Bullet holes and such

Jim V · August 22, 2000, 10:34 AM

Has there been some chnage in the software here? As of late, I'd enter TFL, see all the Targets indicating boards with new threads since my last entry here, go to say LEGAL, read some threads, exit and find the targets all gone and the bullet holes up except where somebody had posted on a board that had a bullet hole before. I hope that makes sense. Is it acookie problem at my end or what. It is aggrivating to have to look at all the dates and times to determine if there are new postings in the boards I go to most and to ahve then check the dates and times to see which iof the threads ware updated or added.

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Ne Conjuge Nobiscum
"If there be treachery, let there be jehad!"

TheBluesMan · August 22, 2000, 11:24 AM

I don't believe that the software has changed recently. That's exactly the way it works for me when I'm on a Mac. When I'm on a PC, it works differently, the targets stay for the duration of my stay.

When I'm on the Mac, I usually open each forum in a new window and leave the forum summary page open. That way when I'm done with a particular forum, I just go back to the already open window and click a new one.

I hope that makes sense.

Jim V · August 22, 2000, 12:41 PM

I'm on a PC not a Mac. Like I said, something seems to have changed with the system, for me any way.

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Ne Conjuge Nobiscum
"If there be treachery, let there be jehad!"

Coinneach · August 22, 2000, 02:31 PM

Jim, are you coming in through the front door (the main logo page)?

Jim V · August 22, 2000, 04:08 PM

Yes, I am, I link to the front door with the various options and hit forums to enter. It just started having the "problem" in the past few days. It does not blank out the targets when I post something, only when another member posts while I'm here. Strange things happening.

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Ne Conjuge Nobiscum
"If there be treachery, let there be jehad!"

Coinneach · August 22, 2000, 04:16 PM

Try deleting your TFL cookie.

**Mal H** · August 22, 2000, 04:18 PM

I'm pretty sure it's on your end, Jim. Sounds like your browser is auto-refreshing when you go back to the forums index page. Have you changed anything recently? Do you open the various forums in a new window, leaving the main page up in the background or do you go to a forum and then press "back" to return to the main page?

Jim V · August 22, 2000, 05:00 PM

Since I don't know how to have two windows open at the same time. So I don't know computers that well, I use the "back button" to return to the main menu.

I'll try the cookie thing too. I've changed nothing on this board, I have not added or removed any hardware on my computer nor have I added or deleted any programs from it.

Oh well.

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Ne Conjuge Nobiscum
"If there be treachery, let there be jehad!"

[This message has been edited by Jim V (edited August 22, 2000).]

Jim V · August 22, 2000, 05:04 PM

Well, I've reset my cookies and I'll see what happens now.

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Ne Conjuge Nobiscum
"If there be treachery, let there be jehad!"

Coinneach · August 22, 2000, 05:05 PM

As far as having two browser windows open, press Control-N (in either Netscape or Internet Exploiter). That will open another instance.

**Mal H** · August 22, 2000, 06:17 PM

... or you can place the cursor over the forum/link and press the right mouse button instead of the left. A menu will popup at that point and you select "Open in a new window". Discovering how to use multiple windows is one of those "epiphanies" we hear so much about recently.

weegee · August 22, 2000, 10:18 PM

I've been having exactly the same problem for a while now--thought I was alone!

I tried deleting my cookies--no use. I did change some security settings lately; could that be a contributing factor?

And how would I make my browser stop "auto-refreshing"?

Thanks, and sorry for being a dumba$$...

BTW, I don't open a new window for each forum, and I click on "back" to return to the forum list. But I always did it that way, and it worked fine until recently.

[This message has been edited by weegee (edited August 22, 2000).]

**Rich Lucibella** · August 23, 2000, 10:33 AM

weegee-
Unfortunately, I don't have a good answer. As these types of problems are so spotty, I doubt they are the result of a software glitch. More likely, it's a cookie corruption issue resulting from our server moves.

1) Close your browser.
2) Find your cookies file (in Netscape it's cookies.txt) and search for "thefiringline"....delete all references. 3) Reopen your browser and try again.
Rich

HankL · August 23, 2000, 07:54 PM

I was just fixin to pose a question here along the same lines. I changed my ISP and bookmarked past the opening page. I changed my bookmark back to http://www.thefiringline.com/ and things seem to be fine again.
I've had to hurl my cookies before but not this time!

Ironbarr · September 2, 2000, 01:19 PM

My, my - we sure do a lot of cookie twirling up here

, and Coinneach - I really like the way you slide those """"accidental"""" mis-spellings in - Internet Exploiter indeed. Truly a gift.

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August 22, 2000, 10:34 AM	#1
Jim V Senior Member Join Date: January 31, 1999 Location: SE Michigan - USA Posts: 4,038	Has there been some chnage in the software here? As of late, I'd enter TFL, see all the Targets indicating boards with new threads since my last entry here, go to say LEGAL, read some threads, exit and find the targets all gone and the bullet holes up except where somebody had posted on a board that had a bullet hole before. I hope that makes sense. Is it acookie problem at my end or what. It is aggrivating to have to look at all the dates and times to determine if there are new postings in the boards I go to most and to ahve then check the dates and times to see which iof the threads ware updated or added. ------------------ *Ne Conjuge Nobiscum* "If there be treachery, let there be jehad!"

August 22, 2000, 11:24 AM	#2
TheBluesMan Moderator Emeritus Join Date: June 15, 1999 Location: Ohio Posts: 7,558	I don't believe that the software has changed recently. That's exactly the way it works for me when I'm on a Mac. When I'm on a PC, it works differently, the targets stay for the duration of my stay. When I'm on the Mac, I usually open each forum in a new window and leave the forum summary page open. That way when I'm done with a particular forum, I just go back to the already open window and click a new one. I hope that makes sense.

August 22, 2000, 12:41 PM	#3
Jim V Senior Member Join Date: January 31, 1999 Location: SE Michigan - USA Posts: 4,038	I'm on a PC not a Mac. Like I said, something seems to have changed with the system, for me any way. ------------------ *Ne Conjuge Nobiscum* "If there be treachery, let there be jehad!"

August 22, 2000, 02:31 PM	#4
Coinneach Staff Alumnus Join Date: February 23, 1999 Location: Denver, CO Posts: 4,272	Jim, are you coming in through the front door (the main logo page)?

August 22, 2000, 04:08 PM	#5
Jim V Senior Member Join Date: January 31, 1999 Location: SE Michigan - USA Posts: 4,038	Yes, I am, I link to the front door with the various options and hit forums to enter. It just started having the "problem" in the past few days. It does not blank out the targets when I post something, only when another member posts while I'm here. Strange things happening. ------------------ *Ne Conjuge Nobiscum* "If there be treachery, let there be jehad!"

August 22, 2000, 04:16 PM	#6
Coinneach Staff Alumnus Join Date: February 23, 1999 Location: Denver, CO Posts: 4,272	Try deleting your TFL cookie.

August 22, 2000, 04:18 PM	#7
Mal H Staff Join Date: March 20, 1999 Location: Somewhere in the woods of Northern Virginia Posts: 16,947	I'm pretty sure it's on your end, Jim. Sounds like your browser is auto-refreshing when you go back to the forums index page. Have you changed anything recently? Do you open the various forums in a new window, leaving the main page up in the background or do you go to a forum and then press "back" to return to the main page?

August 22, 2000, 05:00 PM	#8
Jim V Senior Member Join Date: January 31, 1999 Location: SE Michigan - USA Posts: 4,038	Since I don't know how to have two windows open at the same time. So I don't know computers that well, I use the "back button" to return to the main menu. I'll try the cookie thing too. I've changed nothing on this board, I have not added or removed any hardware on my computer nor have I added or deleted any programs from it. Oh well. ------------------ *Ne Conjuge Nobiscum* "If there be treachery, let there be jehad!" [This message has been edited by Jim V (edited August 22, 2000).]

August 22, 2000, 05:04 PM	#9
Jim V Senior Member Join Date: January 31, 1999 Location: SE Michigan - USA Posts: 4,038	Well, I've reset my cookies and I'll see what happens now. ------------------ *Ne Conjuge Nobiscum* "If there be treachery, let there be jehad!"

August 22, 2000, 05:05 PM	#10
Coinneach Staff Alumnus Join Date: February 23, 1999 Location: Denver, CO Posts: 4,272	As far as having two browser windows open, press Control-N (in either Netscape or Internet Exploiter). That will open another instance.

August 22, 2000, 06:17 PM	#11
Mal H Staff Join Date: March 20, 1999 Location: Somewhere in the woods of Northern Virginia Posts: 16,947	... or you can place the cursor over the forum/link and press the right mouse button instead of the left. A menu will popup at that point and you select "Open in a new window". Discovering how to use multiple windows is one of those "epiphanies" we hear so much about recently.

August 22, 2000, 10:18 PM	#12
weegee Senior Member Join Date: November 24, 1999 Posts: 195	I've been having exactly the same problem for a while now--thought I was alone! I tried deleting my cookies--no use. I did change some security settings lately; could that be a contributing factor? And how would I make my browser stop "auto-refreshing"? Thanks, and sorry for being a dumba$$... BTW, I don't open a new window for each forum, and I click on "back" to return to the forum list. But I always did it that way, and it worked fine until recently. [This message has been edited by weegee (edited August 22, 2000).]

August 23, 2000, 10:33 AM	#13
Rich Lucibella Staff Join Date: October 6, 1998 Location: South Florida Posts: 10,229	weegee- Unfortunately, I don't have a good answer. As these types of problems are so spotty, I doubt they are the result of a software glitch. More likely, it's a cookie corruption issue resulting from our server moves. 1) Close your browser. 2) Find your cookies file (in Netscape it's cookies.txt) and search for "thefiringline"....delete all references. 3) Reopen your browser and try again. Rich

August 23, 2000, 07:54 PM	#14
HankL Senior Member Join Date: March 11, 1999 Location: The Sunny South Posts: 2,174	I was just fixin to pose a question here along the same lines. I changed my ISP and bookmarked past the opening page. I changed my bookmark back to http://www.thefiringline.com/ and things seem to be fine again. I've had to hurl my cookies before but not this time!

September 2, 2000, 01:19 PM	#15
Ironbarr Senior Member Join Date: August 11, 2000 Location: Virginia Beach, VA Posts: 1,188	My, my - we sure do a lot of cookie twirling up here , and Coinneach - I really like the way you slide those """"accidental"""" mis-spellings in - Internet Exploiter indeed. Truly a gift.