Is it over yet?
My beloved tennis site HKTennis.com is forced to shut down after persistent attack by hacker (cracker?) on the server. I am not sure whether a particular website or domain on the server attracts the repeated attacks, or it is just about a particular user. After running for most than 2 years, this tennis hobby site has brought me great fun and satisfaction. However, it has come to a certain point that I feel a bit bored and upset. After the departure of our one-and-only-one voluntary web editor, I was left all by myself to do all the updating work. Absolutely zero revenue from either advertisement, donation and other sources. Taken into account of my other obligations to my family and my job, I think it is not unreasonable for me to take a break. Afterall, I am not a system administrator, I can’t possibly do all these “system rescue” every other day and keep failing the expectation of all visitors. Maybe, some time later, I will re-open the site and see if that cracker will come again.
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25. August 2003 at 05:43
Belle, as a tennis lover, it’s sad to see the website’s shutdown. Internet has brought so much fun and joy to our lives, but not without risk and pitfall. Keeping the site alive and update-to-date is an uphill task. I thank you for your time and effort in setting up and maintaining the site for so long. I’ve learnt a lot from the tennis community. I myself would like to see the site re-open again. Let me talk to my business partner to see what we can do the rekindle our passion in tennis.
Thomas
25. August 2003 at 08:25
Thomas, thanks indeed for your kindness and thoughtfulness. Unfortunately we have to face these things every day. I would like to thank all those who have given so much support to this site, it is still my strong belief that this world has more good than evil, HKTennis.com will be back.