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[Joe Blow]

Please chime in if you're experiencing any of the issues mentioned above. It helps to know that particular issues are being experienced by more than one person, so I can determine which issues are isolated and which are more widespread.

Many thanks!

 

[nulla nulla]

I don't know what has happened over the last few days but I can no longer open any of the threads once I connect to this site on my laptop using Windows Explorer 7?

Currently using Firefox mozilla.

 

[Joe Blow]

I don't know what has happened over the last few days but I can no longer open any of the threads once I connect to this site on my laptop using Windows Explorer 7?

Currently using Firefox mozilla.

Stick with Firefox Nulla, or use Chrome if you can't.

Friends don't let friends use Internet Explorer. Personally, if I could remove IE from my system I would, but Microsoft won't allow users to do that, and I suspect that's the only reason why many use it. As for IE7, it is now so obsolete that Kogan have started charging people an IE7 Tax for using it. The software ASF uses no longer supports IE7, so I recommend that you migrate away from it permanently.

 

[Logique]

...Friends don't let friends use Internet Explorer...so I recommend that you migrate away from it permanently.

Well there's a systems administrator's answer Joe! It's alright for you. What about Jack and Jill computer user trying to use Firefox - plug ins and add ons everywhere, and seemingly endlesss diagnostics when the latest update won't display their web pages or interrupts Flash Player.

I'll grant you there are some things Firefox does well, it's compact and speedy with some nice features, not to mention free. And with IE, if a user is sloppy with security and updates - it can all go wrong there as well.

 

[So_Cynical]

Well there's a systems administrator's answer Joe! It's alright for you. What about Jack and Jill computer user trying to use Firefox - plug ins and add ons everywhere, and seemingly endlesss diagnostics when the latest update won't display their web pages or interrupts Flash Player.

When i was using Firefox i found that one or more of my plug ins would be incomparable with the next upgrade and there seemed to be a new upgrade every 2 or 3 months so overall a pain in the ass...so now i just use Chrome with no fancy plug ins, no extras.

Everything runs fast and easy now.

 

[Julia]

Well there's a systems administrator's answer Joe! It's alright for you. What about Jack and Jill computer user trying to use Firefox - plug ins and add ons everywhere, and seemingly endlesss diagnostics when the latest update won't display their web pages or interrupts Flash Player.

I'll grant you there are some things Firefox does well, it's compact and speedy with some nice features, not to mention free. And with IE, if a user is sloppy with security and updates - it can all go wrong there as well.

When i was using Firefox i found that one or more of my plug ins would be incomparable with the next upgrade and there seemed to be a new upgrade every 2 or 3 months so overall a pain in the ass...so now i just use Chrome with no fancy plug ins, no extras.

Everything runs fast and easy now.

I had repeated problems with FF following each automatic update.
Unticked the box which allows these to happen and have never had a problem since.

 

[Logique]

When i was using Firefox i found that one or more of my plug ins would be incomparable with the next upgrade and there seemed to be a new upgrade every 2 or 3 months so overall a pain in the ass...so now i just use Chrome with no fancy plug ins, no extras.
Everything runs fast and easy now.

Yes my experience also. Been thinking about Chrome, might give it a go, thanks SC.
Julia, I thought about disallowing FF (and Flash player) updates, was just worried that I might in the process miss important security updates.

 

[nulla nulla]

I upgraded the laptop to Windows Internet Explorer 8 over the weekend and it is now working fine accessing the ASF site.

 

[Julia]

Yes my experience also. Been thinking about Chrome, might give it a go, thanks SC.
Julia, I thought about disallowing FF (and Flash player) updates, was just worried that I might in the process miss important security updates.

Logique, that was the advice of my computer fixer to whom I'd turned in despair when I was getting these messes after every FF update. I do allow Flash updates though and have never had any problem there.

 

[Joe Blow]

Hi Joe,

I often get this reply to a failed attempt to post when I quote a long previous post.

No data received
Unable to load the webpage because the server sent no data.
Here are some suggestions:
Reload this webpage later.
Error 324 (net::ERR_EMPTY_RESPONSE): The server closed the connection without sending any data.

It occurred prior to the upgrade.

Is there a character, word limit on "quoted text " ?

gg

For those who have been experiencing this issue when replying to long posts, I have been told to request that you delete your browser cookies. For those who do not know how to do this, please follow the instructions below for your browser:

Firefox -> Tools -> Clear Recent History -> Make sure "Cookies" is checked, then click "Clear Now".

Chrome -> Spanner Icon -> Tools -> Clear Browsing Data -> Make sure "Delete cookies and other site and plug-in data" is checked, then click "Clear browsing data".

Internet Explorer -> Tools -> Internet Options -> Browsing history -> Click "Delete" -> Ensure "Cookies" is checked, then click "Delete".

Please note that this may not fix the problem, but it is what I have been told to suggest to those experiencing the issue described above. If you delete your browser cookies and continue to experience this problem then please let me know in this thread.

P.S. Deleting your cookies will require you to manually log in to all websites that remember your log in details, including ASF.

 

[nulla nulla]

Hi Joe

I lost internet access to this site this morning in the middle of loading a reply to a thread. With the "backup" facility, can I retreive the material in the post i was preparing and load it or do I have to prepare it again?

 

[Joe Blow]

Hi Joe

I lost internet access to this site this morning in the middle of loading a reply to a thread. With the "backup" facility, can I retreive the material in the post i was preparing and load it or do I have to prepare it again?

Hi Nulla, hopefully you can. Try replying to the same thread and if you see "Restore Auto-Saved Content" at the bottom of the post editor, just click it and the content of your post should be restored.

 

[nulla nulla]

Thanks Joe. I went to the thread and selected "reply to post" but it didn't show the "Restore save post" button at the bottom left hand side of the dialogue box.

I tried it out by creating a post (but not posting it), waiting for it to be auto saved, then exited the reply box. When I returned the option to restore was there and it worked. It even worked if I exited the ASF site and returned to the thread (within a minute).

Is there a time limit, to recover the post material, before the autosave cuts out?

On a seperate issue, is it possible to run a poll in an existing thread?

 

[Joe Blow]

Is there a time limit, to recover the post material, before the autosave cuts out?

My understanding that there is no time limit but as soon as you start composing another post that will be auto saved over the previous content, so if you lose your connection to the internet or accidentally navigate away from the page, please go back and restore your previous post and complete it before starting a new one.

On a seperate issue, is it possible to run a poll in an existing thread?

I can add this for you. Just PM me the details of the thread and the poll options.

 

[Joe Blow]

Joe, I'm having difficulty with being unable to post anything longer than about four paragraphs, e.g. if I quote the post to which I want to respond, and then add my remarks, click on Submit, nothing happens. I've had to substantially reduce the no of characters to get it to go through and this alters the meaning.

Hi Joe,

I often get this reply to a failed attempt to post when I quote a long previous post.

No data received
Unable to load the webpage because the server sent no data.
Here are some suggestions:
Reload this webpage later.
Error 324 (net::ERR_EMPTY_RESPONSE): The server closed the connection without sending any data.

It occurred prior to the upgrade.

Is there a character, word limit on "quoted text " ?

I have been working with ASF's host to try and get this issue resolved once and for all. If anyone is still experiencing any difficulties with submitting long posts please let me know in this thread. I am keeping my fingers crossed that we have finally fixed it.

 

[springhill]

Hi Joe, when I select the Reply With Quote button the members post I am trying to reply to does not appear in the box, it is just empty.
Is this just me?

Also, when I am trying to bold or underline text, for a period the text went bold in the box instantly, recently it has reverted to the or boxes again and only boldens in the preview post or submit reply option.

 

[Joe Blow]

Hi Joe, when I select the Reply With Quote button the members post I am trying to reply to does not appear in the box, it is just empty.
Is this just me?

This is definitely odd and I suspect it is an isolated issue. Have you tried using another browser to see if it's browser related?

I used the "Reply with Quote" button to reply to this post and everything went OK. Is anyone else experiencing issues similar to springhill?

Also, when I am trying to bold or underline text, for a period the text went bold in the box instantly, recently it has reverted to the or boxes again and only boldens in the preview post or submit reply option.

Yes, I reverted it from WYSIWG to standard controls a little while ago due to issues with copying and pasting. Did you prefer it the old way?

 

[springhill]

This is definitely odd and I suspect it is an isolated issue. Have you tried using another browser to see if it's browser related?

I used the "Reply with Quote" button to reply to this post and everything went OK. Is anyone else experiencing issues similar to springhill?



Yes, I reverted it from WYSIWG to standard controls a little while ago due to issues with copying and pasting. Did you prefer it the old way?

Must be browser related because it works with my iphone.

I did prefer the instantaneous effect of bolding and colouring, especially for my Low Caps thread, cuts the workload down significantly.
Thats just my opinion.

 

[Joe Blow]

Must be browser related because it works with my iphone.

Just out of interest what browser are you using? Try clearing the browser cache/temporary internet files and see if that helps.

I did prefer the instantaneous effect of bolding and colouring, especially for my Low Caps thread, cuts the workload down significantly.
Thats just my opinion.

I will do some further testing and will hopefully return WYSIWYG post editing functions soon.

 

[springhill]

Just out of interest what browser are you using? Try clearing the browser cache/temporary internet files and see if that helps.



I will do some further testing and will hopefully return WYSIWYG post editing functions soon.

Using google chrome. Thanks joe will try that tonight.