Hey gang, Just want to keep everyone in the loop. We are in uncharted territory in terms of the number of users accessing Silk Road. Most of the time we've been able to keep up with the demand, but we ARE behind the curve right now. Being the largest hidden service ever to exist and having limited options for expanding infrastructure due to the need for security means we may stay behind the curve until we can find a way to accommodate the demand. There are several paths we are currently pursuing and we hope to be back on track very soon. Please be patient and try using the site during off-peak times. Cheers, DPR UPDATE: Another solution has been applied and so far seems to be working. We will continue to monitor the situation and work through this. New registrations are temporarily disabled. I know this has been a frustrating experience for everyone. We aim for 100% accessibility and uptime, but have not met that goal these past few days. I want to reiterate that we are in UNCHARTED waters. Silk Road has gone through many phases and we have grown stronger each time. This won't be the last time we are challenged I can assure you. This much I can say: we will overcome this obstacle and any other set before us. Also, for the time being, you may have to update your bookmarks by adding index.php after .onion, so silkroadvb5piz3r.onion/messages becomes silkroadvb5piz3r.onion/index.php/messages