The dreaded message “DB Error. connect failed” met Energy Bulletin readers for several hours during the last few weeks.
The good news is that it appears to be a genuine database (DB) problem and not an attack, according to Energy Bulletin technical head AF.
We hope to have the problem solved for good soon. Sorry for the interruptions.
-BA






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