WoV site performance problems?
Quote: weaselmanVery slow at times, indeed. Quite normal other times.
That usually happens when the web server is configured incorrectly, and it is discovered by hackers out there, that start using it as proxy. To rule this out, you can look for unusually looking GET requests (requesting urls from other servers, not WoV, using full url - like GET http://www.google.com) in apache access logs (assuming, you are using apache for web server).
Doc, I am afraid, Wizard is unlikely to see this exchange, because he had determined a while back that he had nothing more to add, and has likely stopped checking messages in this thread.
The above quote was taken from the Newcomb Problem thread, where I had reported and asked about problems with this site's performance. Since weaselman reminded me that the Wizard was no longer following that thread, I moved the discussion here, just in case the site administrators were not aware of a problem.
The site appears to be working better this morning. I have experienced intermittent problems for at least several days. They became excessive last night, and I eventually gave up after repeated failed attempts to respond to posts. After composing my post and hitting either the "preview" or "post" button, I would get a long delay followed by this error message:
Quote: Browser (Firefox) error messageInternal Server Error
The server encountered an internal error or misconfiguration and was unable to complete your request.
Please contact the server administrator, webmaster@wizardofvegas.com and inform them of the time the error occurred, and anything you might have done that may have caused the error.
More information about this error may be available in the server error log.
Additionally, a 404 Not Found error was encountered while trying to use an ErrorDocument to handle the request.
This doesn't maintain the formatting of the error message, but the text is there. Each time I encountered the error, what I had composed was lost and apparently unrecoverable -- very frustrating.
Quote: DocThe above quote was taken from the Newcomb Problem thread, where I had reported and asked about problems with this site's performance. Since weaselman reminded me that the Wizard was no longer following that thread, I moved the discussion here, just in case the site administrators were not aware of a problem.
The site appears to be working better this morning. I have experienced intermittent problems for at least several days. They became excessive last night, and I eventually gave up after repeated failed attempts to respond to posts. After composing my post and hitting either the "preview" or "post" button, I would get a long delay followed by this error message:
This doesn't maintain the formatting of the error message, but the text is there. Each time I encountered the error, what I had composed was lost and apparently unrecoverable -- very frustrating.
That's happened to me, too. Very slow load times, some time-outs, and an ISE identical to Doc's above. I'm using Firefox 3.6 if it helps...
Here's a tip for preventing loss of posting:
When posting something particualrly important, or long, open note pad or Word and copy the post there before hitting the "post" or "preview" button. Save the file and keep the app. open. If it posts well, that's great. if not, copy and paste from note pad or Word (or any other word processor) and try again. This can spare you a lot of grief, expecially when the board or the web are acting up.
Quote: NareedHere's a tip for preventing loss of posting:
When posting something particualrly important, or long, open note pad or Word and copy the post there before hitting the "post" or "preview" button. Save the file and keep the app. open. If it posts well, that's great. if not, copy and paste from note pad or Word (or any other word processor) and try again. This can spare you a lot of grief, expecially when the board or the web are acting up.
I suggest to get into the habit of highlighting the text when you get more than a sentence or two written. With a PC anyway you can copy all that text, then "the mouse has it". Larger amounts of text can be saved as you suggest.
Quote: odiousgambitI suggest to get into the habit of highlighting the text when you get more than a sentence or two written. With a PC anyway you can copy all that text, then "the mouse has it". Larger amounts of text can be saved as you suggest.
The risk with that is you'll copy something else, especially if you graze about like me when you post, and lose the larger portion of text. Sometimes I don't save the file, but just leave the text available in an open note pad window.
Anyway, it appears that a number of us encountered significant problems and that they have abated this morning. No comments from the sysops, so I don't know whether they are sleeping now after being up all night fixing the problem. ;-)
Suffice it to say that we're on the case.
The Anita Bryant Internet Performance Evaluation Center informed me that the problems with the site's deteriorated performance stem from the acceptance of Nareed's Gay Agenda platform. The server is possessed of the Devil and an exorcism has to be performed.Quote: Docwhere I had reported and asked about problems with this site's performance.
Quote: FleaStiffThe server is possessed of the Devil and an exorcism has to be performed.
I thought it has been since the thread about me buying a human soul.
Quote: WizardI thought it has been since the thread about me buying a human soul.
But it's gotten really slow lately -- does that mean you actually went through with the transaction?
Quote: WizardJB and I are quite aware of the problem. JB is using a process of elimination to try to find the cause. We plan to move the site to a new host, which may solve the problem. It may be that during the transition there will be a few days when either new posts will be lost, or no new posts will be allowed. We may also have to sacrifice the feature that logs every single thread viewed and by whom.
Suffice it to say that we're on the case.
Thanks for the update. Here's to a smooth transition!
Quote: WizardI thought it has been since the thread about me buying a human soul.
So sell that damn soul already! I was ready to throw my computer out the window last night..
Quote: WizardI thought it has been since the thread about me buying a human soul.
The Wizard will tender the soul he purchased to get his server wizzing back to normal.
Quote: Wizard
JB is using a process of elimination to try to find the cause.
Did he check the access logs? The symptom really looks very much like either the proxy mod is allowed on the server, or the forum is being crawled by some rogue bot(s), that come and go on a schedule.
Quote: WizardWe may also have to sacrifice the feature that logs every single thread viewed and by whom.
Hallelujah!
Personally, I find this to be probably the single most annoying feature I have ever seen in any bulletin board engine ever.
Banned members running a small scale Denial of Service attack ?
Can some freindly player with experience indicate to a "rookie" a thread where I can obtain the correct strategy for BJ played to the following rules, these being the ones applied at the "Intercasino" site that is accessible to me under the recent French rules for virtual casinos.
Here are the rules they impose:8 decks dealer stands on soft 17, double down allowed on any 2 cards, Split allowed only once, doubling after the split allowed, multiple hits allowed after splitting Aces.
Where can I download the relevant decision table?
Thanks in advance to rdw4potus or whoever,
Leroisdescons (means in French the King of idiots -which is just about my BJ ranking!! as you can see from my query!!)
Can some freindly player with experience indicate to a "rookie" a thread where I can obtain the correct strategy for BJ played to the following rules, these being the ones applied at the "Intercasino" site that is accessible to me under the recent French rules for virtual casinos.
Here are the rules they impose:8 decks dealer stands on soft 17, double down allowed on any 2 cards, Split allowed only once, doubling after the split allowed, multiple hits allowed after splitting Aces.
Where can I download the relevant decision table?
Thanks in advance to rdw4potus or whoever,
Leroisdescons (means in French the King of idiots -which is just about my BJ ranking!! as you can see from my query!!)
And, in one form or another here: same-old posters; same-old issues. Yawn, maybe it's time to give up on it.
Quote: leroidescons
Can some freindly player with experience indicate to a "rookie" a thread where I can obtain the correct strategy for BJ played to the following rules
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