FAQs

We check every 1 minute to see whether the website is up or down.
  • We check whether the URL you have asked us to check appears to be accessible from our server in London, UK.
  • If the web server sends an error code, we consider the website down.
  • Technically speaking, if the web server sends anything other than a 200 OK header code, we consider the website down.
  • We also check whether it contains any maintenance messages or offline warnings — and if it does, we consider the website down until those messages disappear.
  • Simply, we hold as little information as possible.
  • This means we only hold your email address and the URL you want to check.
  • To improve email servicing we sometimes log messages we send.
  • We also use Google Analytics to see how many people are using our site..
  • This domain was first used back in 2008 to serve a similar service to the one we are offering now.
  • By 2012 the domain was redirecting to alternative service dingitsup.com.
  • By 2015 the domain was no longer being renewed, which doesn't presently work.
  • In summer 2018, we took over the domain to reinstate the public service that was originally served here. Harry Fear coded the site in 4 hours on a sunny day in Bologna, Italy.