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Posted by 64bowtie on September 22, 2004, at 15:09:50
Dr-Bob,
I'm at a public computer in a State of California Windows 2000 secure network. I have a public log-on. My last visit date is December 31, 1969. I can, at least today, access the "Current Board".
This all started while I was in the middle of my four week block by you. You admit updating something on August 18, 2004. Best I can see is it clobbered my log-in to Babble because I was blocked. But since this is such a vast site, it must be torturous to find the ailment. I want you know that as long as I can gain access to whatever boards are "Current" I don't have to keep bugging you.
My earlier concern was that on public computers, everything was fine, bothe last visit dates and full access to current boards. But at home, I had cleaned all vestiges of what might be setting up a behind the scenes caching situation, such that what my computer forgot the way my computer had been, and would boot the next time unaware of what was going on before. The Last Visit: date was December 31, 1969 and current boards were not available.
Well, now the same evidence is showing up on a totally "Naive" public system with no precognition of who I am or what Babble is all about.
Determination: bug must be on your end. Sorry.
What I caution is that after providing support to clients on MainFrame, Super-mini, and recently, Desktop/Network systems as an "A+" certified MCSE, these things tend to get worse and more "pandemic" if ignored. I'm sorry I don't have better knowledge of your system. Its also been awhile since I did this stuff on a daily basis. I could ferret out the problem for free as a gesture of thanks for your hardwork making Babble available. If I detect any details I think might apply, I'll post what I saw.
Thanx
Rod
Posted by Dr. Bob on September 24, 2004, at 1:00:55
In reply to - Dr-Bob -Now it can't be my cookies or caches, posted by 64bowtie on September 22, 2004, at 15:09:50
> I'm at a public computer in a State of California Windows 2000 secure network. I have a public log-on. My last visit date is December 31, 1969. I can, at least today, access the "Current Board".
>
> at home ... The Last Visit: date was December 31, 1969 and current boards were not available.
>
> Well, now the same evidence is showing up on a totally "Naive" public systemIt's not exactly the same if you can access the current boards...
Bob
Posted by 64Bowtie on September 25, 2004, at 16:39:52
In reply to Re: it still might be your cookies or caches, posted by Dr. Bob on September 24, 2004, at 1:00:55
Dr Bob,
1. I would log in and get last visit August 18, 2004
2. I would change boards and last visit would change to December 31, 2004 during the same login session.
3. The current date started on September 11, 2004 when I became unblocked.
4. I couldn't see the boards dated on or after September 11, 2004 on my machines at home.
5. I tried company machines and public machines and got mixed results. Some I could see current boards and most I couldn't, whereas they all did that switch of last visit from Aug 18, 2004 to December 31, 1969.
6. As the days went on, when I would go to a new machine, the next day it would start out a day later, Aug 19, the next day Aug 20, etc. Each time, if I changed boards it would all of a sudden say last visit December 31, 1969.
7. Finally, I went to a State of California computer system Lab and got the results I reported in my last posting before this.I couldn't map it all out before because I wasn't concentrating well enough on what I was seeing; I was distracted by personal stuff. Now I have mapped it all out for you. I hope this helps if it is a pressing problem, or at least in the future if it is then a problem. Something "goofy" is happening with your last date field handling. I couldn't have been doing it 1. because I wasn't posting on your system update date of August 18, 2004, and 2. It gave the same erroneous date handling performance on a totally naive computer system and workstation on my first log-on.
Please accept that I am sticking in there not to be a noodge, but rather that I know how maddening this stuff can be for sysops.
Hope I have helped.....
Rod
Posted by Dr. Bob on September 27, 2004, at 9:16:50
In reply to »Dr. Bob» please read my past posts sequentially, posted by 64Bowtie on September 25, 2004, at 16:39:52
> 2. I would change boards and last visit would change to December 31, 2004 during the same login session.
2004, not 1969? 1969 is the "zero" date, which I think would point to a cookie issue...
Bob
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