Unable to post in detailing forum (timeout)

[intel]

I get this with OPERA and IE 7.

Trying to post ANYTHING, several times on submit new thread it times out with this error:

Error!
Connection closed by remote server

You tried to access the address http://autopia.org/forum/newthread.php, which is currently unavailable. Please make sure that the Web address (URL) is correctly spelled and punctuated, then try reloading the page.
Make sure your Internet connection is active and check whether other applications that rely on the same connection are working.
Check that the setup of any Internet security software is correct and does not interfere with ordinary Web browsing.
If you are behind a firewall on a Local Area Network and think this may be causing problems, talk to your systems administrator.
Try pressing the F12 key on your keyboard and disabling proxy servers, unless you know that you are required to use a proxy to connect to the Internet. Reload the pag

This happened on IE7 as well, so I know its not my browser. I have been able to post on other forum sections like this. So I dunno.

Maybe a site problem?

Sorry if this is the wrong forum, I did not find a feedback forum for the site.

[DavidB]

Thanks. Depending on when you did it, it might have been an issue with my backups running. When the index is being dumped, the tables have to be locked.

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