deleted the post... it works now, seems it was a server crash

According to the Devs, there was a power outage at the server co-lo, and the backup generator at the facility failed because it was wired incorrectly. The Devs apologized for the outage (to those of us who were on when it first came back up).

Let's just say they are not happy campers right now.

See News and also http://www.vendetta-online.com/x/msgboard/1/11525