Christie: Part of the code that I put in place the other day scans people every time they come to the Bored, not just when they register (which is what I had intended.) It has an option where you can specify what IP addresses it scans, and so instead of wasting time figuring out why it doesn't like you, I've just set it to ignore every possible IP address, effectively disabling it. I could remove it from the code entirely, but it far easier to add it than subtract it, so I'm going to avoid that, if possible. If you continue to have problems, let me know via email.
FYI for everyone, I have sent the above to Christie via email as well. She should hopefully be back among us soon.
If anyone else has had consistent problems getting to the Bored since about last Wednesday (give or take) than this might fix things for you as well.
Those using AOL in any way, shape or form for their internet may continue to have problems.....AOL just doesn't get along with phpBB code, for whatever reason. (Or maybe it just doesn't like this Bored, I dunn.) Just minimize AOL and use a separate web browser, and you should be OK.
As far as web browsers are concerned, I've had no trouble accessing the Bored with the latest Firefox (which is version 2.0.0.8 at this moment) as well as IE6 and IE7.
And as I mentioned elsewhere previously, those having trouble with the Chat room should be sure to update their
Java and
Flash. If you've recently upgraded Firefox, you'll definitely want to make sure you update Java again, as there are some known problems there.
"Not all chemicals are bad. Without chemicals such as hydrogen and oxygen, for example, there would be no way to make water, a vital ingredient in beer." -- Dave Barry
