New forum software... - Page 5

Xyzzy · 2004-02-12, 14:13

If we get hit by a lot of search engines the software will limit the users to keep the forum from crashing... During the M40 deal we enabled the search engine blocker (robots.txt) so we could let the max number of real users online at a time, but now that things have slowed down we're letting the search engines back in for a while so they can index the entire site...

We've only had 2 database server crashes since the new software was installed...

nfortino · 2004-02-12, 14:39

I don't know if this is a function of the new forum software, but &Pi and &Sigma no longer output Pi and Sigma symbols as they used to.

Xyzzy · 2004-02-12, 15:04

Until I can figure out how to program them in, you will need to use the decimal form:

http://www.redbrick.dcu.ie/help/refe...haracters.html

Let's see if this works:

π
σ

markhl · 2004-02-15, 19:31

Quote:

Originally Posted by PrimeCruncher

Gotta wipe your Temporary Internet Files and cookies, then restart IE.

I guess I only have to wipe mersenneforum.org cookies?

PrimeCruncher · 2004-02-15, 21:39

No, gotta wipe EVERYTHING. I don't know why, but just wiping MersenneForum doesn't work.

gowen72 · 2004-02-15, 23:14

Wipping www.mersenneforum.org AND mersenneforum.org worked for me.

wblipp · 2004-02-16, 18:07

Has the Mersenne Forum site been hacked by Team Prime Rib? The favicon for the site now says "Tpr", with the "p" cleverly duplicating as the exponent in 2^p-1.

William

Xyzzy · 2004-02-17, 04:55

Quote:

Originally Posted by wblipp

Has the Mersenne Forum site been hacked by Team Prime Rib? The favicon for the site now says "Tpr", with the "p" cleverly duplicating as the exponent in 2^p-1.

Oops, it is fixed now...

robreid · 2004-02-18, 00:51

I was away when the migration to this new system happened so I may have missed some of the initial problems but so far it seems pretty cool.

I'm still going through the new features but have not spotted any problems yet.

Just one wee reminder for when you get the templates sorted out, a link to www.mersenne.org somewhere.

richs · 2004-02-19, 23:43

I have experienced the server being busy quite often. When I close the browser after receiving that message multiple times, the server marks all my unread forums as read which is quite annoying. Any way to prevent that from happening?

sdbardwick · 2004-02-20, 00:17

A silly, low priority feature request stemming from chronic laziness:
Could we put a link to the current forum at the end of the current thread like this:
« Prev Thread | LOUNGE | Next Thread »

I know I could use the Forum Jump thingie but that often requires a bit of scrolling, and like I said, I'm lazy.

2004-02-12, 14:39	#46
nfortino Nov 2003 3·5·11 Posts	I don't know if this is a function of the new forum software, but &Pi and &Sigma no longer output Pi and Sigma symbols as they used to. Last fiddled with by nfortino on 2004-02-12 at 14:40

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2004-02-12, 14:13	#45
Xyzzy Aug 2002 20722₈ Posts	If we get hit by a lot of search engines the software will limit the users to keep the forum from crashing... During the M40 deal we enabled the search engine blocker (robots.txt) so we could let the max number of real users online at a time, but now that things have slowed down we're letting the search engines back in for a while so they can index the entire site... We've only had 2 database server crashes since the new software was installed...

2004-02-12, 15:04	#47
Xyzzy Aug 2002 2·3²·13·37 Posts	Until I can figure out how to program them in, you will need to use the decimal form: http://www.redbrick.dcu.ie/help/refe...haracters.html Let's see if this works: π σ

2004-02-15, 21:39	#49
PrimeCruncher Sep 2003 Borg HQ, Delta Quadrant 2·3³·13 Posts	No, gotta wipe EVERYTHING. I don't know why, but just wiping MersenneForum doesn't work.

2004-02-15, 23:14	#50
gowen72 Aug 2002 7² Posts	Wipping www.mersenneforum.org AND mersenneforum.org worked for me.

2004-02-16, 18:07	#51
wblipp "William" May 2003 Near Grandkid 5³·19 Posts	Has the Mersenne Forum site been hacked by Team Prime Rib? The favicon for the site now says "Tpr", with the "p" cleverly duplicating as the exponent in 2^p-1. William

2004-02-18, 00:51	#53
robreid Aug 2002 New Zealand 37₈ Posts	I was away when the migration to this new system happened so I may have missed some of the initial problems but so far it seems pretty cool. I'm still going through the new features but have not spotted any problems yet. Just one wee reminder for when you get the templates sorted out, a link to www.mersenne.org somewhere.

2004-02-19, 23:43	#54
richs "Rich" Aug 2002 Benicia, California 2·859 Posts	I have experienced the server being busy quite often. When I close the browser after receiving that message multiple times, the server marks all my unread forums as read which is quite annoying. Any way to prevent that from happening?

2004-02-20, 00:17	#55
sdbardwick Aug 2002 North San Diego Coun 821 Posts	A silly, low priority feature request stemming from chronic laziness: Could we put a link to the current forum at the end of the current thread like this: « Prev Thread \| LOUNGE \| Next Thread » I know I could use the Forum Jump thingie but that often requires a bit of scrolling, and like I said, I'm lazy.