Captain's Log

[silva]

No, I think we have at least one other member with ChromeOS, and they seem to be doing fine. So I think it's just you

Did you try webmail.veggieviews.com ? It's a different software and doesn't redirect to the forum, though it's the same IP address.

Edit: have you tried clearing your browser cache? Description here along with some other ideas, not all of them applicable or useful:
6 Ways to Fix ERR_CONNECTION_REFUSED Error on Chrome - Saint

I did try that a few times and it didn't help---but now I'm on!
Hadn't done anything in the interim, just happened! So...yeah
Congrats with your work work!

 

[Second Summer]

I did try that a few times and it didn't help---but now I'm on!

Excellent, glad to hear that!

 

[KLS52]

I did try that a few times and it didn't help---but now I'm on!
Hadn't done anything in the interim, just happened! So...yeah
Congrats with your work work!

Oh yay! So frustrating when stuff like that happens!

 

[Second Summer]

Everything seems to be working perfectly again now as far as I can tell. If anyone is experiencing any kind of access problem, isn't receiving emails as expected etcetera, please do let me know.

 

[Second Summer]

The old server is no more. It served us well for 7 years, but now it has been returned to the cloud. Bits to bits, bytes to bytes. RIP.

 

[Val]

The old server is no more. It served us well for 7 years, but now it has been returned to the cloud. Bits to bits, bytes to bytes. RIP.

Vjechnaya pamyat' (eternal memory)...

 

[Amy SF]

The old server is no more. It served us well for 7 years, but now it has been returned to the cloud. Bits to bits, bytes to bytes. RIP.

Is it wrong that when I read this I immediately thought of this:

Mr. Praline: 'E's not pinin'! 'E's passed on! This parrot is no more! He has ceased to be! 'E's expired and gone to meet 'is maker! 'E's a stiff! Bereft of life, 'e rests in peace! If you hadn't nailed 'im to the perch 'e'd be pushing up the daisies! 'Is metabolic processes are now 'istory! 'E's off the twig! 'E's kicked the bucket, 'e's shuffled off 'is mortal coil, run down the curtain and joined the bleedin' choir invisibile!! THIS IS AN EX-PARROT!!

 

[Second Summer]

Is it wrong that when I read this I immediately thought of this:

That is a very funny sketch

In other news, the VV search had apparently fallen over, so I've just brought it back now. This has happened a couple of times already since we moved to the new server.

 

[Amy SF]

That is a very funny sketch

In other news, the VV search had apparently fallen over, so I've just brought it back now. This has happened a couple of times already since we moved to the new server.

Thanks! I tried using it yesterday and it didn’t work. I was looking for the Obituaries thread using correct search functions, and got nothing. I just tried it again, and it came up!

 

[Second Summer]

I'm going to restart the server in a few minutes, so VV will be down for a minute or so.

 

[KLS52]

Ugh.

 

[KLS52]

But I must have missed it because I’m on now.

 

[Second Summer]

I've disabled the Anonymous Posting add-on. It's not used much anyway, and it's causing more problems than it's worth (accidentally, not by people being mean). Also, I don't think there is a version of this add-on for the new forum software version to which we'll "soon" upgrade. (I keep putting off the upgrade as it requires time & effort, and I have none of that at the moment ...)

 

[Amy SF]

I've disabled the Anonymous Posting add-on. It's not used much anyway, and it's causing more problems than it's worth (accidentally, not by people being mean). Also, I don't think there is a version of this add-on for the new forum software version to which we'll "soon" upgrade. (I keep putting off the upgrade as it requires time & effort, and I have none of that at the moment ...)

Yeah, I usually checked off Anonymous by accident, and only rarely did I consider using it intentionally. If it improves the site by removing it, thank you!

 

[Val]

I've disabled the Anonymous Posting add-on. It's not used much anyway, and it's causing more problems than it's worth (accidentally, not by people being mean). Also, I don't think there is a version of this add-on for the new forum software version to which we'll "soon" upgrade. (I keep putting off the upgrade as it requires time & effort, and I have none of that at the moment ...)

Thank you! That's a huuuuge relief! (For me, at least).

 

[Second Summer]

Our email server didn't start up when I restarted the VV server itself on Tuesday, but I didn't realise until just now Sorry about this, have fixed it now. Next time we restart, the email server will start up automatically.

 

[Second Summer]

The search software keeps failing. I don't know if it's because of a bug or it's "by design" because we don't have enough memory. We may have to go back to the more expensive hosting plan which does have more memory.

 

[KLS52]

Oh so that’s why I wasn’t successful with my search earlier. I thought it was a temporary glitch.

 

[Second Summer]

Oh so that’s why I wasn’t successful with my search earlier. I thought it was a temporary glitch.

Yes, the thing keeps falling over, and I restart it again every time I notice. So sometimes the search will work, other times not.

 

[Second Summer]

Yes, the thing keeps falling over, and I restart it again every time I notice. So sometimes the search will work, other times not.

OK, for now I've come up with an ugly and evil "fix" for this: If this works as intended, the search software will be automatically restarted if it falls over again. So now it will be down for at most a couple of minutes at a time.