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by ben
Sun Dec 10, 2006 12:37 pm
Forum: administrivia and technical support
Topic: S L O W N E S S O F B U S
Replies: 7
Views: 913

The problem is likely to be related to bandwidth. It's essentially a free site, which means that there isn't a huge amount of bandwidth when compared to say - google/amazon/ebay or news sites etc which pay for massive amounts of bandwidth in order to remain speedy. That and general traffic - the who...
by ben
Thu Oct 27, 2005 12:23 am
Forum: administrivia and technical support
Topic: Windows/Explorer/Outlook Express
Replies: 13
Views: 1314

Also, IE and Outlook run very close to the core of the operating system itself.

Whilst XP is a vast improvement on earlier versions, the very fact that programs can be downloaded onto your machine without your express permission is not good.
by ben
Tue Oct 25, 2005 3:41 pm
Forum: administrivia and technical support
Topic: age -- important
Replies: 27
Views: 3916

Kater - it means that irrespective of where in the world a user may be -
if they're under 13 it makes Deb liable,
so they must let her know.
by ben
Tue Oct 25, 2005 2:47 pm
Forum: administrivia and technical support
Topic: Annoying As All Hell
Replies: 20
Views: 2867

IE is just a hazard if you're using windows as your OS and
spend any length of time online.
by ben
Fri Sep 30, 2005 2:34 pm
Forum: administrivia and technical support
Topic: GMail Invites
Replies: 12
Views: 1149

Well they do not go through your e-mail, that's just urban legend. However, like AIM mail, Yahoo Mail and Hotmail, they will use a system that checks for keywords. However, I have never had any ads in Gmail yet. At the end oif the day the Gov go through your e-mails to, so what's the difference? Fr...
by ben
Fri Sep 30, 2005 11:03 am
Forum: administrivia and technical support
Topic: GMail Invites
Replies: 12
Views: 1149

It's web based e-mail, and you can also access in outlook, outlook express, eudora etc. It's good for survivors and others who use such forums where trust is an issue because if you e-mail someone, and they think they may know you .. GMail makes it so you can't be traced. And it's great because the...
by ben
Wed Jul 20, 2005 9:59 am
Forum: administrivia and technical support
Topic: Techie People!!!! HELP!!!!!!!!!
Replies: 21
Views: 2673

It's probably worth taking windows off 'auto restore' or whatever the backup thingy is called - by default it's set to automatic, but a lot of trojans, virii and downloaders tend to sit in the backup/restore files - so even though you clean sweep with adaware etc, it's going to come back again and a...
by ben
Mon Jun 20, 2005 3:02 pm
Forum: administrivia and technical support
Topic: si counter
Replies: 95
Views: 9606

it seems to be there now :wink:
by ben
Wed Apr 27, 2005 10:54 am
Forum: administrivia and technical support
Topic: Usergroups divided by sex
Replies: 43
Views: 4040

Indeed it doesn't dreams,
but i am already of the opinion that there are plenty of forums,
so it's not a problem that i wish to devote any brain power to :wink:

More just mentioning it in case anyone wasn't aware already :)
by ben
Tue Apr 26, 2005 12:26 pm
Forum: administrivia and technical support
Topic: Usergroups divided by sex
Replies: 43
Views: 4040

dreams wrote:Another practicle query how would people with more than one personality be treated. What if one or more of their alters were male and one or more female?
Ah - easy - here it's 'one body one username'.

Keeps things simple and straightforward.
by ben
Thu Mar 31, 2005 11:28 am
Forum: administrivia and technical support
Topic: no registration e-mail
Replies: 6
Views: 562

Do you write code for spam filters Leelee?

if you don't, it's difficult to see how you could be responsible for how they sort your mail.
by ben
Wed Mar 30, 2005 11:31 am
Forum: administrivia and technical support
Topic: no registration e-mail
Replies: 6
Views: 562

If she's using Gmail/Hotmail/Yahoo mail, or indeed any mail service which offers spam protection,
then it's probably gone into her spambox or bulk inbox.

Cos it's an automated message, or something :wink:
by ben
Thu Mar 24, 2005 9:20 pm
Forum: administrivia and technical support
Topic: grrr pictures
Replies: 7
Views: 668

jo_alone wrote:When i try to change it to busMAIL.org, it automatically routes me back to buslist.org?
yes, it should.

Should be on buslist now.
by ben
Wed Mar 23, 2005 11:52 am
Forum: administrivia and technical support
Topic: differences between bus and psyke
Replies: 62
Views: 5891

Did the psyke rules change recently? They used to be OK with that before. They've always had those rules. Its never been allowed to ask for new methods etc just now we have a larger moderation team and its a lot easier to reinforce the rules. Umm, no it has not, indeed those rules came in 2003/2004...
by ben
Tue Mar 22, 2005 3:11 pm
Forum: administrivia and technical support
Topic: problem posting a picture
Replies: 5
Views: 675

have you got html or bbcode disabled by default?

check the tickboxes when you post...

if that's not it, then hmmm....

the gallery is supposed to allow hotlinking,
so unless we've crunched too much bandwidth...
by ben
Wed Mar 16, 2005 11:39 am
Forum: administrivia and technical support
Topic: Forum not on index page???
Replies: 9
Views: 901

they're just a fun thing ray.

your best bet is to ask someone with either mentioned in their signature about how it came about :)
by ben
Tue Mar 15, 2005 4:14 pm
Forum: administrivia and technical support
Topic: no styles but subsilver?
Replies: 7
Views: 845

yeah, give it some time though.

We had an emergency upgrade today, so no styles have been switched over because noone has had a chance to yet :)
by ben
Tue Mar 15, 2005 3:46 pm
Forum: administrivia and technical support
Topic: Please be healthy forum?
Replies: 5
Views: 689

too late to be relevent :wink:
by ben
Thu Mar 10, 2005 11:45 am
Forum: administrivia and technical support
Topic: Apology Letter for Hacking
Replies: 25
Views: 2894

Re: Apology Letter for Hacking

In case you did not read my post in the other thread, the student who hacked this forum was caught and suspended from school. I few minutes ago, I recived an "apology" note from the student. He seems really sorry that he did it and is scared speechless. Here is the letter. It was addressed to me, b...
by ben
Tue Feb 22, 2005 12:08 pm
Forum: administrivia and technical support
Topic: out of interest....
Replies: 10
Views: 1022

it's more a case of people 'competing' so say in comparison of experiences - much in the same way as the 'no numbers' rule we have here - if people posted numbers, folks would compare those numbers to themselves sort of thing.

Nothing silly about asking at all.