Brian

    Mike, Harold and Barry have all stated no data was lost. The error message returned by LoTW was a little too cryptic for some. Mike contacted DXWorld after the post you linked to in your email to assure them no loss occurred.

    The rumor is up on some of the nets, though.

    It would not hurt to squelch the rumor with a posting by the League. Adding language to the LoTW Off Line link that no data, contrary to rumor has been lost, would be effective.

     If DXWorld corrects its post, or posts Mike's email statement, the rumors should die down. It hasn't as of this response.

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On 11/6/12 5:25 PM, Brian Mileshosky wrote:

This was posted to a DX club's list serve. Any truth to the claim that data has been lost? If not, then ARRL needs to get out there with correct information ASAP.

Brian

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From: Jim Reisert AD1C <jjreisert@alum.mit.edu>
Date: November 6, 2012 11:06:23 AM MST
To: mhdxa <MHDXA@mhdxa.com>
Subject: [MHDXA] LoTW lost data

"DX World.net has learned that up to 45% of [recently] uploaded logs
and delivered awards / DXCC certificates have been lost due to
corrupted database / backups."

http://dx-world.net/2012/lotw-lost-data/

When I posted this at 1806z, LoTW was unreachable.

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Jim Reisert AD1C, <jjreisert@alum.mit.edu>, http://www.ad1c.us

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