Problems Accessing Site

Since I returned from my vacation on Monday, I've had a LOT of problems accessing the site. I get a notice about the site having compression problems or simply database problems (I've given the exact notice wording to Lamm).

BUT - one of my strongest qualities (for which I'm both famous AND very infamous!) is persistence (those of you who have known me from other sites are shaking your heads in strong agreement there). And so being told I cant' access the site is a notice I simply ignore. "If at first you don't succeed - drive everyone NUTS by sticking with it" to misquote the old proverb. In this case, it seems to eventually work: I try to access back pages rather than the main page (NO IDEA if this is helpful but years ago, a techie at where I was working said that can help) and I just keep trying. Not with "refresh" but starting over. EVENTUALLY..... sometimes..... bingo. It worked again this morning, although I worked at it for maybe a half hour. Could be on my end, of course. I don't like to access personal stuff on my company computer - but I could try and see if the problem is actually with my internet service or computer.

But here's the thing. Unlike CF and most other Christian websites these days, CH is not a business, it's not for profit, no one is getting any money out of this. And no one is paid here, all are volunteers - doing this out of a spirit of service and often out of a sense of worship and ministry. And these "bugs" and complaints from the likes of me are FRUSTRATING because these "bugs" can be very illusive, every hard to identify and exterminate - even for professionals.

I very much appreciate Romanos, Mark and all the rest of staff who work to keep this site humming. Ain't no pleasure cruse. Often frustrating. But always appreciated.



Thank you!



- Josiah





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MarkFL said:

Hello Josiah!

First, let me say that we encourage anyone with any kind of issue (technical or otherwise) to feel free to report it. This kind of feedback can be very helpful, because if one user is having an issue, chances are others are as well and if no one reports it it may go unchecked.

We are currently working on a database issue, and hope to get it resolved soon. I have some code in place at the moment as a temporary measure to stave off the problem, but we hope to have a permanent fix for that very soon. I have asked for advice at vBorg, as there are many very knowledgeable and helpful folks there.

I also know of one other user here who has reported getting an error regarding an invalid compression. We changed our compression setting, and at first that seemed to fix the issue, but it has returned for that user as well. But we will persist until we get both of these issues resolved. Persistence is a necessary quality to have when dealing with computers and the internet (and just about any pursuit worth doing), as you well know.

So, thank you for taking the time to report what's happening on your end, as this is always helpful when trying to get to the bottom of things. :thumbsup:

Note: I tried posting this about an hour ago, but my connection went down because of weather.

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Thanks!!!!

BTW, I just accessed the site perfectly - first try - no problem. Something you have done might have done the trick; let's hope so. Or maybe I just got lucky, lol. Sure do appreciate all you guys do!

When I can't access this site.... I grieve. LOL.

I could not connect to CH earlier (in spite of LOTS of tries)..... that persistent "database error." Then, about 2 hours later - bingo, first try.

BTW.... I referred someone here and they actually tried to visit but couldn't. Ouch.

I know you guys are working on this!!!!

I (and I'm sure all agree with me) REALLY appreciate all you guys are doing....... it's frustrating for everyone..... But THANK YOU for addressing this, as best as you can. I'm confident it will get corrected.