GH repology/repology-rs #560 - repology.org domain on registrar hold - add to /etc/hosts

[Brian Inglis]

On 2026-10-07 05:39, Jon Turney via Cygwin-apps wrote:
> On 20/09/2026 08:37, marco atzeri via Cygwin-apps wrote:
>> Il Sab 19 Set 2026, 23:24 Brian Inglis via Cygwin-apps <
>> cygwin-apps-rDBXBDvO6BXQT0dZR+AlfA@public.gmane.org> ha scritto:
>>
>>> https://github.com/repology/repology-rs/issues/560
>>>
>>> Dmitry Marakasov:
>>> I'm aware. My registrar is a scam, either migrating the domain from it or
>>> renewing it is a huge problem. Long downtime is to be expected.
>>>
>>> https://github.com/repology/repology-rs/issues/560#issuecomment-5665179068
>>> "As mentioned in the issue, the host is alive at 92.63.176.157 /
>>> 2a03:6f01:1:2::f159, you can just add it to /etc/hosts in the meantime.
>>> Unfortunately, there's not much that can be done with the domain, we'll
>>> have to
>>> wait for registrar action."
>>>
> This issue got resolved, so if you've altered your /etc/hosts or made other 
> workarounds, you can undo them.

Comment out in case something similar happens *next year*?
```
$ whois repology.org
Domain Name: repology.org
Registry Domain ID: REDACTED
Registrar WHOIS Server: www.nic.ru.whois
Registrar URL: https://www.nic.ru/whois
Updated Date: 2026-10-02T13:43:53Z
Creation Date: 2016-09-13T21:40:33Z
Registry Expiry Date: 2027-09-13T21:40:33Z
...
```
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Take care. Thanks, Brian Inglis              Calgary, Alberta, Canada

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