Posting this on behalf of Finnerty...

Hellfire

Finnerty posted this on my thread and asked me to start one on his/her behalf:

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Sorry for hijacking this thread!!

Since this morning i have been unable to look at my private messages or post a new thread on the MSE forums, hense having to hi-jack someone elses post to reply to as this function is still working

when i attempt to read my unread messages i recieve this long error page with a pop up saying the web page i'm viewing is trying to close click yes or no

a sample of the error text:
Quote:
array( 'pm_editfolders', 'pm_editfolderbit', ), 'emptyfolder' => array( 'pm_emptyfolder' ), 'showpm' => array( 'pm_showpm', 'postbit', 'postbit_onlinestatus', 'postbit_reputation', 'bbcode_code', 'bbcode_html', 'bbcode_php', 'bbcode_quote', 'im_aim', 'im_icq', 'im_msn', 'im_yahoo', 'im_skype', ), 'newpm' => array( 'pm_newpm', ), 'managepm' => array( 'pm_movepm', ), 'trackpm' => array( 'pm_trackpm', 'pm_receipts', 'pm_receiptsbit', ), 'messagelist' => array( 'pm_messagelist', 'pm_messagelist_periodgroup', 'pm_messagelistbit', 'pm_messagelistbit_user', 'pm_messagelistbit_ignore', ) ); $actiontemplates =& $actiontemplates; // ################## SETUP PROPER NO DO TEMPLATES ####################### if (empty($_REQUEST)) !! $temppmid = ($temppmid = intval($_REQUEST)) < 0 ? 0 : $temppmid; if ($temppmid > 0) !! $actiontemplates =& $actiontemplates; } else !! $actiontemplates =& $actiontemplates; } } // ######################### REQUIRE BACK-END ############################ require_once('./global.html'); require_once(DIR . '/includes/functions_user.html'); require_once(DIR . '/includes/functions_misc.html'); // ################################################## ##################### // ######################## START MAIN SCRIPT ############################ // ################################################## ##################### // ###################### Start pm code parse ####################### function parse_pm_bbcode($bbcode, $smilies = true) !! global $vbulletin; require_once(DIR . '/includes/class_bbcode.html'); $bbcode_parser =& new vB_BbCodeParser($vbulletin, fetch_tag_list()); return $bbcode_parser->parse($bbcode, 'privatemessage', $smilies); } // ###################### Start pm update counters ####################### // update the pm counters for $vbulletin->userinfo .......


this continues for about another 500 lines i experience a similar error page when trying to post a newthread

could you please tell me how to fix this problem

many thanks

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Dark_Forces

Seems Finnerty is seeing the code for the software that is running this forum. It could be a bug and only he could be affected or there is a problem with one of the scripts on his browser not being able to render the page properly.

finnerty

Dark_Forces wrote:

Seems Finnerty is seeing the code for the software that is running this forum. It could be a bug and only he could be affected or there is a problem with one of the scripts on his browser not being able to render the page properly.

hi

is there anything i could do to check if it is a bug or to fix the problem,

also I use an aol browser but for the past few days i've had a pop up appearing ramdomly titled windows explorer saying if i want to remain logged on to click the pop up before <ramdom time> could that also be to do with this fault...the problem with this forum has only been since this morning

i'm female bytheway :-)

Dark_Forces

Apologies finnerty, I did not mean to be rude. Sorry I called you a 'he'. Although I am unfamiliar with the AOL browser, this pop up that keeps appearing, does it always appear when you log into aol or is this recently?

If it is recently, then your PC might be infected with spyware or malware and might be sending requests to this forum. If it is recent go to https://www.download.com and download SPYBOT - Search and Destroy and run a scan. Also run a antivirus scan just to be safe.

finnerty

Dark_Forces wrote:

Apologies finnerty, I did not mean to be rude. Sorry I called you a 'he'. Although I am unfamiliar with the AOL browser, this pop up that keeps appearing, does it always appear when you log into aol or is this recently?

If it is recently, then your PC might be infected with spyware or malware and might be sending requests to this forum. If it is recent go to https://www.download.com and download SPYBOT - Search and Destroy and run a scan. Also run a antivirus scan just to be safe.

This isn't the usual ao-hell behaviour the pop up has been appering for around three days but the problem with this forum only around 12 hours, so they maynot be connected
I have recently done a mojor clean up on my comp due to an aol problem http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.html?t=210658
and as it takes a while to run all these clean up programs i will leave it for tonight and start a fresh in the morning

thanks for your help

No need to apologise I'm always being refered to as a he on here and it's my own fault I should have chose a feminine sounding screeniei will continue all my posts in pink to avoid any more misunderstandings :-)

Dark_Forces

Not a problem, hopefully others may also try and help. I am off to bed. Goodnight.If you need more help you can always PM me.

finnerty

Dark_Forces wrote:

.If you need more help you can always PM me.

:beer: i would pm you but and this is only a small but...the pm's are broken :rotfl:

nite nite

I will face this problem again in the morning

Dark_Forces

OOPS I forgot. Night!

Kazonline

Finnerty - you are not alone!

I can't open a new thread on the Tech forum - however seem able to do so on the OS forum.

Also when I try to connect to the site via my usual route (I think it's the MSE homepage)it is trying to download a file to my pc and luckily windows safety thingy is asking my permission first.

This also happens if I try to go to the forums homepage using the chat forums 'button'. (I managed to get here by logging into OS and selecting the chat forums from the 'path' list given - the one that currently shows 'chat forums ----> Home, work & play

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> Techie stuff.)

My problem started around 5pm yesterday afternoon. Since then I have run both a spyware check and virus scan, but so far nothing, I will try again later.

I know that Freyaluck also was experiencing problems yesterday morning, but these appeared to be of a different nature.

I also use AOL - perhaps somehow it's only affecting those of us on AOL.

Fingers crossed it will be resolved soon!
Kaz x

finnerty

I have just checked out my internet explorer browser and i can gain access to private messages and the post new thread option through them..... So it looks like it is a glitch in the aol software :mad: ..... i will have a word with the idiots in live help maybe they've had so many quearies about this and similar problems that one of them may know what is going on for a change.... it is a long shot tho :rolleyes:

fguk

I have the same thing since yesterday. I do not use aol, and use IE6