Did Pentax kill pentaxphotogallery.com?

vonBaloney · 07-20-2015, 01:37 PM

Hmm...we'll see. They should now be giving Ricoh the chance to renew before it goes on the market. I've let them lapse before with GoDaddy -- they start calling you beforehand warning you, telling you afterward that you have a grace period of so-and-so that you can still renew, etc. (I had to tell them specifically that I was definitely not renewing even after it technically expired.)

RonHendriks1966 · 07-20-2015, 01:42 PM - **1 Like**

Maybe someone just didn't pay the Bill. No Ricoh in the name is maybe a reason to stop paying for it.

**boriscleto** · 07-20-2015, 01:56 PM

Originally posted by vonBaloney

Hmm...we'll see. They should now be giving Ricoh the chance to renew before it goes on the market. I've let them lapse before with GoDaddy -- they start calling you beforehand warning you, telling you afterward that you have a grace period of so-and-so that you can still renew, etc. (I had to tell them specifically that I was definitely not renewing even after it technically expired.)

Me too.

But as I pointed out, the contact in the whois database doesn't work for Ricoh. She works for a craft brewing company...

vonBaloney · 07-20-2015, 02:17 PM

Originally posted by boriscleto

Me too.

But as I pointed out, the contact in the whois database doesn't work for Ricoh. She works for a craft brewing company...

They wouldn't even use that I don't believe, or not only that anyway -- they'd call the godaddy account holder...

RonHendriks1966 · 07-20-2015, 02:32 PM

Would there still be a back-up for the entire content?

**boriscleto** · 07-20-2015, 02:44 PM

Originally posted by vonBaloney

They wouldn't even use that I don't believe, or not only that anyway -- they'd call the godaddy account holder...

It may also be that the account was renewed already and just waiting for the DNS to catch up.

vonBaloney · 07-20-2015, 03:06 PM

Originally posted by RonHendriks1966

Would there still be a back-up for the entire content?

There is no reason to think anything was lost -- this is just the matter of the name (pentaxphotogallery.com) pointing to the right server where the content resides. So the site probably still exists, just no one can see it. It is just a matter of whether Ricoh wants to let it be seen again. If they pay their bill, it should come back as it was...

Quicksand · 07-20-2015, 04:03 PM

Indeed. If you go to 50.56.120.90 in your browser the PPG is still there and works fine.

(At least it does for me!)

**Mikesul** · 07-20-2015, 04:40 PM

Originally posted by Quicksand

Indeed. If you go to 50.56.120.90 in your browser the PPG is still there and works fine.

(At least it does for me!)

This address works for me. So does this just mean that it is only a DNS issue?

PDL · 07-20-2015, 06:12 PM - **1 Like**

From my machine:
>nslookup 50.56.120.90
Server: bla,bla.bla.com
Address: bla.bla.bla.bla.

Name: 50-56-120-90.pentaxphotogallery.com
Address: 50.56.120.90

Note the change from http to a buttafuccoed IP address.

I would imagine that Ricoh (US or otherwise) has pulled the plug because they can. They were using images from the gallery for use on their web site to demonstrate the capability of different images. Too bad that they have cut themselves off from what are essentially "free" advertising images.

The Elitist - formerly known as PDL

Winder · 07-20-2015, 06:36 PM - **3 Likes**

Pentax is DOOMED!

**monochrome** · 07-20-2015, 06:39 PM

So - has anyone emailed John Carlson or Jim Malcolm or - here's an idea - Brian McIntosh to ask what's up?

mee · 07-20-2015, 06:45 PM - **1 Like**

Originally posted by Mikesul

This address works for me. So does this just mean that it is only a DNS issue?

It is just the domain address (url) which is no longer pointing to the IP.. because the bill hasn't been paid for that domain haha.

---------- Post added 07-20-15 at 08:47 PM ----------

Originally posted by monochrome

So - has anyone emailed John Carlson or Jim Malcolm or - here's an idea - Brian McIntosh to ask what's up?

It is a little offputting that they'd even need to be contacted.. as in.. no one is upkeeping with site? Surely someone should have been getting notifications for weeks, if not months, in advance. Plus just the regular lowbie employee checking out the site... and seeing it reverting to the godaddy parked page.. should have been an instant 'oh snap' moment.

Maybe we can buy it and just point it to the Photos section here.. plenty of quality content.

foto guy · 07-20-2015, 07:05 PM - **1 Like**

They are aware and working on issue.

https://twitter.com/foto_gy/status/623306426761506816

**jatrax** · 07-20-2015, 07:07 PM

I emailed my contact at Pentax who expressed surprise. I was told they were contacting the web team for an explanation.

If you look at the page it simply says the domain name has expired and is pending renewal. Somebody messed up, but I seriously doubt the gallery is going away. If you want to close a website you take the site offline, you don't just wait until the domain name expires. Even if RIcoh is closing out the PPG they would not want anyone else to get that domain name.

Originally posted by mee

no one is upkeeping with site? Surely someone should have been getting notifications for weeks, if not months, in advance

Quite possible the registered notification emails are no longer valid. A screw up but if the notices went to ex-employees or abandoned accounts easy to see how it slipped through. When I took over my present job I nearly lost our domain name because my predecessor had passed away and the notices were going to his personal email.

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07-20-2015, 01:37 PM	#16
vonBaloney Pentaxian Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Albuquerque, NM Posts: 6,029	Hmm...we'll see. They should now be giving Ricoh the chance to renew before it goes on the market. I've let them lapse before with GoDaddy -- they start calling you beforehand warning you, telling you afterward that you have a grace period of so-and-so that you can still renew, etc. (I had to tell them specifically that I was definitely not renewing even after it technically expired.)

07-20-2015, 01:42 PM - 1 Like	#17
RonHendriks1966 Banned Join Date: Jan 2009 Photos: Gallery Posts: 9,675	Maybe someone just didn't pay the Bill. No Ricoh in the name is maybe a reason to stop paying for it.

07-20-2015, 01:56 PM	#18
boriscleto Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: North Syracuse, NY Photos: Gallery Posts: 16,475	Originally posted by vonBaloney Hmm...we'll see. They should now be giving Ricoh the chance to renew before it goes on the market. I've let them lapse before with GoDaddy -- they start calling you beforehand warning you, telling you afterward that you have a grace period of so-and-so that you can still renew, etc. (I had to tell them specifically that I was definitely not renewing even after it technically expired.) Me too. But as I pointed out, the contact in the whois database doesn't work for Ricoh. She works for a craft brewing company...

07-20-2015, 02:17 PM	#19
vonBaloney Pentaxian Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Albuquerque, NM Posts: 6,029	Originally posted by boriscleto Me too. But as I pointed out, the contact in the whois database doesn't work for Ricoh. She works for a craft brewing company... They wouldn't even use that I don't believe, or not only that anyway -- they'd call the godaddy account holder...

07-20-2015, 02:32 PM	#20
RonHendriks1966 Banned Join Date: Jan 2009 Photos: Gallery Posts: 9,675	Would there still be a back-up for the entire content?

07-20-2015, 02:44 PM	#21
boriscleto Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: North Syracuse, NY Photos: Gallery Posts: 16,475	Originally posted by vonBaloney They wouldn't even use that I don't believe, or not only that anyway -- they'd call the godaddy account holder... It may also be that the account was renewed already and just waiting for the DNS to catch up.

07-20-2015, 03:06 PM	#22
vonBaloney Pentaxian Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Albuquerque, NM Posts: 6,029	Originally posted by RonHendriks1966 Would there still be a back-up for the entire content? There is no reason to think anything was lost -- this is just the matter of the name (pentaxphotogallery.com) pointing to the right server where the content resides. So the site probably still exists, just no one can see it. It is just a matter of whether Ricoh wants to let it be seen again. If they pay their bill, it should come back as it was...

07-20-2015, 04:03 PM	#23
Quicksand Pentaxian Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Central Ohio (formerly SF Bay Area) Posts: 1,519	Indeed. If you go to 50.56.120.90 in your browser the PPG is still there and works fine. (At least it does for me!)

07-20-2015, 04:40 PM	#24
Mikesul Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Phoenix, AZ Posts: 7,594	Originally posted by Quicksand Indeed. If you go to 50.56.120.90 in your browser the PPG is still there and works fine. (At least it does for me!) This address works for me. So does this just mean that it is only a DNS issue?

07-20-2015, 06:12 PM - 1 Like	#25
PDL Pentaxian Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: PNW USA Photos: Gallery Posts: 2,127	From my machine: >nslookup 50.56.120.90 Server: bla,bla.bla.com Address: bla.bla.bla.bla. Name: 50-56-120-90.pentaxphotogallery.com Address: 50.56.120.90 Note the change from http to a buttafuccoed IP address. I would imagine that Ricoh (US or otherwise) has pulled the plug because they can. They were using images from the gallery for use on their web site to demonstrate the capability of different images. Too bad that they have cut themselves off from what are essentially "free" advertising images. The Elitist - formerly known as PDL

07-20-2015, 06:36 PM - 3 Likes	#26
Winder Veteran Member Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Tennessee Posts: 6,617	Pentax is DOOMED!

07-20-2015, 06:39 PM	#27
monochrome Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Working From Home Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 26,276	So - has anyone emailed John Carlson or Jim Malcolm or - here's an idea - Brian McIntosh to ask what's up?

07-20-2015, 06:45 PM - 1 Like	#28
mee Veteran Member Join Date: May 2010 Posts: 7,403	Originally posted by Mikesul This address works for me. So does this just mean that it is only a DNS issue? It is just the domain address (url) which is no longer pointing to the IP.. because the bill hasn't been paid for that domain haha. ---------- Post added 07-20-15 at 08:47 PM ---------- Originally posted by monochrome So - has anyone emailed John Carlson or Jim Malcolm or - here's an idea - Brian McIntosh to ask what's up? It is a little offputting that they'd even need to be contacted.. as in.. no one is upkeeping with site? Surely someone should have been getting notifications for weeks, if not months, in advance. Plus just the regular lowbie employee checking out the site... and seeing it reverting to the godaddy parked page.. should have been an instant 'oh snap' moment. Maybe we can buy it and just point it to the Photos section here.. plenty of quality content.

07-20-2015, 07:05 PM - 1 Like	#29
foto guy Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Vernon, Connecticut Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 292	They are aware and working on issue. https://twitter.com/foto_gy/status/623306426761506816

07-20-2015, 07:07 PM	#30
jatrax Site Supporter Join Date: May 2010 Location: Washington Cascades Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 12,991	I emailed my contact at Pentax who expressed surprise. I was told they were contacting the web team for an explanation. If you look at the page it simply says the domain name has expired and is pending renewal. Somebody messed up, but I seriously doubt the gallery is going away. If you want to close a website you take the site offline, you don't just wait until the domain name expires. Even if RIcoh is closing out the PPG they would not want anyone else to get that domain name. Originally posted by mee no one is upkeeping with site? Surely someone should have been getting notifications for weeks, if not months, in advance Quite possible the registered notification emails are no longer valid. A screw up but if the notices went to ex-employees or abandoned accounts easy to see how it slipped through. When I took over my present job I nearly lost our domain name because my predecessor had passed away and the notices were going to his personal email.