Open the pod bay door Universe Today

I think I've finally got everything working properly now, so I wanted to take moment and explain what happened Wednesday night (hereafter we'll call it Evil Wednesday) when Universe Today took on a mind of its own and went on an email rampage. Around 8:00pm my time my Internet hosting provider started resending emails it had already sent through its mail system, including 12 versions of Universe Today. I contacted technical support and their only solution to stop this from happening was for me to delete the entire mailing list.

So I did (I had a backup). Then they recommended that I rebuild it again. So I did, which was when everyone on the list should have received a "Welcome to Universe Today" email. Don't worry, you aren't going to get an extra newsletter, you're still just subscribed once. Unfortunately I think a few hundred people misunderstood, and unsubscribed from the newsletter. :-(

My webhost accepted responsibility for the problem - it was totally their fault, not a virus, or problem on my end (whew). Unfortunately, they're not entirely sure why it happened, but they're still looking into it. So, there isn't much I can do but hope that it doesn't happen again.

Thanks for your support, here's an adorable picture of my now 8-month old daughter to help distract you from the cramps in your delete finger.

Fraser Cain

Fraser Cain

Fraser Cain is the publisher of Universe Today, founding the website in March 1999. He's also the co-host of Astronomy Cast.