Ask HN: Are Knuth's Stanford Pages Down?

6 points · 2 visible top comments · 2026-10-29 20:00:21 UTC

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cs.stanford.edu/~knuth/ (including the TAOCP pre-fascicles and the programs page) has been unreachable for me for at least a week. archive.org still has older copies, but the programs page there is from May 2025. Does anyone know if the pages have moved, or where to get the current pre-fascicles and programs?

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svat · 2026-10-29 20:14:53 UTC

Yes has been down for about a week now (since Oct 23). Maybe the server (http://www-cs-faculty.stanford.edu/) was taken down because of the PHP vulnerability? Let's hope it comes back up soon. If there's a specific file or page you were looking for let me know; maybe I have a saved copy :)

pcfwik · 2026-10-29 20:38:59 UTC

It's actually still accessible from computers on the local Stanford network, so someone could probably forward you a copy of whatever you're looking for. CS department affiliates recently got an email about other sites on the cs.stanford.edu subdomain not being accessible from off-campus. That email included a note "Our team is aware of the issue and is actively working toward a solution to restore access for off-campus". Unsure if it's related to recent vulnerabilities, but it wouldn't surprise me.

Separately, I know Knuth has recently mentioned drowning under a sea of (presumably LLM-found) bugs in TAOCP, so I suspect it might lead to a slight (if accidental) reprieve :)

weinzierl · 2026-10-29 21:02:35 UTC

Good to know.

I'd be interested in the latest version of the dynaham.w program, if anyone has that.

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weinzierl · 2026-10-30 09:14:26 UTC

A good soul sent it to me.

Thank you very much!