Around 24-36 hours ago Overlawyered suffered an unexplained failure in our posting software, arising from a breakdown in the system’s handling of TrackBack pings; the ill effects have included an inability to update our front page. I’ve been working with the people at Movable Type all day and following their suggestion have deactivated TrackBack pings for the moment, which seems to restore the site’s other features, including front-page posting, to normal operation. (Old incoming pings have not been lost, but are just not being displayed). I expect there will be quite a bit of further work needed in coming days to fix matters for the future including, I hope, restoring TrackBack functionality.
Incidentally, if at any time the site should show signs of having frozen up, it is always a good idea to check my other site, Point of Law, for updates.
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