can't find website busmail.org

Susa · Post by **Susa** » Tue Jul 27, 2004 2:21 am

Lately, more often than not, when I try to reply to a topic, I get a webpage that says "can't find website busmail.org", when I hit the submit button.

Obviously, I am already here typing my reply. What is probably happening?

metzli · Post by **metzli** » Wed Jul 28, 2004 6:04 am

Sometimes the same thing happens to me. I've got mine pinpointed to my crappy dial-up connection combined with my lack of RAM. Occasionally I have to try a couple times. If I type something long I usually copy and paste it into Notepad or something. One thing that really helped my situation (the RAM part of it) is I stopped using IE and started using Avant Browser, which takes up far less of my system's resources. I don't know if this helps, because I don't know about your computer. That's about all I have to offer.

metzli

Susa · Post by **Susa** » Wed Jul 28, 2004 12:42 pm

Thank you. I am also on dial up. I have AOL. I know this is a dumb question, but AOL is my browser, right? I can use IE if I want to, but I always use AOL. From what you are saying, it sounds like this is more of a "time out" thing from dial up, than a problem on BUS.

ben · Post by **ben** » Wed Jul 28, 2004 12:45 pm

the aol browser is also quite pants,
so it's probably a combination of both -

i'm on dialup and use IE [which is also far from ideal]
and i've only had weirdness of this sort on one occasion

Susa · Post by **Susa** » Wed Jul 28, 2004 12:57 pm

LOL

Thank you.

Proximity · Post by **Proximity** » Wed Jul 28, 2004 10:12 pm

yeah, if it's possible for you to use your IE instead of AOL, that might be a good idea.
Alternately, there are other browsers that are better than IE, but at least IE is pretty standard.

prox.

[the beatles]

Susa · Post by **Susa** » Sat Jul 31, 2004 2:51 am

It is not my AOL that is causing this problem because the only place I am having trouble is here. I have never had problems posting before. Now the message I am getting is:

Failed sending email

DEBUG MODE

Line : 198
File : /var/www/busmail.org/phpBB/includes/emailer.php

Is no one else having any problems with this? I only get these weird messages when I am submitting a reply.

guest11 · Post by **guest11** » Sat Jul 31, 2004 2:56 am

OK, that makes three people. Me, Proximity (who's even a board admin!), and you with that EXACT error. Even the line number. Thing is though, it happens ALWAYS in my place, in one thread on main, but nowhere else. Wierd.

guest11 · Post by **guest11** » Sat Jul 31, 2004 2:56 am

And this thread too apparantly.

Proximity · Post by **Proximity** » Sat Jul 31, 2004 3:09 am

just checking, yes it's happening to me, too.

seeing if it happens in this thread.

prox.

[talking heads]

Proximity · Post by **Proximity** » Sat Jul 31, 2004 3:11 am

yup, yup, happening here, too.

just an FYI - it *does* post your post.. it just doesn't bump the thread or show you as the last poster on the thread.. but if you look, your post is there ..
(just so people who are having this problem don't go cliking *submit* 1,000 times

)

prox.

[talking heads]

guest11 · Post by **guest11** » Sat Jul 31, 2004 3:12 am

So it happens consistently for users in particular threads.... That's wierd. Mind if I try posting in your place to see if it happens Prox?

guest11 · Post by **guest11** » Sat Jul 31, 2004 3:18 am

I suppose I should have predicited an inability to find it. Never mind. We've determined it's happening for every user in particular threads.... but they appear to be chosen at random.

Computer malfunctions never cease to amaze me.

guest11 · Post by **guest11** » Sat Jul 31, 2004 3:45 am

Deb knows about the problem, for anyone reading this thread.

Proximity · Post by **Proximity** » Sat Jul 31, 2004 3:46 am

testy test test...

Des - you can post in my place if you like

prox.

[talking heads]

guest11 · Post by **guest11** » Sat Jul 31, 2004 4:04 am

Testing...

guest11 · Post by **guest11** » Sat Jul 31, 2004 4:06 am

Woot! Works!

Though BUS thinks this thread contains only 7 posts. That'll cause people who missed tonights events to ask questions!

Proximity · Post by **Proximity** » Sat Jul 31, 2004 4:35 am

Deskana wrote:Woot! Works!

Though BUS thinks this thread contains only 7 posts. That'll cause people who missed tonights events to ask questions!

yeeeeah.. most likely it will also do that oh-so-fun thing where if it goes to the second page, you can't get there..

THANKS DEB!

prox.

[talking heads]

Susa · Post by **Susa** » Sat Jul 31, 2004 12:50 pm

Deskana, it is happening to me in the Human thread at "Down the Long Day's Arc".

Now that I know I may have actually posted there, I need to go and see how many times I posted. LOL

Please come say 'Hello' there and see if the thread is broken for you. Also on that thread no one there seems to be able to see the last few replied unless you go into the Reply box and read the Topic Review.

Post by **sine nomine** » Sun Aug 01, 2004 1:44 am

is it still happeing? it hsouldn't be.

i was updating sendmail yesterday. in the process, i accidentally hosed it, so no mail could be sent by the board. i fixed it, and now mail can be sent again so it shouldn't be choking when it tries to do the notifying people part of posting.

deb

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