re living in.


Hackers target websites with poor security or outdated protocols. Most of the time it's nothing to do with the actual content of the site.

[Frederick Skelly]

Hackers target websites with poor security or outdated protocols. Most of the time it's nothing to do with the actual content of the site.

I agree. It can be as simple as "I hacked it because I could."

[Rafael Herrera]

If they gain access to your server, one of the things they do is install the web pages for phishing scams.

[Phil Gaudio]

I have been informed that the site is now back online.

[Michael J Evans]

Hackers target websites with poor security or outdated protocols. Most of the time it's nothing to do with the actual content of the site.

I wonder how they find these obscure websites in the first place.

Do you think they have some program that just sends out mass hacker crap to millions of random sites until something sticks.

[Hilton Ralphs]

I wonder how they find these obscure websites in the first place.

Do you think they have some program that just sends out mass hacker crap to millions of random sites until something sticks.


That's exactly how they do it. For your home router or modem, make sure the default password has been changed and that no unnecessary ports are open.

[Rafael Herrera]

I wonder how they find these obscure websites in the first place.

Do you think they have some program that just sends out mass hacker crap to millions of random sites until something sticks.

That's what they do, they probe whole swaths of IP numbers for weak sites. My firewall is under continuous attack from sites all over the world, presumably from compromised computers or bad actors.

[Marc Fenneuff]

I have been informed that the site is now back online.

I was relieved to see this - just as I needed to date a MF #14 jack plane that I recently acquired, it was down. Really appreciate all the detailed info that they have to offer.