ASF Site Performance

[Joe Blow]

Some of you may have noticed the forums are loading a little slower than usual at certain times of the day. ASF has been getting very busy recently and we are rapidly outgrowing our current hosting. I plan on staying with the same company but need to upgrade to cope with all the visitors that stop by every day. Last month ASF received an average of 1,300 visitors a day.

However, at the moment my host is in the midst of moving to a new datacentre and as a consequence it will be anywhere up to a month before I can upgrade. So you may all just have to bear with me during this transitional period. I'm hoping we will hang on just fine until this upgrade occurs.

When I ugrade the hosting I also hope to upgrade to the latest version of this forum software. It just so happens that a new version is going to be released within the next few weeks so hopefully things will work out nicely timing-wise.

The new version of this software has many new features which I know you will all find very useful. I also plan to trial a live chat feature and see how that goes. I think the ASF community is large enough now so that by introducing a live chat room it wont take away from the forums. Those who wish to use the live chat feature can do so and those who wish to just access and post in the forums will simply carry on as usual. Who knows, we may even get some of the long term forum lurkers to register and join us. :D

Anyway, just thought I'd keep everyone updated. If you experience times of the day where the forums are a little slower than usual, I apologise. Help is on the way and I'm hoping in about a month we will have upgraded both the hosting and the forum software.

[ctp6360]

Joe do you need any donations to help contribute to the costs of the new server, I'd be happy to put up $100 if it helps?

[Joe Blow]

Thank you for your kind offer, Chris. Any amount helps and is always welcomed.

If they wish, members and visitors can make a donation to ASF via credit card or Paypal by clicking on the 'Paypal Donate' button at the bottom of the page or via cheque (made out to Aussie Networks) at:

P.O. Box 1130
Carindale, QLD 4152

All donations are sincerely appreciated and will go towards the running costs of the site. :)

[crackaton]

I'd gladly donate 100$ but I'm out on the street yet again. Maybe if POO POG and POS rise I can chip in a buck or two.

[Joe Blow]

A big thank you to the couple of people who have made donations so far.

Your generosity is very much appreciated! :)

[blueroo]

Joe,

I think I read somewhere that you are currently hosted in the US. It sounds like you have a good relationship with your current host, but believe me, the site would download a lot quicker if hosted in Australia with a good host.

I have had many sites hosted both here and the US over the years, and the Aussie hosted sites win hands-down. The only problem is finding a good host as there are many that promise you the world and deliver nothing.

Anyway, many thanks for all your efforts.

[anon]

Joe, I would think that any donations to ASF can be claimed as tax deductions, being in a similar category as subscriptions to other stock market related information. Yes?

I've decided to discontinue my subscription to the Shares Magazine and will be happy to send you a $50 cheque instead of sending it to the said mag.

anon

[Joe Blow]

I've decided to discontinue my subscription to the Shares Magazine and will be happy to send you a $50 cheque instead of sending it to the said mag.

anon,

Thank you very much for your offer of a donation. All donations are very gratefully accepted. Feel free to send any cheques to the address I listed above. :)


I think I read somewhere that you are currently hosted in the US. It sounds like you have a good relationship with your current host, but believe me, the site would download a lot quicker if hosted in Australia with a good host.

Hi blueroo... yes, I'm lucky my current host understands the needs of forums which tend to eat up more server resources the busier they get. Unfortunately I haven't had much to do with hosting in Australia and wouldn't know where to start looking. If you have any suggestions please let me know. The thought of changing hosts gives me nightmares as the last experience I had was a very painful one. I plan on staying with my current host as long as they maintain their current level of service, which is excellent. However down the track it may be a different story.

[ctp6360]

Joe in about 70 days I will have a 20mbs/20mbs connection in King St Newtown where I am setting up my new office, we can talk about hosting it there for free if you like. I certainly don't need all that bandwidth!

[Joe Blow]

Joe in about 70 days I will have a 20mbs/20mbs connection in King St Newtown where I am setting up my new office, we can talk about hosting it there for free if you like. I certainly don't need all that bandwidth!

Wow.... thanks for your offer Chris! Let me know when you get everything sorted out and we can discuss it further then. It certainly does sound like you'll have some bandwidth to spare! :D

[ctp6360]

Yeah! Its actually cheaper for me to get that connection installed than it is to get 2mbs/2mbs SHDSL. I'm going to be able to run a callcentre of 12 people using VOIP, all our office internet usage (17 people), and probably 10-20 web servers comfortably, plus I could probably provide wireless internet to local shops if any of them need it. Its a fantastic deal! Its with Exetel just to give them a plug ;)

[Joe Blow]

Yeah! Its actually cheaper for me to get that connection installed than it is to get 2mbs/2mbs SHDSL. I'm going to be able to run a callcentre of 12 people using VOIP, all our office internet usage (17 people), and probably 10-20 web servers comfortably, plus I could probably provide wireless internet to local shops if any of them need it. Its a fantastic deal! Its with Exetel just to give them a plug ;)

It does sound like you're going to be very busy! Good luck with everything and let me know how it goes! :)

[ctp6360]

Hey Ants I can't reply to your PM unless you free up some space ;)

[Happy]

Ctp6360,
How do you know if somebody’s box is overflowing with posts?

Do they bounce back?

[ctp6360]

It literally tells you like

"Ants private message box is full, you will have to wait until he deletes some messages"

or something like that!

[Joe Blow]

Hi everyone...

I realise ASF is running slow right now. My apologies for the inconvenience.

I have contacted the host and hopefully everything will be back to normal soon.

Please bear with me. :)

[Joe Blow]

Everything seems to be back to normal now.

Thank you for your patience and my apologies again for the inconvenience. :)

The host is still trying to figure out what went wrong but hopefully it wont happen again!

[Stop_the_clock]

Glad to hear. I thought it was my end this morning, too many 40 degree days in Adelaide, is making my broadband connection very slow.

I was just about to put my modem in the freezer to cool it down.

We are about to crack an all time record here, with the longest heavewave ever recorded in the history of Adelaide. Damn hot:cool:

[sam76]

Glad to hear. I thought it was my end this morning, too many 40 degree days in Adelaide, is making my broadband connection very slow.

I was just about to put my modem in the freezer to cool it down.

We are about to crack an all time record here, with the longest heavewave ever recorded in the history of Adelaide. Damn hot:cool:

I heard that on the ABC this morning - I feel for you Kris.

Good to see ASF up and running again i was going into withdrawls

ASF - The crack cocaine of stock forums

[2BAD4U]

Hi Joe,

Wanted to know if anyone else is having problems today. ASF is running real slow (pages taking ages to load or timing out with the "cannot display webpage" message).

All other sites are working fine, only ASF I'm having problems with.

Cheers
Warren

[chops_a_must]

Hi Joe,

Wanted to know if anyone else is having problems today. ASF is running real slow (pages taking ages to load or timing out with the "cannot display webpage" message).

All other sites are working fine, only ASF I'm having problems with.

Cheers
Warren

Same.

[Joe Blow]

Hi Joe,

Wanted to know if anyone else is having problems today. ASF is running real slow (pages taking ages to load or timing out with the "cannot display webpage" message).

All other sites are working fine, only ASF I'm having problems with.

Cheers
Warren


Same.

Is anyone else finding ASF a bit slow today? :confused:

[sails]

Is anyone else finding ASF a bit slow today? :confused:
Yes, very slow this morning and slow sometimes this avo.

[Smurf1976]

I've had a few problems with threads not wanting to open lately but it seems OK now. :2twocents

[Prospector]

It has been unavailable several times today, also, until this last log in, it was refreshing three times before it would stop so I could see the forum. It did that a few months ago and had been fixed until I think, maybe a few days ago it started again.

[Green08]

I've had no problems with slowness or cutting out. Thank you Joe for asking.

[bluelabel]

I have had probs too with the cannot display the webage screen appearing. just this site though.

:bier:

blue

[Kauri]

was having problems in the depth of the night last night, Chops also... and there wasn't many people on at the time.... even the lurkers were thin on the ground...

Cheers
..........Kauri

[Julia]

Site generally slow in the last week or ten days, especially noticed the home page loading then disappearing, returning, disappearing two or three times before staying put. (apologies for the non-technical language).
Screens very slow to change.

[chops_a_must]

It's getting very annoying having to click, "try again" all the time.

[Prospector]

All good now, and the home page doesn't keep automatically refreshing anymore (that's the technical term for it Julia ;) :p:)

[MS+Tradesim]

Just wanted to add I too had loading/slowness issues on Thurs, Fri but noticed improvement on Sat and back to normal today (Sun). No idea what that means but may be useful for you Joe. :confused:

[Joe Blow]

Thanks for the feedback everyone! :)

It looks like it might have just been a temporary issue.

If you encounter any slowness in the future feel free to bump this thread and let me know!

[Ageo]

Not sure why this happens Joe but sometimes when im loading a page it times out, then i refresh it and loads in a flash. Happens alot

[MrBurns]

Never noticed the this site slow, are you guys still on dial up ?:rolleyes:

[Ageo]

Never noticed the this site slow, are you guys still on dial up ?:rolleyes:

cable my friend which can be quicker than ADSL2 at times :rolleyes:

[MrBurns]

cable my friend which can be quicker than ADSL2 at times :rolleyes:

It could be your connection rather than the ASF site.

[rub92me]

Hi Joe; site seems sluggish this evening, with response times >15 secs (intermittent)
atdmt.com seems to be causing the problem (whatever that is, but it displays waiting for atdmt.com when it's hanging)

[Julia]

Joe, I have the same comment, but more in the mornings than the evenings.
It seems to be associated with the advertising on the Home Page. There is always a conspicuous delay in returning to the Home Page full screen, as distinct from going to Forum Jump and omitting the Home page.
I suppose this is essentially what is intended, i.e. that members focus on the advertising before being able to access the forum content.

[Joe Blow]

Have discussed this issue with the host and they have done some optimising.

Can those who were exeriencing some sluggishness let me know if they have noticed any improvement in site performance?

Thanks! :)

[noirua]

Internet Explorer can be slow at times and having a selection of browsers will help. Avant, Flock (US version better), Maxthon and Opera, are good ones to switch between.
There are draw backs in that Flock and Opera cannot be magnified, but Flock does have a carry with you spell check.

[Julia]

Several times recently, just after logging on, I've had the screen freeze.
Have to close down, get the message from Microsoft that a problem has occurred, send the error report, then log on again and it's OK the second time. Anyone else having this difficulty?
Not happening anywhere else.

[white_crane]

Recently (last couple of day), I logged in and viewed a couple of threads, then for some strange reason, no pages from this site would load. I opened another site (that I hadn't already visited) and it worked, so it wasn't my connection.

Edit:
By some miracle I was able to log out. When I logged back in again, it worked fine.

[sails]

Have noticed lately this path including doubleclick.net at the bottom of the screen. See image below. Only seems to be on ASF. Is this something wrong with my PC - or does it somehow help ASF?

Sometimes the pages take a long time to load - again seems to be only ASF.

From time to time, ASF freezes when loading a thread and then when pressing Alt+Ctrl+Del to display windows task manager, there are two instances of the thread I am wanting to look at. :eek7: It takes some time for it to shut down, and then it shuts down all IE windows. On sending an error report, MS says it is a fault of MS windows but they don't currently have a fix. LOL, then MS wanted to know why I didn't like their response...

Just wondering if these two issues are related? Does anyone else have this happening? Any techies have any ideas?

Any ideas, Joe?

[MrBurns]

Have noticed lately this path including doubleclick.net at the bottom of the screen. See image below. Only seems to be on ASF. Is this something wrong with my PC - or does it somehow help ASF?

Sometimes the pages take a long time to load - again seems to be only ASF.

From time to time, ASF freezes when loading a thread and then when pressing Alt+Ctrl+Del to display windows task manager, there are two instances of the thread I am wanting to look at. :eek7: It takes some time for it to shut down, and then it shuts down all IE windows. On sending an error report, MS says it is a fault of MS windows but they don't currently have a fix. LOL, then MS wanted to know why I didn't like their response...

Just wondering if these two issues are related? Does anyone else have this happening? Any techies have any ideas?

Any ideas, Joe?

Doubleclick is an ad server, counts clicks to an ad for client reports.

[sails]

Doubleclick is an ad server, counts clicks to an ad for client reports.

Thanks Mr Burns - apologies for my ignorance, but why does it do that every time I simply open an ASF thread?

[MrBurns]

Thanks Mr Burns - apologies for my ignorance, but why does it do that every time I simply open an ASF thread?

I'm only guessing but I presume Doubleclick track every page., I cant see it because the pages load so quickly.

If you go to a page then go view/source from the menu at the top and scroll to the bottom you'll see a referrence to NetRatings they track how popular the site is and Postclick, they sell ads on the site and track the performance using Doubleclick.

[So_Cynical]

apologies for my ignorance, but why does it do that every time I simply open an ASF thread?

All part of Google advertising...every click it should load a different ad, on some sites
there targeted at your particular likes, what u have clicked on or searched for before.

Also sails u should be using Firefox not IE...anything but IE. :nono:

http://en-us.www.mozilla.com/en-US/

[Joe Blow]

Hi everyone,

I noticed these delays a couple of times today also for the first time and like others here I noticed that it appeared to be a Doubleclick issue. I will look into it and see if I can get assurances that it wont happen again.

[sails]

I'm only guessing but I presume Doubleclick track every page., I cant see it because the pages load so quickly.

If you go to a page then go view/source from the menu at the top and scroll to the bottom you'll see a referrence to NetRatings they track how popular the site is and Postclick, they sell ads on the site and track the performance using Doubleclick.

Yeah, would be nice if it was so quick I couldn't see it! Have never known ASF to be so slow - perhaps a problem with my PC. But then it mainly seems to be when in ASF.


All part of Google advertising...every click it should load a different ad, on some sites
there targeted at your particular likes, what u have clicked on or searched for before.

Also sails u should be using Firefox not IE...anything but IE. :nono:

http://en-us.www.mozilla.com/en-US/

Google are a bit invasive at that rate :eek:

Have downloaded mozilla - but it's messed up the nice order I had in my favourites in IE. It does seem a bit faster though - thanks Cynical :)


Hi everyone,

I noticed these delays a couple of times today also for the first time and like others here I noticed that it appeared to be a Doubleclick issue. I will look into it and see if I can get assurances that it wont happen again.

Joe, those redirections still seem be slowing page loading process considerably. Have attempted to block both doubleclick and atdmt in security settings - will see if that makes any difference. :)

[MrBurns]

I'm getting email notifications days late , is this a known issue ?

[Joe Blow]

I'm getting email notifications days late , is this a known issue ?

This is the first I have heard of it. However, if it is happening to anyone else please let me know in this thread. I will have a look and see if I can figure out why this would be happening.

[MrBurns]

My incoming mail is iinet perhaps it's an issue with them, I'm only answering this because I returned to the thread to have a look, I'm still getting very old notifications.

[MrBurns]

Just sent myself an email from another account and it works fine

[MrBurns]

They might be duplicates actually, emails resent. That might happen when the poster returns to the thread, the system resends the emails, I know it sounds weird but it happened to me once on a site I had, cant remember how it was resolved.

[Julia]

Joe I'm still having trouble with the screen freezing and being unable to exit.
Happens every time I'm on ASF but not on any other website. Have to close the programme down and start again.

[noirua]

Joe I'm still having trouble with the screen freezing and being unable to exit.
Happens every time I'm on ASF but not on any other website. Have to close the programme down and start again.
Perfectly OK on Mozilla Firefox/Flock.
Internet Explorer has had some problems recently, I've given it up for now. Screen froze and kept having to use Ctrl-Alt-Delete. Also some plug-in problems they're trying to resolve. May not be ASF at all.

[noirua]

Perfectly OK on Mozilla Firefox/Flock.
Internet Explorer has had some problems recently, I've given it up for now. Screen froze and kept having to use Ctrl-Alt-Delete. Also some plugin problems they're trying to resolve. May not be ASF at all.

Adobe Reader 9 quite often causes problems on plugins and has to be completely removed and reinstalled. As soon as I did this all the problems disappeared until that new patch update for IE was installed.

[shaunQ]

Joe I'm still having trouble with the screen freezing and being unable to exit.
Happens every time I'm on ASF but not on any other website. Have to close the programme down and start again.

Just some possible tips. Alt F4 always quits the program your in (careful as repeatedly pressing it will close everything open). Make sure your IE and Windows Update is update to date.

There was a recent high security bug found in IE where they recommended it not be used. At very least, you should consider using Firefox for any banking related things while your experiencing any problems to be safe.

If its an Adobe Flash problem. This site should be no worse than say news.com.au that has lots of flash advertisements.

Google's browser Chrome runs each tab as a separate process so if one tab of Chrome crashes, it doesn't effect everything else that is opened like IE does.

Interestingly (FOR ATTENTION OF JOE). The following JS errors are raised on this page due to the ads which could cause it to lock. (see below).

1. Unsafe JavaScript attempt to access frame with URL http://www.aussiestockforums.com/forums/newreply.php?do=newreply&p=393402 from frame with URL http://ad.au.doubleclick.net/adi/N799.AffilitateDeal/B2806856.127;sz=468x60;click=http%3A//adserver.adtech.de/adlink%7C559%7C1730390%7C0%7C1%7CAdId%3D2074269%3B BnId%3D6%3Bitime%3D613940587%3Bkey%3Dkey1%2Bkey2%2 Bkey3%2Bkey4%3Blink%3Dhttp%3A%2F%2Fad.au.doublecli ck.net%2Fclick%3Bh%3Dv8%2F37c8%2F3%2F0%2F%2a%2Fa%3 B209347678%3B0-0%3B0%3B29985107%3B1-468%2F60%3B29130725%2F29148604%2F1%3B%3B~okv%3D%3B tile%3D4%3Bsz%3D468x60%3B~sscs%3D%3f;ord=613940587 ?. Domains, protocols and ports must match.

2. Unsafe JavaScript attempt to access frame with URL http://www.aussiestockforums.com/forums/newreply.php?do=newreply&p=393402 from frame with URL http://ad.au.doubleclick.net/adi/N799.AffilitateDeal/B3175471.130;sz=728x90;click=http%3A//adserver.adtech.de/adlink%7C559%7C1726079%7C0%7C225%7CAdId%3D2074269% 3BBnId%3D9%3Bitime%3D613941964%3Bkey%3Dkey1%2Bkey2 %2Bkey3%2Bkey4%3Blink%3Dhttp%3A%2F%2Fad.au.doublec lick.net%2Fclick%3Bh%3Dv8%2F37c8%2F3%2F0%2F%2a%2Ff %3B209012777%3B0-0%3B0%3B29985107%3B3454-728%2F90%3B28966764%2F28984643%2F1%3B%3B~okv%3D%3B tile%3D1%3Bdcopt%3Dist%3Bsz%3D728x90%3B~sscs%3D%3f ;ord=613941964?. Domains, protocols and ports must match.

3. [The HTML that caused this error was generated by a script.] Unmatched </embed> encountered. Ignoring tag. http://ad.au.doubleclick.net/adi/N799.AffilitateDeal/B2806856.127;sz=468x60;click=http%3A//adserver.adtech.de/adlink%7C559%7C1730390%7C0%7C1%7CAdId%3D2074269%3B BnId%3D6%3Bitime%3D614533635%3Bkey%3Dkey1%2Bkey2%2 Bkey3%2Bkey4%3Blink%3Dhttp%3A%2F%2Fad.au.doublecli ck.net%2Fclick%3Bh%3Dv8%2F37c8%2F3%2F0%2F%2a%2Fa%3 B209347678%3B0-0%3B0%3B29985107%3B1-468%2F60%3B29130725%2F29148604%2F1%3B%3B~okv%3D%3B tile%3D4%3Bsz%3D468x60%3B~sscs%3D%3f;ord=614533635 ? (line 41)

4. [The HTML that caused this error was generated by a script.] Unmatched </embed> encountered. Ignoring tag. http://ad.au.doubleclick.net/adi/N799.AffilitateDeal/B2806785.104;sz=728x90;click=http%3A//adserver.adtech.de/adlink%7C559%7C1726079%7C0%7C225%7CAdId%3D2074269% 3BBnId%3D4%3Bitime%3D614535190%3Bkey%3Dkey1%2Bkey2 %2Bkey3%2Bkey4%3Blink%3Dhttp%3A%2F%2Fad.au.doublec lick.net%2Fclick%3Bh%3Dv8%2F37c8%2F3%2F0%2F%2a%2Ff %3B209012777%3B0-0%3B0%3B29985107%3B3454-728%2F90%3B28966764%2F28984643%2F1%3B%3B~okv%3D%3B tile%3D1%3Bdcopt%3Dist%3Bsz%3D728x90%3B~sscs%3D%3f ;ord=614535190? (line 41)

[Joe Blow]

Thanks for the information Shaun.

Will look into this and see if there is anything I can do.

In the meantime if anyone else is experiencing similar issues please let me know about it in this thread.

Julia, just wondering if you are using Internet Explorer as your browser?

[sails]

Joe, I have had no further problems with ASF since using Fire Fox. And it is so much faster than IE.

[Julia]

Thanks for the information Shaun.

Will look into this and see if there is anything I can do.

In the meantime if anyone else is experiencing similar issues please let me know about it in this thread.

Julia, just wondering if you are using Internet Explorer as your browser?
Joe, I switch between IE and Firefox. The screen freeze has also happened on Firefox but less often. Firefox, as Sails has said, is faster. Only problem is when replying to a post and if I want to delete whole paragraphs, IE will let me do this in paragraph blocks but with Firefox have to do it letter by letter and it gets a bit tedious.

[Julia]

Just some possible tips. Alt F4 always quits the program your in (careful as repeatedly pressing it will close everything open). Make sure your IE and Windows Update is update to date.

There was a recent high security bug found in IE where they recommended it not be used. At very least, you should consider using Firefox for any banking related things while your experiencing any problems to be safe.
Thanks for that, Shaun. I do use Firefox for anything where security matters.

[awg]

I use various forums and websites.

ASF is definitely somewhat slower and more troublesome to load than other comparable sites.

No idea why...just put up with it..with all the time and energy I use mucking about with computer hardware and software recently, wish I had finished my Computer Science degree

[sails]

Joe, I switch between IE and Firefox. The screen freeze has also happened on Firefox but less often. Firefox, as Sails has said, is faster. Only problem is when replying to a post and if I want to delete whole paragraphs, IE will let me do this in paragraph blocks but with Firefox have to do it letter by letter and it gets a bit tedious.

Julia, I don't seem have that problem of being able to delete as much as I want when replying. I just highlight the text I want to delete - and then hit the delete key.

I do like the FF spell check which works when in reply mode. The only thing is I loaded up the US english version of FF not being aware of the spell check when replying to posts. Might sometime re-install and use UK English version instead.

[Joe Blow]

Just wanted everyone to know that I am communicating with ASF's host to see what I can do about improving the site performance.

[Julia]

Julia, I don't seem have that problem of being able to delete as much as I want when replying. I just highlight the text I want to delete - and then hit the delete key.


Thanks for that, Sails. What I use successfully on IE is Ctrl/Shift /down arrow/delete and this is what doesn't work on FF. Will use your suggestion.

[noirua]

May be helpful for crashing computers: http://getit.rutgers.edu/tutorials/freezes_crashes/media/crash.pdf

Maybe our computers need servicing like cars but more regularly. Don't do it and it does not run properly.

[Julia]

At about 6.30 am I couldn't access ASF via either IE or FF.
Got this message:

[Joe Blow]

Hi Julia,

ASF's host was doing some work on the site at that time. My apologies for the inconvenience. Am trying my best to get ASF running a little smoother for all concerned.

Let me know if you notice any difference, be it negative or positive.

[Julia]

Hi Joe, Thanks. It didn't matter in the least.
Maybe it's my imagination, but the site seemed to come up in full more quickly just now.

[Julia]

Is anyone else finding the site intermittently slow today? Some screens change quickly as usual, but then I've had about a dozen instances where wait time for a screen to change has been more than 30 seconds.

[Joe Blow]

Is anyone else finding the site intermittently slow today? Some screens change quickly as usual, but then I've had about a dozen instances where wait time for a screen to change has been more than 30 seconds.

Hi Julia,

I'm not experiencing any issues here but would be interested in finding out if any other ASF members are.

[MrBurns]

Not today but sometimes it hangs but it's intermittent, most of the time I find it's OK.

[Julia]

All is fine tonight, Joe. I wondered if it was my PC this morning, but I didn't have any problem on any other sites.

[seasprite]

Is it how I have got my personal settings set as to why there are only 3 pages in the stock Q-Z available for viewing.

[Joe Blow]

Is it how I have got my personal settings set as to why there are only 3 pages in the stock Q-Z available for viewing.

Go to the Edit Options (http://www.aussiestockforums.com/forums/profile.php?do=editoptions) section of your UserCP and scroll down to "Thread Display Options" (see attachment). Ensure that the "Default Thread Age Cut Off" is set to "Show all threads" and then click "Save Changes" at the bottom of the page.

That should fix it.

[seasprite]

Go to the Edit Options (http://www.aussiestockforums.com/forums/profile.php?do=editoptions) section of your UserCP and scroll down to "Thread Display Options" (see attachment). Ensure that the "Default Thread Age Cut Off" is set to "Show all threads" and then click "Save Changes" at the bottom of the page.

That should fix it.

marvelous , thanks joe

[MrBurns]

Not sure if this is the right thread but I have more experience in IT and commercial web sites than anyone in here, I say that because unless Bill Gates is a member it's true. and I reckon the forum platform used is the best I've ever seen, notifications when there are replies to posts is just about perfect, the ceasing of notifications when you don't respond is brilliant and works perfectly for me anyway, the way the site performs is the #1 reason it's so popular, I would have been out of here months ago if the site frustrated me in any way but it doesn't.

Well done to all concerned.

[Joe Blow]

Not sure if this is the right thread but I have more experience in IT and commercial web sites than anyone in here, I say that because unless Bill Gates is a member it's true. and I reckon the forum platform used is the best I've ever seen, notifications when there are replies to posts is just about perfect, the ceasing of notifications when you don't respond is brilliant and works perfectly for me anyway, the way the site performs is the #1 reason it's so popular, I would have been out of here months ago if the site frustrated me in any way but it doesn't.

Well done to all concerned.

Thank you for the feedback! :)

It is always good to hear that things are working as they should be and that from the perspective of the average user the process of interacting with the site is a positive, rather than a frustrating experience.

[Julia]

Is anyone else finding ASF very slow in recent days?

[trainspotter]

Is anyone else finding ASF very slow in recent days?

Define "slow" ... If you mean that it is taking a long time to load pages on the screen then "NO" is my answer.

If you mean "slow" as in not a lot of action due to people not posting for some reason or another then "YES" is my answer.

[happytown]

joe,

understand the need for advertisers, however with the new fx.pro banner ad (the one with the formula 1 car) on the homepage, it impedes the drop-down search function - the banner appears over the top of the search menu, so you can't type in, indeed if you do you end up just clicking on the ad, other banner ads appear under the drop down search menu

happy to click on ads from the site that are of interest, just not when using the search function

any suggestions

cheers :)

[Joe Blow]

joe,

understand the need for advertisers, however with the new fx.pro banner ad (the one with the formula 1 car) on the homepage, it impedes the drop-down search function - the banner appears over the top of the search menu, so you can't type in, indeed if you do you end up just clicking on the ad, other banner ads appear under the drop down search menu

happy to click on ads from the site that are of interest, just not when using the search function

any suggestions

cheers :)

This banner is getting taken down shortly until a replacement can be found that goes underneath the drop down menus. Give it an hour or so and it should be gone.

[happytown]

thanks joe ... and not just for the incredibly prompt response

cheers:)

[Trembling Hand]

Is this the same problem as above or has it reappeared?

[Joe Blow]

One FxPro ad in that spot is now working fine (drop down menus are going over it) but there is a second one in rotation now that isn't.

I have requested that it be removed. It should be gone within the hour. :)

[bigdog]

Joe,

I could not login last night!

Observed today that there were no postings between Yesterday 09:23 PM
and Today 12:29 AM.

[Joe Blow]

Joe,

I could not login last night!

Observed today that there were no postings between Yesterday 09:23 PM
and Today 12:29 AM.

Hi Bigdog,

Yes, the site was down for a couple of hours late last night due to an issue with the host. Hopefully this will not happen again.

My apologies to all who were inconvenienced by this downtime.

[MrBurns]

Site down again ?

If you want some serious hosting options just ask.

[Joe Blow]

Site down again ?

If you want some serious hosting options just ask.

Was just a temporary glitch. My host is usually top notch so will give them the benefit of the doubt this time.

[MrBurns]

Looks like you're hosted in the US. there are some dodgy operations over there....

Try www.apexhost.com.au cheap and reliable.

[Joe Blow]

Looks like you're hosted in the US. there are some dodgy operations over there....

Try www.apexhost.com.au cheap and reliable.

Do they do dedicated? I just see virtual plans on their site.

[explod]

Looks like you're hosted in the US. there are some dodgy operations over there....

Try www.apexhost.com.au cheap and reliable.

Maybe you re onto it, Kitco would not come through about the same time. Antway, if push come to shove I think they could strangles the whole thing as they pleased.

But I'm not a techi on net stuff, just paranoid maybe

[MrBurns]

Do they do dedicated? I just see virtual plans on their site.

I've had experience with Webcentral, dedicated, not foolproof and cut off a national portal because a bill of $50 was missed, had some bad experiences.

Apex will do dedicated I'm sure but you'll need to contact them, I guess your usage is fairly high, I know it's cheaper in the US but they aren't reliable in my experience.
I would call apex and see what the deal is, I've found them excellent so far.

I've looked at all the options over the years and they are the best so far, unless your in the NineMSN league and you need
http://www.hostworks.com.au/default.aspx the most expensive host I've ever experienced.

But if you want hands on reliable and honest operators you should give these guys a hearing.

Good luck.

[prawn_86]

Off topic, but what websites do/have you run with these sort of need MrBurns? Feel free to PM to keep this thread on topic :)

[MrBurns]

Just had a reply from a query I sent to Apex it seems they dont do dedicated but it really depends on your needs, I would contact them anyway, nothing to lose and you might get a another good lead.

[MrBurns]

Ok Joe,

More from apex, they host a few high traffic sites traffic as follows , and I quote -


around 3 terabytes per month and have 60 million hits per week. (30% of Ebays market in AU)

I think that well and truly covers your needs, speak to Dave at Apex.

[Joe Blow]

Thanks for that Burnsie! :)

If I give my current host the flick Apex will be my first port of call.

[MrBurns]

Thanks for that Burnsie! :)

If I give my current host the flick Apex will be my first port of call.

No problem always glad to help:)

[MrBurns]

AND more - they dont specialise in PHP nor do they run Linux but they would still be happy to speak to you and give you their advice.......so there ya go:D

[Julia]

This site is frustratingly slow today. Not my PC in that other sites are fine.
Is there any reason this might be happening, Joe?

[Joe Blow]

This site is frustratingly slow today. Not my PC in that other sites are fine.
Is there any reason this might be happening, Joe?

Hi Julia,

I'm not noticing any significant slowness from my end, although others may.

If anyone else is noticing the site running slow today please let me know in this thread and I will get onto the host about it.

[Garpal Gumnut]

No, its been OK today from the Ville, and we have a longer way to connect than Julia.

gg

[nunthewiser]

Yeah m8...........noticing a huge slowness in my reply box and keyboard/post typed times (somekind of lag)... takes a while to show a cursor also.

I thought it was because I havent rebooted in 3 days and that maybe the case but currently feeling maary;) and will get round to it later

[wayneL]

Hi Julia,

I'm not noticing any significant slowness from my end, although others may.

If anyone else is noticing the site running slow today please let me know in this thread and I will get onto the host about it.
Joe,

It was really slow for me a few days ago. But there were several sites doing the same thing, so presumed it was somewhere in between servers or something.

All fine now.

[Julia]

Perfectly fine this evening, Joe.:)

[nomore4s]

Yeah m8...........noticing a huge slowness in my reply box and keyboard/post typed times (somekind of lag)... takes a while to show a cursor also.

I thought it was because I havent rebooted in 3 days and that maybe the case but currently feeling maary;) and will get round to it later

I was also having this problem today - especially when I was in the chat room, happened for most of today but would come and go

[nulla nulla]

Hi Joe

As you would be aware I frequently log into the "chat" site along with several other regulars. In recent weeks we have regularly been "logged off" with the advice that our connection has expired and we needed to log in again. This can happen several times in the one day and does not appear to be influenced by the number of posts we make while connected. This is frustrating to say the least as the information (previous posts) accessable through the "save" button are lost and we cannot refer back to comments made earlier in the day.

Also, when posting quotes or information to the chat site we are limited by the size (number of characters) that can be cut and pasted to the chat screen. Is there any chance this can be increased?

Thanks and regards

[Joe Blow]

Hi Nulla,

I will be looking to either upgrade, fix or replace the chat room software very early in the new year. Please bear with me for a week or so and I promise I will do my best to improve things for all ASF chat room users. :)

[condog]

Hi Joe

Today only each time I go to submit a post I have to Ctrl A and copy as plenty of times its given a 404 or taken an extra ordinarily long time and failed to submit post....

Its a new problem in an otherwise fantasticly functioning forum....except you know who....

[Joe Blow]

Looks like it might be time for a new server. Will get onto that early in the new year as well.

Please support ASFs advertisers as they are the ones that make improvements and upgrades possible! :)

[chubacca]

Joe why don't you move your server to a vps like linode. Shared hosting is usually slow in comparison.

[nulla nulla]

Thanks Joe. Your efforts are greatly appreciated in keeping this the number one stock forum in Australia. I look forward to 2010 ans a year full of diversity and hopefully prosperity for all the ASF members.

[nioka]

Joe, Is it possible to show company announcements from companies on their relative sites as the announcements are released.?

I find that a very usefull tool on another forum that keeps me tuned there on a regular basis.

[nunthewiser]

Joe, Is it possible to show company announcements from companies on their relative sites as the announcements are released.?

I find that a very usefull tool on another forum that keeps me tuned there on a regular basis.

You dont use a trading platform ?...... Why clog up the threads with umpteen 3b,s 708,s and other mish mash ... thats what a trading platform and www.asx.com.au is for

[Joe Blow]

Joe, Is it possible to show company announcements from companies on their relative sites as the announcements are released.?

I find that a very usefull tool on another forum that keeps me tuned there on a regular basis.

There are quite a few changes coming to ASF this year and I am hoping this will be one of them, although I cannot say for sure at this stage.

Before the middle of the year (hopefully!) ASF will be undergoing another significant facelift with new content and features added. I am compiling a list of improvements I would like to make and that is definitely on the list.

[Uncle Festivus]

The search 'feature' is still dodgy - I get this when I put in a search term (end of the china bull) as key words, and has happened several times before -


The search term you specified (of) is under the minimum word length (3) and therefore will not be found. Please make this term longer. If this term contains a wildcard, please make this term more specific.
The time-out wait is still annoying.

[Joe Blow]

The search 'feature' is still dodgy - I get this when I put in a search term (end of the china bull) as key words, and has happened several times before

If you are searching for a phrase, enclose it in quotes: "end of the china bull".

If you're searching for key words as opposed to a phrase simply exclude any words of less than three characters. This is a limitation of the forum software.


The time-out wait is still annoying.

This is to ease the load on the server and will hopefully be reduced soon.
(*Please support ASFs advertisers ;))

[Garpal Gumnut]

There have been major problems with Firefox over the last few months.

I have gone back to the last most stable version 3.0.13

It can be downloaded from many free sites, just google it.

ASF is working much faster for me since I uninstalled my newer versions and installed 3.0.13

gg

[Boggo]

There have been major problems with Firefox over the last few months.

I have gone back to the last most stable version 3.0.13

It can be downloaded from many free sites, just google it.

ASF is working much faster for me since I uninstalled my newer versions and installed 3.0.13

gg

Latest one is good gg, v3.6 rc

http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/all-rc.html

[Garpal Gumnut]

Latest one is good gg, v3.6 rc

http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/all-rc.html

Thanks Boggo.

I tried that a few days ago, but the one I mentioned , for me, anyway is faster.

Perhaps Joe, you might check speeds with different browser versions.

gg

[Joe Blow]

Perhaps Joe, you might check speeds with different browser versions.

I've tested them all and Google Chrome (http://www.google.com/chrome) is the fastest without a doubt.

[Boggo]

For anyone using Firefox where it is slow or "locking up" this will fix it in most cases...

Type "about:config" into the address bar and hit return. Scroll over ½ way down and look for the following entries:
network.http.pipelining
network.http.pipelining.maxrequests
network.http.proxy.pipelining

Normally the browser will make one request to a web page at a time. When you enable pipelining it will make several at once, which will speed up page loading.

Alter the entries as follows:

Set "network.http.pipelining" to "true"

Set "network.http.pipelining.maxrequests" to some number like 30.
This means it will make 30 requests at once.

Set "network.http.proxy.pipelining" to "true"

Lastly right-click anywhere and select New-> Integer.
Name it "nglayout.initialpaint.delay" and set its value to "0".
This value is the amount of time the browser waits before it acts on information it recieves.

[Wysiwyg]

Thanks Drac. A road test proves this trick reduces site loading speed. :)

[Garpal Gumnut]

For anyone using Firefox where it is slow or "locking up" this will fix it in most cases...

Type "about:config" into the address bar and hit return. Scroll over ½ way down and look for the following entries:
network.http.pipelining
network.http.pipelining.maxrequests
network.http.proxy.pipelining

Normally the browser will make one request to a web page at a time. When you enable pipelining it will make several at once, which will speed up page loading.

Alter the entries as follows:

Set "network.http.pipelining" to "true"

Set "network.http.pipelining.maxrequests" to some number like 30.
This means it will make 30 requests at once.

Set "network.http.proxy.pipelining" to "true"

Lastly right-click anywhere and select New-> Integer.
Name it "nglayout.initialpaint.delay" and set its value to "0".
This value is the amount of time the browser waits before it acts on information it recieves.

I've used that trick in the past but wondered whether it increased your use of your allotted gbytes per month before going on to slow.

gg

[drsmith]

Zone Alarm antivirus is detecting the following when browsing this site

Trojan.JS.Redirector.ar was found in C:\Users\.........\AppData\Local\MICROSOFT\Windows \TEMPORARY INTERNET FILES\Low\Content.IE5\QADJ0BC8\show_ads[1].js on 1/25/2010 17:59:56

[Joe Blow]

Zone Alarm antivirus is detecting the following when browsing this site

Trojan.JS.Redirector.ar was found in C:\Users\.........\AppData\Local\MICROSOFT\Windows \TEMPORARY INTERNET FILES\Low\Content.IE5\QADJ0BC8\show_ads[1].js on 1/25/2010 17:59:56

This is being reported as a false detection on the Kaspersky forums. Kaspersky is the antivirus used by Zone Alarm. It will be fixed in the next update.

http://forum.kaspersky.com/index.php?showtopic=155383&pid=1248044&st=0

[Joe Blow]

ASF will be moving to a new server today, so at some point the forums will need to be shut down for a little while.

I apologise for any inconvenience this may cause but assure you that loading times and general site performance will be much improved after the site is moved to the new server.

[Miner]

Terrific information gathering and thanks for the posting

First time I visited this thread and equally interesting as in the stock chats

[Joe Blow]

An attempt was just made to move ASF to the new server but issues were encountered and it has had to be temporarily postponed.

[Garpal Gumnut]

An attempt was just made to move ASF to the new server but issues were encountered and it has had to be temporarily postponed.

Probably global warming.

Go for a grant from ole Kev07, you might get some pink bats.

gg

[Joe Blow]

An attempt was just made to move ASF to the new server but issues were encountered and it has had to be temporarily postponed.

The move to the new server is back on and I will be shutting down the forum temporarily in about 15 or 20 minutes from now.

So please, for your own sanity, avoid starting any long, detailed posts until the move to the new server is complete. :)

[nunthewiser]

:eek: Now that was strange ........ The forums went offline like you mentioned BUT the chatroom was still working ............. weird stuff man !

[Joe Blow]

:eek: Now that was strange ........ The forums went offline like you mentioned BUT the chatroom was still working ............. weird stuff man !

We're only half way there... will let you know when it's all done.

[Joe Blow]

We're only half way there... will let you know when it's all done.

Okay, ASF has now been moved and we are live on the new server.

I hope that people are noticing slightly improved performance and page loading times. :)

[Aussiejeff]

Okay, ASF has now been moved and we are live on the new server.

I hope that people are noticing slightly improved performance and page loading times. :)

A tad quicker, but I'm only on LO speed ADSL.

I'm sure when I get a super-dooper, cheap hi-speed optic fibre link courtesy of Messrs KRudd & CONRoy I'll notice a BIG difference! :rolleyes:

Chiz,

aj

[Joe Blow]

There seems to be a problem with the site search function.

Looking into this.

[Buckfont]

Joe have noticed that when a company code is typed in and you hit search, it automatically comes up with `no matches`. Did this with several.

Cheers, Buckfont.

[Joe Blow]

Joe have noticed that when a company code is typed in and you hit search, it automatically comes up with `no matches`. Did this with several.

Cheers, Buckfont.

This is in the process of getting fixed. I'm onto ASF's host about it right now and it will hopefully be back to normal soon. :)

Moving to a new server always proves to be a bit of a headache so please bear with me.

[Buckfont]

Apologies Joe for not reading your post #138

[Joe Blow]

Joe have noticed that when a company code is typed in and you hit search, it automatically comes up with `no matches`. Did this with several.

Still having a bit of trouble with this and will continue to look into it.

I'll be sure to post an update when it has been fixed.

[nomore4s]

Joe,

I'm also having trouble attaching charts now.

[nulla nulla]

Watching too much porn can do that to you. Try scaling back gradualy from the 16 - 18 hours per day and fit a couple of hours sleep in. That may resolve your problem(s). :)

[Joe Blow]

Joe,

I'm also having trouble attaching charts now.

Checking into this now. :)

[Joe Blow]

Checking into this now. :)

Okay, this has now been fixed. Will just attach an image to this post to make sure.

[Aussiejeff]

Okay, this has now been fixed. Will just attach an image to this post to make sure.

Geez, Joe. I didn't know you had fallen on hard times.

Here's :2twocents for a lollipop.

:)

[Joe Blow]

Joe have noticed that when a company code is typed in and you hit search, it automatically comes up with `no matches`. Did this with several.

The search function is now working properly again. :)


Geez, Joe. I didn't know you had fallen on hard times.

Here's :2twocents for a lollipop.

:)

Times are tough! Thanks for the lollipop. :D

[acouch]

hi joe,
why am i getting spam mail joe ?

aussie-stock-futures-list@yahoogroups.com; on behalf of; jessika.rufino [jessika.rufino@yahoo.com]


keeps repeating..is there something i can do to stop it

thanks

not very smart on computes i must ad :-)


ac

[Joe Blow]

hi joe,
why am i getting spam mail joe ?

aussie-stock-futures-list@yahoogroups.com; on behalf of; jessika.rufino [jessika.rufino@yahoo.com]


keeps repeating..is there something i can do to stop it

thanks

not very smart on computes i must ad :-)


ac

Hi acouch,

This is not coming from ASF.

Any emails from me come clearly marked as coming from ASF. The email addresses of ASF members are never shared with any third party and any emails that are sent to members are personally sent by me.

I'm not sure how this spammer got your email address but I can assure you that it had nothing to do with ASF.

[acouch]

ok thanks i will just delete when they arrive :-)

these days you never know:-)

a:couch

[Joe Blow]

Just wanted everyone to know that I am aware of the intermittent database errors that ASF is currently experiencing.

The host is hard at work trying to solve the problem so hopefully everything will be back to normal very soon. :)

[bulldoza]

Hi acouch,

This is not coming from ASF.

Any emails from me come clearly marked as coming from ASF. The email addresses of ASF members are never shared with any third party and any emails that are sent to members are personally sent by me.

I'm not sure how this spammer got your email address but I can assure you that it had nothing to do with ASF.

Hi acouch,

Just passing through this thread and saw your post. Hopefully you've sorted out the source of your spam by now.

If not, a trap many people fall into is to allow their email address to be displayed on a website somewhere using simply the plain HTML <a> tag with a href attribute and mailto value. Robots and crawlers just love to simply swallow up email addresses in plain HTML code.

To hide your email address from robots ask the webmaster of any website where you have your email address displayed to display your email address on the appropriate web pages using JavaScript or some server programming language like PHP to generate the javascript to display your email address.

The webmaster should use JavaScript to break up your email address into components and then assemble them on the fly to display your email address on the web page

Robots do not read Javascript and spammers will most often falsify the From: email address, which isn't hard to do with a server side programming language.

[Joe Blow]

Just wanted everyone to know that I am aware of the intermittent database errors that ASF is currently experiencing.

The host is hard at work trying to solve the problem so hopefully everything will be back to normal very soon. :)

This issue reared its ugly head again today but it looks like it may have finally been nipped in the bud.

Hopefully there will be no further problems.

[nunthewiser]

Want me to give em a ring Joe ? :D

[Joe Blow]

Want me to give em a ring Joe ? :D

Thanks for the offer Nun, but it's all been taken care of. :bbat: :D

[Sam Collins]

Thanks for the offer Nun, but it's all been taken care of. :bbat: :D

Sure about that?

[Joe Blow]

Sure about that?

I thought I was. :banghead:

This new server seems to be having some teething problems. Am onto the host again and hopefully things will be sorted out ASAP! :)

[spooly74]

Joe,

Seem to be having issues with the new IB banner.

Just me?

[Joe Blow]

Sorry, that was my fault. This has now been fixed. :)

[Wysiwyg]

Just making a note that my CPU level has been sitting at + 95 while at ASF. Other sites have low CPU so it is only happening to me here and recently. :)

[Solly]

Also noticed some wireless network access points are giving "302" to 'many redirects' errors. Happened just recently as well.

[Joe Blow]

My apologies to anyone who has been experiencing any unusual slowness while using ASF over the last few days. There were some changes made that have now been rolled back and hopefully things should be back to normal now. :)

[Wysiwyg]

Just making a note that my CPU level has been sitting at + 95 while at ASF. Other sites have low CPU so it is only happening to me here and recently. :)
I fixed my end good. Now at less than 10 CPU and at 00 on idle.

[Josho1]

working good my end :)

[happytown]

hey Joe

the IB banner on the home page is over the top of the drop-down menus, so for instance attempting to do a search with the search drop-down menu by typing in a search term will simply take me to IB land

[Joe Blow]

hey Joe

the IB banner on the home page is over the top of the drop-down menus, so for instance attempting to do a search with the search drop-down menu by typing in a search term will simply take me to IB land

Whoops! :o Sorry about that. All fixed now! :)

[happytown]

cheers Joe :)

[newanimal]

Joe, used to be able to do an advance search on a username and could retrieve the threads wherein that user contributed posts. Now, the search only retrieves the threads that user started or originated. Has that search function been removed or is it me?
thanks. newanimal

[Joe Blow]

Joe, used to be able to do an advance search on a username and could retrieve the threads wherein that user contributed posts. Now, the search only retrieves the threads that user started or originated. Has that search function been removed or is it me?
thanks. newanimal

I've just changed the Advanced Search default from "Search Multiple Content Types" to "Search Single Content Type".

Give it another shot now and let me know how you go.


*

[newanimal]

working fine now. thanks!
NA

[sails]

Hi Joe, I haven't been able to log on to ASF at all today. I emailed another ASF member and found out that it was all working.

I remembered some time ago when you made changes to ASF and various ISPs didn't work for quite some time. Bigpond cable was one of them and I am wondering if that is the problem again.

At the time of writing this post, I am disconnected from cable and plugged in my backup internet stick with a different provider and got straight to ASF this time.

Do you know what's going on? If Bigpond cable is the problem, there may be others that are experiencing the same difficulty in accessing your site.

I will try again with cable and see if it still tells me that the server is unavailable. Will let you know how it goes...:)

[Garpal Gumnut]

Hi Joe, I haven't been able to log on to ASF at all today. I emailed another ASF member and found out that it was all working.

I remembered some time ago when you made changes to ASF and various ISPs didn't work for quite some time. Bigpond cable was one of them and I am wondering if that is the problem again.

At the time of writing this post, I am disconnected from cable and plugged in my backup internet stick with a different provider and got straight to ASF this time.

Do you know what's going on? If Bigpond cable is the problem, there may be others that are experiencing the same difficulty in accessing your site.

I will try again with cable and see if it still tells me that the server is unavailable. Will let you know how it goes...:)

Happening with me 2. Big pond cable no go. Wireless ok

gg

[sails]

Happening with me 2. Big pond cable no go. Wireless ok

gg

Thanks gg...:)

Definitely bigpond cable. I just disconnected the internet stick and re-connected bigpond cable and ASF server couldn't be found. Reversed it all back to the stick and ASF loads perfectly.

Will be interesting to see if Joe can find a solution...:)

[Joe Blow]

Thanks gg...:)

Definitely bigpond cable. I just disconnected the internet stick and re-connected bigpond cable and ASF server couldn't be found. Reversed it all back to the stick and ASF loads perfectly.

Will be interesting to see if Joe can find a solution...:)

Many thanks for letting me know about this. I have been contacted via email by another ASF member who has been experiencing the same problem. I assumed it was some kind of isolated issue by now it appears to be more widespread.

At this stage it would appear that Bigpond Cable are having some kind of issue with accessing certain websites. There could be an outage that is only affecting particular sites, ASF being one of them. I am hoping that whatever the problem is will be fixed by morning. However, if it isn't could you please let me know by posting in this thread tomorrow and I will contact Bigpond myself and see if they are aware of the problem.

[bigdog]

My provider is Bigpond (not cable) and I have not been able to access ASF for the past 24 hours
-- I am at my daughter's now using Optus

Joe, advised:

It seems that Bigpond Cable users have been unable to access ASF all day and I'm unsure as to the reason why.

Hopefully it will be sorted out soon.

Regards,
Joe
(admin)

[djhenry1981]

I'm the same, cant access at home, but can at work.

To fix the problem at home i've been using a free proxy service. hidemyass.com it solved the problem for me.

[Joe Blow]

I have sent Bigpond an email but am not sure when they will get back to me.

Can all of those Bigpond customers reading this post please contact Bigpond technical support themselves and let them know that you cannot access ASF.

Hopefully the more people that do this the faster the problem will be rectified.

If you find out why ASF is being blocked please post the explanation you were given in this thread. I find it hard to believe that it is just ASF.

Thanks!

[sails]

Joe, good news! I'm logged in now with bigpond so hopefully the issue is fixed...:)

[Tekmann]

Morning Joe.

I had problems early this morning (7am) upto 15mins ago as I'm with Bigpond Cable but am able to get to now no problems.

Cheers
Tekmann

[Joe Blow]

Joe, good news! I'm logged in now with bigpond so hopefully the issue is fixed...:)

Great news! :)

Hopefully we'll get confirmation from some other Bigpond customers shortly. Fingers crossed!

[nulla nulla]

Hi Joe

i'm with Bigpond ADSL. I couldn't access the ASF site at all yesterday and earlier this morning but the rest of the network appeared to be working fine.
Hopefully whatever the issue was it is now fixed.

[Logique]

Erk!

No ASF all day yesterday (on Bigpond ADSL2+). Just a site unavailable message.

But it's working again this morning.

[Joe Blow]

Thanks for letting me know! It would appear that the Bigpond issue has now been fixed. :)

I will merge this thread with the ASF Site Performance thread to keep all the discussion of this issue in the one place.

[Buckfont]

Great news! :)

Hopefully we'll get confirmation from some other Bigpond customers shortly. Fingers crossed!

All OK here too Joe, on Bigpond. Was going through withdrawals.:p:

[Agentm]

yeah

bigpond also for me

very hard to get onto the forum.. been trying all morning with zero success

now it lights up.. so the inner eastern server for melbourne bigpond is now reprogrammed i guess..

[explod]

Fantastic news, back in to annoy all and sundry again

cheers from Explosion

Having said that I would like express my gratitude to the very sincere individual attention I recieved from Joe and his team since yeserday afternoon.:D

[Joe Blow]

Having said that I would like express my gratitude to the very sincere individual attention I recieved from Joe and his team since yeserday afternoon.:D

It's my pleasure. :)

Welcome back to all of ASF's Bigpond customers. It's great to have you back on board!

[Whiskers]

I'm on Bigpond adsl cable and was out all day yesterday too.

The error mesage I got was the DNS server was not working.

Is that a Bigpond issue?

[Joe Blow]

I'm on Bigpond adsl cable and was out all day yesterday too.

The error mesage I got was the DNS server was not working.

Is that a Bigpond issue?

Hi Whiskers! Yes, apparently the only ASF members affected were Bigpond customers. ASF was up and running all day yesterday but for some reason only Bigpond customers were unable to access it.

[sails]

I've been out most of the morning and just logged on again now with bigpond, so still all good...:)

Made me wonder, though, if Conroy is trying out his filters with Telstra...:eek:

[Bill M]

Hello, back at last. I am a Bigpond Next G wireless user so it was happening with wireless too. It was out yesterday all day and this morning. Great to be back.:)

[Slipperz]

Unusual the problem was so very site specific? *gives Joes servers a kick*

Excellent it worked!

Oh and nice to be back :)

[pixel]

Hi Whiskers! Yes, apparently the only ASF members affected were Bigpond customers. ASF was up and running all day yesterday but for some reason only Bigpond customers were unable to access it.
I couldn't access ASF either.
I'm with AAPT; would never touch Bogpong. But it's quite possible that AAPT lease the odd ADSL2+ port from Telstra at the Cannington Exchange.
Apart from late yesterday, I haven't had a problem with you guys. Great service always.

[Garpal Gumnut]

Its all up and working with Bigpond again, Joe.

gg

[Julia]

I'm having a problem with incomplete loading of the home page. It comes up but lacks the market summary. In the bar at the foot it says: Waiting for view.atdmt.com.
and it goes on waiting and fails to progress.

In the headings at the top usually I go to Quick Links then to Today's Posts.
When I go to click on Quick Links instead of it actually happening the "hand" hovers and the drop down box appears but when I attempt to move the cursor down to T. Posts the box disappears.

PS after making this post I was then able to access Quick Links!

PPS Now I can't.

[Julia]

Joe, my apologies for raising this. I'm pretty sure now it has been my own impatience that caused the apparent difficulty.
My bookmark opens ASF on the Forums page, and I realised I was clicking on "Home" before the original page had finished loading. If I wait a whole couple of seconds until I get "Done" at the bottom, there's no problem.
Sorry.:o

[Julia]

Very slow page loading on some threads, particularly following making a new post.
No problem at all on any other website.

[Joe Blow]

Very slow page loading on some threads, particularly following making a new post.
No problem at all on any other website.

Will do some investigating and see if I can figure out what the problem is. Hopefully it's just some temporary sluggishness and everything will be back to normal tomorrow.

[mr. jeff]

on the home page there is a banner for IBM which expands over the drop down "forum jump" menu and stops me from being able to select any of the good buttons. The close button on the ad doesn't help. It's fine on every computer but my macbook.

[Joe Blow]

on the home page there is a banner for IBM which expands over the drop down "forum jump" menu and stops me from being able to select any of the good buttons. The close button on the ad doesn't help. It's fine on every computer but my macbook.

I will look into this and hopefully get it fixed ASAP.

[Solly]

Joe, I'm getting "Database Error" page presented after posting.
But the post does appear after refresh.

[explod]

Joe, I'm getting "Database Error" page presented after posting.
But the post does appear after refresh.

Having a similar problem and notice I have now have a double post which it will not let me correct.

[Joe Blow]

Joe, I'm getting "Database Error" page presented after posting.
But the post does appear after refresh.


Having a similar problem and notice I have now have a double post which it will not let me correct.

The host is running a manual repair on the ASF database, which should hopefully fix the problem. Please let me know if you receive any more database errors after posting.

[nulla nulla]

Hi Joe

I seem to be having problems loading chart images as an attachment to the thread posts. The images are ".png" format saved from incrediblecharts and
i get a little pop up box advising that "this is not a valid image file" ?

Has the upload attachment procedure changed?

P.S It doesn't let me upload .bmp files either

[Joe Blow]

Hi Joe

I seem to be having problems loading chart images as an attachment to the thread posts. The images are ".png" format saved from incrediblecharts and
i get a little pop up box advising that "this is not a valid image file" ?

Has the upload attachment procedure changed?

P.S It doesn't let me upload .bmp files either

The host did some upgrades to the server overnight so I suspect that's what the problem is. I have contacted them to see if they can figure out what's wrong.

Hopefully this will be sorted out soon. Thanks for letting me know!

[sails]

Hi Joe,

When trying to use the quick search this morning, a message popped up asking for my email. I confirmed my current email address, tried the quick search again and the same message popped asking for my email.

Is there a problem? I have been getting emails from ASF and received a PM notification through email only yesterday so I am mystified as to what is going on...:)

[Joe Blow]

Hi Joe,

When trying to use the quick search this morning, a message popped up asking for my email. I confirmed my current email address, tried the quick search again and the same message popped asking for my email.

Is there a problem? I have been getting emails from ASF and received a PM notification through email only yesterday so I am mystified as to what is going on...:)

I'm a bit mystified too as I don't think you should be getting a pop up asking you to confirm your email address. :confused:

If anyone else has seen a pop up while browsing ASF that asks them to confirm their email address please let me know about it by posting in this thread.

[sails]

I'm a bit mystified too as I don't think you should be getting a pop up asking you to confirm your email address. :confused:

If anyone else has seen a pop up while browsing ASF that asks them to confirm their email address please let me know about it by posting in this thread.

Joe, everything else is working for me - it's only if I get a failed search result in the little search box at the right hand corner of the page. I was looking for "trader girl" to post the look alike avatar and below is the message. If I just type in "trader" the search works. So it might be a little glitch in the software.

44527

[Joe Blow]

OK, I see what the problem is now. Someone has been working on the site over the last few days making some minor changes and for some reason this message is showing up where it shouldn't be.

Just ignore it for now and I'll get it fixed ASAP, which will probably be early next week.

Many thanks for letting me know!

[Joe Blow]

Is anyone still getting a message that they need to update their email address even though their email address is correct?

If so, can you tell me when you are getting this message so we can isolate the problem?

Many thanks!

[sails]

Is anyone still getting a message that they need to update their email address even though their email address is correct?

If so, can you tell me when you are getting this message so we can isolate the problem?

Many thanks!

Joe, it seems to be fixed. I tried the same search as last time and it's all good now..:)

[Garpal Gumnut]

I'm having problems with the quote function. It is not picking up pasted quotes in replies, I use Chrome and Firefox, on a mac, both have problems.

This is what happens.

[QUOTE]Hi GG,

Do you mind posting about it in this thread: http://www.aussiestockforums.com/for...ead.php?t=3578 so we can see if anyone else is experiencing this or if it's an isolated issue. The QUOTE tags are working for me so I'm not sure what the problem might be.

Many thanks!
Joe/QUOTE]


gg

I think I've worked it out, when I right click in the quote quote, I delete one of the brackets.

C'est moi, c'est moi.

Thanks Joe.

gg

[Joe Blow]

My apologies if anyone has been having trouble posting this morning. The host has been doing some upgrades on the server and some may have found it virtually impossible to post for the last hour or so.

It's all done now so hopefully there won't be any further problems.

[Julia]

Perhaps I've inadvertently hit a key somewhere, but out of nowhere I'm getting a much larger than usual font size, and style, so that the whole page doesn't quite fit into my screen.

Can someone kindly tell me how to return this to normal?

With thanks.

[Gringotts Bank]

ctrl -

[Julia]

ctrl -
Ah, thank you, GB.

[basilio]

Is the site frozen at the moment ? I can't seem to send a reply to a thread ?

[basilio]

Obviously not frozen in this thread. Somehow my attempts to lodge a reply on the Climate Hysteria thread are not working .

Any thoughts ?:confused:

[sails]

Obviously not frozen in this thread. Somehow my attempts to lodge a reply on the Climate Hysteria thread are not working .

Any thoughts ?:confused:

Might be MisterrrrrAbbott's fault ? ?...:D

[Julia]

Obviously not frozen in this thread. Somehow my attempts to lodge a reply on the Climate Hysteria thread are not working .

Any thoughts ?:confused:
Maybe the thread feels saturated with the incessant repetitive posts?:)

[rick62]

Technology can be wonderful as well as frustrating.

You provide a great service Joe. Thank you.

[nulla nulla]

Obviously not frozen in this thread. Somehow my attempts to lodge a reply on the Climate Hysteria thread are not working .

Any thoughts ?:confused:


Maybe the thread feels saturated with the incessant repetitive posts?:)

Maybe the thread has had a "meltdown". :) :)

[motorway]

Error 324 (net::ERR_EMPTY_RESPONSE): The server closed the connection without sending any data.

last 24 hours can not post to threads
keep getting this error
all browsers and only ASF

Motorway

[motorway]

Error 324 (net::ERR_EMPTY_RESPONSE): The server closed the connection without sending any data.

last 24 hours can not post to threads
keep getting this error
all browsers and only ASF

Motorway


TESTING !

Can post in this thread but not the other main threads it seems

Motorway

[Joe Blow]

TESTING !

Can post in this thread but not the other main threads it seems

Motorway

Are you now able to post or are you still getting the same error message?

[motorway]

Are you now able to post or are you still getting the same error message?

Yes ... Tried clearing all cache ,cookies etc
Still the same error

Motorway

[motorway]

Yes ... Tried clearing all cache ,cookies etc
Still the same error

Motorway

Was just then able to just post in the GCN thread
But still not in all threads

:confused:

Motorway

[Joe Blow]

Was just then able to just post in the GCN thread
But still not in all threads

:confused:

Motorway

Hmmmmm... very odd indeed. Is anyone else experiencing a problem similar to the one Motorway is describing?

[Logique]

Test.

That's a strange one Motorway. Could be many things.

[motorway]

OK just Tried to post in three threads
Dutchie's . The Wyckoff and Here.

It was body of text originally which I tried to post to a thread and then I saved when got that error..

Just now the same error

So if you are reading this

There must be something in that passage of text
That ASF doesn't like



Motorway

[pixel]

OK just Tried to post in three threads
Dutchie's . The Wyckoff and Here.

It was body of text originally which I tried to post to a thread and then I saved when got that error..

Just now the same error

So if you are reading this

There must be something in that passage of text
That ASF doesn't like

Motorway
If it's the above text, that can't be the reason because I can read it OK.
If you like, email the text as an attachment or plain html, and we could analyse what the reason might be.

(I've IM'ed you my email address)

[pixel]

Hmmmmm... very odd indeed. Is anyone else experiencing a problem similar to the one Motorway is describing?
Hi Joe,

Is there a limit to the number of characters in a post or in all quotes?
mw's character count was 8,420. And I didn't even check the number of multi-quotes.

[motorway]

Seems to be something to do with the Quote Tags

I got it to post by progressively removing the quote tags and replacing with ""
At a certain point it worked

It was not the length . Because I could not post even the first few paragraphs . Not even the first quote from Tech/A with a little text if it had a Quote tag.

So it was not just the number of quote tags either

http://www.aussiestockforums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=24064&p=679687&viewfull=1#post679687


Motorway

[pixel]

Seems to be something to do with the Quote Tags

I got it to post by progressively removing the quote tags and replacing with ""
At a certain point it worked

It was not the length . Because I could not post even the first few paragraphs . Not even the first quote from Tech/A with a little text if it had a Quote tag.

So it was not just the number of quote tags either

http://www.aussiestockforums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=24064&p=679687&viewfull=1#post679687

Motorway
Glad you "got it" (posted where you wanted it, that is :D )

... and if it's not the NUMBER of quotes, it's quite likely the LENGTH of a quote. That function may well operate with a (finite) buffer.

[motorway]

Glad you "got it" (posted where you wanted it, that is :D )

... and if it's not the NUMBER of quotes, it's quite likely the LENGTH of a quote. That function may well operate with a (finite) buffer.

I finally had one quote tag and reduced to one small paragraph . Following with one small paragraph of text.
It would not post just kept receiving the error message.

So I think it was the quote tags . Not necessarily their number or the size of the quote.
Just something with the quote tags themselves

I had the same problem a while ago (Joe would have the PM )
after some many hours the same post then posted OK without any changes.

Motorway

[Julia]

I've found that there seems to be a limit to the number of Multiquotes that will work within any one Reply to Post.

Up to four seems OK, but more than that and they get left out.

This might not really have much to do with the problem you're experiencing Motorway.
Sorry if the comment is irrelevant.

[Joe Blow]

I will do some investigating to see if this is a software issue.

If anyone else is experiencing a similar problem when composing long posts please let me know.

[matty77]

Front page doesnt seem to load to me first time, i need to hit refresh then its all good.

Just comes up with a blank page at first..

Anyone else getting this?