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I got this email from sister/web chick, Jayne.

Jack -

The last few days I noticed some problems with your site and your site feed, all related to the older problems. I’ve been speaking to LinkSky today and they found a couple things wrong, but the root of the problem had to do with a Google Bot and a Yahoo Slurp Bot that have been slamming the hell out of not just your site, but all the WordPress sites that are on the same server you’re on. The result is that it has overloaded the server, which in turn overloaded the feed. This can also cause your site to look like it is what’s called a Spam Site (one reason one of your readers is apparantly blocked from accessing your site).

LinkSky is throttling the bots and sending an official notification to Yahoo that they will be blocking their Yahoo Slurp Bot until they stop it from slamming their servers. It’s causing problems everywhere.

Anywhere, LinkSky is going to move your site, tonight, to a newer, larger server. They feel it will handle your increase in traffic and posting a lot better than the server you’re on.

Keep an eye out for any possible glitches. You might ask your readers to report any glitches, too.

Who would haver ever thought that something called a “Slurp Bot” could cause a problem.

Anyway, I got another email that informed me that I’m now on a new server that’s way better than the old server and there was even a cheery “Congratulations!”

Not quite like Ed McMahon showing up at the Winnebago with a check but, I’ll gladly take it today.

Maybe, some of the issues people have been having with my site will now be resolved. Most will not as they refer to content and general tone but, tech stuff.

Carry on and keep an eye out for those “Slurp Bots”.