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Topic Started: Nov 15 2009, 09:23:39 PM (1,154 Views)
Melibeam
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Anybody else having probs getting into BE. I have been trying to get into the BE forum since yesterday, but unable to :confused:

I hardly ever post on there, but like to read and keep up with stuff. I thought yesterday the site must be having problems, but it seems unusual that its lasting this long.

I have tried getting in on my saved links to BE, but I also tried a search on Google when this failed, and that also came up as unable to access the site, so am really :confused: now.

Not having problems with anything else.

:lol:
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Anne
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I can't get on either and I did notice Polly put a mention about it on her facebook status yesterday.
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Tiredwithtwins
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works ok for me :dunno:
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Petals



Not working for me either and still not working this morning. Perhaps its been banned in Aus :wink:
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Pollyana
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Petals
Nov 16 2009, 04:37:13 AM
Not working for me either and still not working this morning. Perhaps its been banned in Aus :wink:
Internet Brands (the owners) are having major server problems. All access to all their forums from Aus and NZ is down and they have no ETA to fix it. There are a few Aus-based posters cropping up now so maybe they are getting to the bottom of it at last, I hope.
Access from the rest of the world is OK now, the rest of the world was only down for about 6 hours - Aus and NZ are now heading for the 2 day mark :she: :crazy: :brickwall:
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Petals


Thanks Polly gave me the opportunity to clean up the computer :D
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ABCDiamond
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I did ask on BE the other day whether they can ban people by IP address, and I began to think they were testing the system with my IP :lol: I thought it was my lucky day :thumbsup:

Then, today, I thought it was my computer....

especially as I got this when going to Google....

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This webpage is not available.

The webpage at http://www.google.com.au/ might be temporarily down or it may have moved permanently to a new web address.

:confused:

But now, I am totally puzzled...

Anyone one else having problems with Google ?
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Pollyana
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ABCDiamond
Nov 16 2009, 06:51:22 AM
I did ask on BE the other day whether they can ban people by IP address, and I began to think they were testing the system with my IP :lol: I thought it was my lucky day :thumbsup:




We can ban by IP if we need to, but we try and avoid it because its quite rare (on BE anyway, probably because of its size) to find people on a dedicated IP. Too many of the IP addresses are accessed by more than one user and so we risk banning innocent posters. That's not to say we don't do it from time to time, esp with spammers, but we do try to just ban individuals rather than IPs.
Edited by Pollyana, Nov 16 2009, 06:54:51 AM.
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Even the google adverts at the bottom of this forum are now showing
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This webpage is not available.



Oh bugger, even my site
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This webpage is not available.

The webpage at http://www.abcdiamond.com/ might be temporarily down or it may have moved permanently to a new web address.


Although http://www.britzinoz.com is working, which is weird, as they are both on the same server... :blink:

Maybe it is me... can anyone else try the http://www.abcdiamond.com and let me know if it is working, please :dunno:

I am confused, some of my sites are working others aren't.
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Pollyana
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ABCDiamond
Nov 16 2009, 06:59:58 AM

Even the google adverts at the bottom of this forum are now showing
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This webpage is not available.



Oh bugger, even my site
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This webpage is not available.

The webpage at http://www.abcdiamond.com/ might be temporarily down or it may have moved permanently to a new web address.


Although http://www.britzinoz.com is working, which is weird, as they are both on the same server... :blink:

Maybe it is me... can anyone else try the http://www.abcdiamond.com and let me know if it is working, please :dunno:

I am confused, some of my sites are working others aren't.
http://www.abcdiamond.com/ is working for me :) Google is fine too.

Sure you haven't IP blocked yourself :whistle: :hide:
Edited by Pollyana, Nov 16 2009, 07:19:15 AM.
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Pollyana
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BE is now back for Australia-based posters - anyone who still can't access it but wants to, let me know :)
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ABCDiamond
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I have managed to do so much work, on my new local site, this weekend :thumbsup:

All that spare time :lol:

Oh yes, I've just worked out what was stopping some of my sites and Google coming up ...

I was downloading something large, and it was slowing the computer down and stopping the system from accessing some sites. Not exactly sure why, but by pausing the download, it fixed it all up, except for BE of course...
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Melibeam
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I am still unable to get into BE Polly :lol:
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Petals


Still having problems with BE and getting the message from google. I also tried Chrome and its not working on there either, have not tried internet explorer as I mainly use Firefox.

I find that google does not bring up the web pages as fast as it used to though and often have to refresh but whether that is google or more people using Firefox no idea.
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Anne
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Access to everything for me :thumbsup:
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Bridiej
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Just tried as this thread reminded me I'd sent a PM the other day... but can't get in
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Melibeam
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I use firefox and still cant access BE :confused:
Edited by Melibeam, Nov 16 2009, 08:54:45 AM.
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I got back in, at 7:44 (QLD time) so I wonder if my earlier problems were solved by what I did or just co-incidence.
Edited by ABCDiamond, Nov 16 2009, 09:39:39 AM.
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Pollyana
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Nov 16 2009, 09:36:35 AM
I got back in, at 7:44 (QLD time) so I wonder if my earlier problems were solved by what I did or just co-incidence.
Ok,I've had a couple of emails from people as well saying they still can't get in. I'll ask Sue to let the Tech guys know some people still have problems.........as least we are getting somewhere now as we have now got some coverage in Aus and NZ for the first time in nearly 2 days :brickwall:
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It is a period of problems...

I just went on my daughters computer.. opened firefox, and got this

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Well, this is embarrassing.

Firefox is having trouble recovering your windows and tabs.

You can try:

* Removing one or more tabs that you think may be causing the problem

* Starting an entirely new browsing session
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ABCDiamond
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I removed the tick against the BE thread that was there, and hey presto, everything is OK again :lol:
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Pollyana
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I've passed the problem up to Sue and she is talking to the Tech people about it. Fingers crossed......
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Melibeam
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Thanks Polly :flowers:
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Melibeam
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Still cant get into BE, never thought I would be missing it this much :lol:
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Pollyana
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Melibeam
Nov 16 2009, 09:34:44 PM
Still cant get into BE, never thought I would be missing it this much :lol:
We had another crash this afternoon but most people seem to be back in now. Let me know who your ISP is, and clear out your cookies and temporary files etc.......Also if you are using Firefox or a similar bowser try it with Internet explorer........

PS I do feel your pain, so I'll do what I can!!
Edited by Pollyana, Nov 16 2009, 11:38:38 PM.
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Melibeam
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Ok I have cleaned everything up, so much so that I deleted all my saved passwords :lol:

I can only use Firefox as Internet Explorer does not work on this crappy desktop, and my poor beloved laptop died a few weeks ago RIP :no:

I am not very tech clever, so I did a google search on how to find my IP address and it popped straight up on the screen - very scary :scared:

I will pm it to you Polly, thanks, have no idea what you can do with it, but I am impressed :lol:

Mel :flowers:
Edited by Melibeam, Nov 17 2009, 09:08:31 AM.
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Pollyana
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Nov 16 2009, 11:37:58 PM
Melibeam
Nov 16 2009, 09:34:44 PM
Still cant get into BE, never thought I would be missing it this much :lol:
We had another crash this afternoon but most people seem to be back in now. Let me know who your ISP is, and clear out your cookies and temporary files etc.......Also if you are using Firefox or a similar bowser try it with Internet explorer........

PS I do feel your pain, so I'll do what I can!!
Anyone who still can't access BE can you let me know, and I'll pass it to Sue. We got a few more people back onlne this morning, so fingers crossed.......
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Petals


Started to work for me yesterday and seems fine today.

The web has a funny affect on our house, if our computers go down, the power goes off we feel like we are completely isolated. Silly really we lived without it for a long time before. Although we have had it since it first became available in Aus. Used to have two telephone lines in those days as children tied up the line all the time. Also had two servers as they used so much and it was a cheaper way of doing it, probably still is.


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Melibeam
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Just got it back a little while ago :thumbsup:

Never realised I missed it until I could not get into it :lol:
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Melibeam
Nov 17 2009, 07:25:09 PM
Just got it back a little while ago :thumbsup:

Never realised I missed it until I could not get into it :lol:
:thumbsup: excellent!!!
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