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David
Complete Bastard
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From today, I will NOT be providing technical support for the following problems.1. Lost Passwords. If you can't remember it, go to the "lost password" link on the login page. It will mail it to you. 2. Now listen very carefully. If you enter your user name and password correctly, but still get informed you aren't logged in, then you need to change the security settings of your browser to enable cookies. These are all in the FAQ anyway. Why people don't read them I'll never know. [ 30 January 2002: Message edited by: David ]
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Erin
Meaner than Godzilla
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What should be in the FAQs? Information about passwords and cookies? They already are.
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David
Complete Bastard
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Bumping to the top, due to the amount of unanswered requests for support on the two issues outlined above currently sitting in my inbox.
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Gill
Shipmate
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Just out of interest, I know technically it ain't Ship business - but I just yped in the cafe and it came out backwards. Is there an explanation OTHER than demonic possession?
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QLib
Bad Example
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Old hand caught out by the cookies thing only recently.  Mea culpa.
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Miss_Molly
Toujours gai
Beloved
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Now I find this thread! I am embarrassed and
regretful, and grateful to Erin for her gracious response to me the other day when I could not log on. I promise to search diligently in future for information to prevent my turning up again with obvious questions! (crosses heart and hopes to die)
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"I come from a state that raises corn, and cockleburrs and Democrats, and frothy eloquence neither convinces nor satisfies me. I am from Missouri. You have got to show me"
Congressman Willard Duncan Vandiver at a naval banquet in Philadelphia, 1899
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Kelly Alves
Bunny with an axe
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Sophie: I share your pain. (In other words, I recently goofed just as bad as you did)
Joan: You are right about the learning-styles thing. A person can read all the necessary info, think they know what they are doing, then be submarined by some gap in comprehension. (Whistles and examines ceiling.)
In closing, let me underscore and agree with Sophie's praise of Erin's gracious responses. I've noticed them in other threads, too.(Throws several roses...one by one, of course.)
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Jesus loves me, this I know” of they don’t believe “Kelly loves me, this I know.”
Kelly Alves, somewhere around 2003.
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Erin
Meaner than Godzilla
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Yes it does. Whether or not it gets lost in cyberspace is a different story, but the system DOES e-mail you the information.
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scotmathis
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At risk of incurring Administratorial wrath, here goes...I have tried the autoresponder for a lost password 4 or 5 times over the course of a week with no results. Since my ISP does not block anything as a matter of policy, there must be some other problem. I created a sock puppet to ask this question (sorry!  ) but I would really like to reclaim my existing identity. Any help or suggestions will be greatly appreciated. Scot P.S. Sorry David, I only saw this thread after I had used the link to send you an email asking for support.
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Erin
Meaner than Godzilla
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So... who are you?
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scotmathis
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That was silly of me, wasn't it?  My other ID is mathis909. (Don't bother looking for posts, I am a long time lurker who can't hold his tongue any longer!) My email address is mathis909@earthlink.net. I know the account still exists, since the server recognizes it, but it won't send me a password. Thanks for you help, Erin. Scot
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Erin
Meaner than Godzilla
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Okay, I sent the information to you at that e-mail address.
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scotmathis
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This is still not working  Something is not happening between the Ship server and Earthlink. Surely there are other Earthlink users here?Anyway, I give up. If I may be so bold, would it be possible to have my old mathis909 ID deleted, so that I can re-create it using a different email address? I apologize for this hassle. You've been most helpful, Erin. Thank you again. Scot
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Erin
Meaner than Godzilla
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Very good, I have deleted the second ID.
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The Mid
Officer and a gentleman
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Oh well, thanks for that. I'll just save it in word first then.
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busyknitter
Shipmate
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Another embarrassed apprentice, who has just worked out the cookies thing. Sorry folks.
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Alan Cresswell
Mad Scientist 先生
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Maybe the bit of text on the boards home page that reads quote:
Tech support questions (including password problems) should be sent to David
should be changed.
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Erin
Meaner than Godzilla
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But I went in and changed it anyway.
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Unkl Davy
Shipmate
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Now that the Ship is out of dry dock, it seems the "most recent posts" feature is gone from one's own profile.
How do we go about finding our recent posts again in an easy manner? Or am I missing something?
![[Confused]](confused.gif)
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RuthW
liberal "peace first" hankie squeezer
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"View recent posts" is turned off because there is a hole in the new software - when you look at the recent posts of a host or admin, you get the recent posts on the confidential boards, as well as those on the public boards.
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Unkl Davy
Shipmate
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Oh... are those the boards where you write nasty things about us? ![[Wink]](wink.gif)
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tomb
Shipmate
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I am having a problem with blank screens at the bottom of threads.
This happens *only* while using IE on a Mac. It doesn't happen on my PC--regardless of the browser, nor does it happen when using Netscape on my Mac. It happens regardles of whether I'm using OS9 or OSX.
The amount of space at that bottom of a thread seems directly proportional to the length of the thread.
Anybody else having this problem? Have you found a fix for it?
Please don't tell me it has something to do with my password!
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Erin
Meaner than Godzilla
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No, it's because you're using a Mac with IE.
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tomb
Shipmate
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Oh! Well, that explains everything. Thanks.
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Simon
Editor
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I asked about this problem on the UBB tech forum (like you, tomb, I use IE for Mac) and they had no fix for it. I'm now pursuing it on another forum -- I'll let you know if there's any joy.
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Viola
Administrator
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Yes, well - you see, I only got a mac with IE because certain trusted people told me it was the way forward, and what am I left with? Blank screens at the bottom of threads - that's what. That and a selection of keys that don't do what I expect them to do. ![[Ultra confused]](graemlins/confused2.gif)
Oh - and a large bottle of whisky, but that's not directly related to the mac - just to the incoherence of posts. ![[Sunny]](graemlins/flowerface.gif)
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"If ye love me, keep my commandments" John 14:15
"Commandment number one: shut the hell up." Erin Etheredge 1971-2010
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Quizmaster
Quick quipper
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quote:
Originally posted by Simon:
I asked about this problem on the UBB tech forum (like you, tomb, I use IE for Mac) and they had no fix for it. I'm now pursuing it on another forum -- I'll let you know if there's any joy.
Has there been any joy Simon?
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The wise person does not know all the answers, but always asks the right questions.
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Alliebellie
Shipmate
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hiya... just reactivating this thread cos I couldn't see the point of starting a new one to ask my q.
When I go into my profile, and ask it to update the recent posts thingy, it 'says' it has done so, but then flicks me back to the main board and in fact has not updated anything. Is there something simple I'm missing?? I managed to get the Ark boards to 'mark all posts read' by this method, but it's just not working for me here.
Any suggestions??
thanks
AB
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Scot
Deck hand
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Alliebellie, you need to do the "Udate recent posts" thing twice. Nobody's ever figured out what causes it, but a few of us have the same problem.
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jlg
What is this place?
Why am I here?
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The Ark boards are running a newer version of the software; rumor has it it will be coming to this site eventually.
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Alliebellie
Shipmate
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ah:) that will no doubt help. Cos I've done the 'update new posts' about 6 times straight after each other, and still doesn't make any diff... That process you described worked for me on the Ark board, but not at all on here.
thanks
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Clyde
Shipmate
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I've developed a problem this evening.
When I arrived at the bulletin boards the left hand column (where the menus normally are)
shows strange 'signs' rather than words. Across the top of the page (where an advert normally is) also has these signs and symbols. Can anyone help please.
I can incidently read the various posts and replies as normal.
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ChrisT
One of the Good Guys™
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Clyde, try shutting down the browser and reopening it. Sometimes browsers decide not to parse HTML correctly.
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Clyde
Shipmate
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Chris,
Freeserve gave me a new number to dial for my Anytime account. When using this number I experienced the problem I described. I then tried my old original dial up number and everything is back to normal. So it seems to be something with the new connection.
Regards
Clyde
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ChrisT
One of the Good Guys™
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Clyde, you mention the F* word. I refuse to help you any further ![[Razz]](tongue.gif)
Seriously, Freeserve seem to have the worst caching servers in the world. They can take up to a week (a WEEK!) to recognise new domains. That's just poor. Maybe this is a symptom of those problems.
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The Obscure
Shipmate
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Every time I start up Ship Of Fools, I get an error message, saying
A runtime error has occurred. Do you wish to Debug.
Line: 287
Error: Object expected.
I get this on both my home and work computers, and although not deadly, it's really frustrating...
Is it something to do with needing specific settings for your site or something else?
Thanks
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Jen.
Godless Liberal
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quote:
Originally posted by The Obscure:
Every time I start up Ship Of Fools, I get an error message, saying
A runtime error has occurred. Do you wish to Debug.
Line: 287
Error: Object expected.
I get this on both my home and work computers, and although not deadly, it's really frustrating...
Is it something to do with needing specific settings for your site or something else?
Thanks
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I quite often get this. (well, did on old computer, haven't yet on this new one.... maybe it was a computer issue)
J
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Chorister
Completely Frocked
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I get that message all the time and I used to try answering it (yes or no) but that was a pain because it would either shut the programme down or start the debugger which filled the screen. So now when it pops up, I click the mouse on the blue bar at the top and move it to the farthest corner of the screen, where I just ignore it and carry on as usual. It doesn't seem to mind.
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