While we all know MakeMKV is down do we know if the Author/dev is ok?

[mercilessming2000]

From what I gather either the hosting is in Russia or the author/dev is Russian or perhaps both. If the author is Russian, do we know if he is ok? With the war going on between Russia and Ukraine, I worry if perhaps something has badly happened to the Author/dev or close loved one, that would explain the absence.

[Billycar11]

he posted the beta key so

[gerard143]

I show the most recent post from the admin was November 23, 2025 when look under Mike Admin's posts.

So we aren't terribly far off from a year now since the admin has posted if what I am seeing is correct. Perhaps a bit worrisome.

[dcoke22]

I show the most recent post from the admin was November 23, 2025 when look under Mike Admin's posts.

So we aren't terribly far off from a year now since the admin has posted if what I am seeing is correct. Perhaps a bit worrisome.

As Billycar11 suggested, Mike was most recently on the forum on July 31, 2026 when he updated the latest beta key.

[Billycar11]

I show the most recent post from the admin was November 23, 2025 when look under Mike Admin's posts.

So we aren't terribly far off from a year now since the admin has posted if what I am seeing is correct. Perhaps a bit worrisome.

he rarely posts but every few months he edits his key post
and that does not update his last post stat

[logic]

Are you sure those beta key post updates aren't just scripted updates? Has anyone actually spoken with him?

[Sayaka]

Are you sure those beta key post updates aren't just scripted updates?

While I cannot answer that with absolute certainty, I find it highly unlikely (for many reasons) that any phpBB forum admin would go through the trouble of implementing some kind of scripted update mechanism for a single forum post that needs to be updated every two months or so.

[sqadz]

Are you sure those beta key post updates aren't just scripted updates?

While I cannot answer that with absolute certainty, I find it highly unlikely (for many reasons) that any phpBB forum admin would go through the trouble of implementing some kind of scripted update mechanism for a single forum post that needs to be updated every two months or so.

I hope very much you are correct.

[gerard143]

I did extensive chatgpt queries on all of this, server hosting, what happened between around June/July to now, etc. While I got some information ultimately nothing definitive of any value. But I hope long term, we don't wind up losing makemkv.