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Please see the most recent updates in the "Where did the .com name go?" thread. Posts number 16 and 17.
Flightsim .com a bit wierd today
- Thread starter ian elliot
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"JavaScript Execution
When you visit a website protected by Cloudflare, the server injects a JavaScript file into your browser.
While the JavaScript challenge runs, Cloudflare scans your browser’s environment to create a fingerprint.
Cloudflare also monitors your behavior on the page.
Once you pass the JavaScript challenge, Cloudflare sets a cookie
Cloudflare also looks at your IP address."
My question to Clodflare - "How would you respond if I wanted to do all that to your computer?"
The appearance of Clodflare merely induces me to close the tab and move on.
When you visit a website protected by Cloudflare, the server injects a JavaScript file into your browser.
While the JavaScript challenge runs, Cloudflare scans your browser’s environment to create a fingerprint.
Cloudflare also monitors your behavior on the page.
Once you pass the JavaScript challenge, Cloudflare sets a cookie
Cloudflare also looks at your IP address."
My question to Clodflare - "How would you respond if I wanted to do all that to your computer?"
The appearance of Clodflare merely induces me to close the tab and move on.
And....if you can sign on to flightsim.com, like I just did, you will find a message from management stating that Dec. 1 the site will be taken down for several
months for them to revamp.striking a death knell?
Just as I predicted. Which is why those anonymous new owners hated me so. I was banned ....from what? Flightsim.com no longer exists. RIP.
"The man who would speak the truth should have one foot in the stirrup."
Hopefully our flying club finds a home here.
Here is actually what happened. There is a programming language called Rust (stupid name in my book). It's new and being pushed into production for no good reason. It's replacing old Linux based code that works well and is stable. Rust is problematic as was just experienced.
Sbob
SOH-CM-2026
I don't know whether to laugh or cry, probably both.
I'm sure it works well with AI, because those are jobs we REALLY don't need.
"Engineering and Tech, proudly burning down the office and shooting ourselves in the head since 1980."
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Jorge
Members +
Just a heads up from today and yesterday.
I've been "backing up" some downloads as quickly as possible over the last two days or so. It's one of those, "when I've had a chance to 'bing-backup'" type of things.
I've run into a "maximum allowed number of downloads" issue since yesterday.
Seems they're "throttling" what you can get.
It says you can only download 50 files in a certain period of time, so I can try again tomorrow just after lunchtime. Not sure if it's 12 hours or 9 hours or what, but I wasn't able to start again until just after 10AM today. Now I have to wait until just after lunch tomorrow to continue.
Thought I would let you all know since I'm trying to backup the CalClassic stuff from their website as well as some of the more "unique" files you can/could only get from Flightsim.
Not too many files are mirrored on Avsim, and I'm not too confident on the whole "archive" thing Flightsim keeps pressing.
Whatever work I finish going forward I'll just upload here since this place seems to know what it's doing.
Saludos!
Jorge
Miami, FL
I've been "backing up" some downloads as quickly as possible over the last two days or so. It's one of those, "when I've had a chance to 'bing-backup'" type of things.
I've run into a "maximum allowed number of downloads" issue since yesterday.
Seems they're "throttling" what you can get.
It says you can only download 50 files in a certain period of time, so I can try again tomorrow just after lunchtime. Not sure if it's 12 hours or 9 hours or what, but I wasn't able to start again until just after 10AM today. Now I have to wait until just after lunch tomorrow to continue.
Thought I would let you all know since I'm trying to backup the CalClassic stuff from their website as well as some of the more "unique" files you can/could only get from Flightsim.
Not too many files are mirrored on Avsim, and I'm not too confident on the whole "archive" thing Flightsim keeps pressing.
Whatever work I finish going forward I'll just upload here since this place seems to know what it's doing.
Saludos!
Jorge
Miami, FL
Just a 'head's up' for you Jorge.........
If they are other people's files and not your own personal creations you MUST get permission to upload them to the SOH library from the original creators! We don't need to get into all sorts of legal accusations and law suits because we are/were hosting files without permission. If you have permission uploading here is fine, without the necessary permission DON'T DO IT!
If they are other people's files and not your own personal creations you MUST get permission to upload them to the SOH library from the original creators! We don't need to get into all sorts of legal accusations and law suits because we are/were hosting files without permission. If you have permission uploading here is fine, without the necessary permission DON'T DO IT!
Jorge
Members +
No worries, Larry.
Just want to make sure I have things backed up on my computer before things go sideways over there. I'm sure many people would like to do the same before the thing goes offline. There are a LOT of newer classic scenery files I didn't have since it's been a while since I've been over there.
Despite the fact you can get many of the addons here (vintage air bases, for example), the "core" files are hosted only over on Flightsim. The direct links will likely disappear when Flightsim goes offline since they probably won't have the same "links" when/if they come back in archive mode. I'm just making sure I have the most recent files that have been posted for the core installation.
Just letting folks here know there are limits now as to what/how much you can download in a certain amount of time over at Flightsim. I'm not sure if that was the case before or not.
My work is primarily on my Mediafire site (main Platinum Wings files), with only updated files and new files over here. My maps for the IAW routes, for example.
Believe me, the LAST thing we need is for crap to shut us down considering we're the last -- if not one of the last -- flightsim sites that's actually OPEN to pretty much all the older, more stable flightsim platforms -- and with consistant admins to boot!
Saludos!
Jorge
Miami, FL
Just want to make sure I have things backed up on my computer before things go sideways over there. I'm sure many people would like to do the same before the thing goes offline. There are a LOT of newer classic scenery files I didn't have since it's been a while since I've been over there.
Despite the fact you can get many of the addons here (vintage air bases, for example), the "core" files are hosted only over on Flightsim. The direct links will likely disappear when Flightsim goes offline since they probably won't have the same "links" when/if they come back in archive mode. I'm just making sure I have the most recent files that have been posted for the core installation.
Just letting folks here know there are limits now as to what/how much you can download in a certain amount of time over at Flightsim. I'm not sure if that was the case before or not.
My work is primarily on my Mediafire site (main Platinum Wings files), with only updated files and new files over here. My maps for the IAW routes, for example.
Believe me, the LAST thing we need is for crap to shut us down considering we're the last -- if not one of the last -- flightsim sites that's actually OPEN to pretty much all the older, more stable flightsim platforms -- and with consistant admins to boot!
Saludos!
Jorge
Miami, FL
Mick
SOH-CM-2025
Well, it seems that pretty much everyone who uploads to FlightSim also uploads to AvSim and SimV. You can usually find the new stuff on SimV right away and eventually on AvSim, though it might be a week or two before they update their file list. And if you're using the old sims like FS9, FSX and CFS2, pretty much everything that goes to FlightSim, AvSim and SimV also shows up right here along with a lot more that doesn't go to the others.
All of my personal stuff (repaints, scenery files, etc.) and all of the LDR stuff has only ever been uploaded here! I make them for myself and release them to forum members to enjoy, that's it!
And, always very much appreciated.
Mick
SOH-CM-2025
Me too! I put up the stuff I do with David on all four sites because we've always done it that way and I think David prefers to. But it's been many years since I put anything of just my own up anywhere but here.
I release my stuff to share with the people whose stuff I'm happy to get copies of - and all of those folks will see it here.
I never uploaded anything but they are a good source for FS9 files.