Whoops - forums having a hissy fit

[bykimbo]

Time to put the kettle back on - keep getting user/password dialogue boxes. Who's broken it now? :D

[meebo1]

I have lost the pictures of the closing auctions on the left

[e_nviable]

Milk and 1 sugar in my tea please....... and go easy on the gremlins ! :D

:) e

[spaceman76]

Time to put the kettle back on - keep getting user/password dialogue boxes. Who's broken it now? :D

Yes looks like something has gone seriously wrong, I can't list, can't even log in :mad:

[clockmad]

Its going mental here :eek:

[bykimbo]

I'm going to have to use the really *big* pot this time! :D

[sparklybits]

well looks like im outa here i m having same problem managed to list another 8 before it went doo lally x

[DanTheMan3]

Glad you have put the big pot on cos I would like a cuppa to please.

Its stopped me from listing. Boo Hoo.

[morganjeans]

am i the only one with no probs

[spaceman76]

I'm going to have to use the really *big* pot this time! :D

I keep getting this message:

The server test.ebid.net at Restricted Area requires a username and password.
Warning: This server is requesting that your username and password be sent in an insecure manner (basic authentication without a secure connection).:mad::eek:

[e_nviable]

DON'T PANIC ! :eek:

*reaches for the chill pills emergency reserves* :cool:

:) e

[spiritcat]

hi everyone,
Whats happened:eek: seems like another cuppa is required at the table whilst this is sorted out!
Spiritcat xx

[e_nviable]

am i the only one with no probs


Shhhhhhhhhhh ........ no need to brag :p :D It'll probably come back to haunt you ! :eek:

:) e

[spaceman76]

Things seem to be O.K now :)

[GCTSpares]

I'm getting the password problem - just as I was about to list something. I get -
"The server at uk.test.ebid.net at Restriced Area requires a username and password" The message pop-up from my windows browser goes on to a warning about insecure sending manner etc.

Threw me off the site when I refused to enter the details then when I tried to enter the ebid address on the address bar it happened again. Restarted computer, same problem but this time it took me to my "about me page" and I got here from there - it is reassuring to know I'm not the only one with the problem but I was wondering if someone's being malicious....

Annoying when I'm trying to get some items up on a new shop I've just opened....I'm going to leave it for a while and try later, other (boring) things to do like cleaning. :mad:

[bykimbo]

<cautious optimism...> Hmmmm... looks like the tea might have worked. <breathes out>

[cepher0]

I keep getting this message:

The server test.ebid.net at Restricted Area requires a username and password.
Warning: This server is requesting that your username and password be sent in an insecure manner (basic authentication without a secure connection).:mad::eek:

Hi spaceman,

I got the same thing whilst trying to sign into my ebid...unfortunately i didn't notice it was a basic authentication without the security and so signed in...

Now i am wondering if i have made a big mistake and signed in to a rogue site somewhere, i can't even get back in to change my password now either...

Lets hope we get some clarification about this problem from Gazza or Mark, at least we will then know where we stand one way or another...

Hugs, A Very Worried Arline xxx

Ps, Please add me to the tea queue Kimbo, need a cuppa more than anything right now :) Hugs, Arline...

[ruth900]

oh please can I have a nice cuppa, I'm having real problems with ebid today too - driving me crazy! Keeps freezing my PC ... using some rather naughty words over here.

[cornishmaid1961]

Just to be different I didn't get the sign-in info' but got a page of database info' that I shouldn't be seeing according to my son! :eek:
Have sent the page to support.

My eBid page seems to be back to normal now.

[spaceman76]

Hi spaceman,

I got the same thing whilst trying to sign into my ebid...unfortunately i didn't notice it was a basic authentication without the security and so signed in...

Now i am wondering if i have made a big mistake and signed in to a rogue site somewhere, i can't even get back in to change my password now either...

Lets hope we get some clarification about this problem from Gazza or Mark, at least we will then know where we stand one way or another...

Hugs, A Very Worried Arline xxx

Ps, Please add me to the tea queue Kimbo, need a cuppa more than anything right now :) Hugs, Arline...

Hi Arline,

I didn't sign in to that box, as it said it would be sent in an insecure manner, managed to get rid of the box after many goes at it, then Iogged out but couldn't sign in again, then managed to get into the forums but then that went crazy, so logged out, then managed to go to the forums again and when I tried to post, it asked me to log in, when you do this you get http instead of https and the 's' meaning secure, and didn't think this was a problem as there is never the 's' on the end when you have to sign in to the forums, which to be quite honest is very strange and I wish Gazza would change this, unless it is just when I sign into the forums.:eek:

Best wishes and take care :)

[MagnetsAndHangers]

I gotta admit - am getting totally fed up with it.

Am certainly not pointing any of my feebay customers here until this is sorted out.

[spaceman76]

Just to be different I didn't get the sign-in info' but got a page of database info' that I shouldn't be seeing according to my son! :eek:
Have sent the page to support.

My eBid page seems to be back to normal now.

Hi there,

Got the same page too !:(

[bykimbo]

Here you go folks, help yourselves.

[ejean9]

dare i say..im not getting any problems ? yet !

[e_nviable]

Yeuk ! Wasn't till I got to the bottom that I realised you had left a bliddy tea bag in !!!


http://www.webstockpro.com/Thumbnails/Bilderlounge/013401BL.JPG

:D e

[bykimbo]

Yeuk ! Wasn't till I got to the bottom that I realised you had left a bliddy tea bag in !!!


http://www.webstockpro.com/Thumbnails/Bilderlounge/013401BL.JPG

:D e


LOL Actually, that can't have been one I made, I never leave the bag in - it's a pet hate. :D If somebody makes me a cuppa and puts the milk in before they take the bag out, I have to look away! Anyway, if I was making that much tea, I'd use loose leaves. So if you got a mouthful of leaves *then* you could blame me. :D

[ejean9]

can i have some tea ?

[bykimbo]

Yep, plenty left!

[ejean9]

fab..thanks Kimbo..are the problems sorted yet ?

[waterlily]

the entire site is going nuts on me! my computer just went haywire! site ok now, but still REALLLLYYYYYYYY SLLOOOOOOWWWWW....

[clockmad]

Well that was fun wasn't it. :rolleyes:
What on earth are they up to :eek:

[Gothicina]

Hi spaceman,

I got the same thing whilst trying to sign into my ebid...unfortunately i didn't notice it was a basic authentication without the security and so signed in...

Now i am wondering if i have made a big mistake and signed in to a rogue site somewhere, i can't even get back in to change my password now either...

Lets hope we get some clarification about this problem from Gazza or Mark, at least we will then know where we stand one way or another...

Hugs, A Very Worried Arline xxx

Ps, Please add me to the tea queue Kimbo, need a cuppa more than anything right now :) Hugs, Arline...

It shouldn't be a problem Arline, tho I suggest you email support if you're worried.
According to Netcraft test.ebid.net IS owned by eBid.
http://uptime.netcraft.com/up/graph?site=test.ebid.net (http://uptime.netcraft.com/up/graph?site=test.ebid.net)+

Alexa have it listed too.



four.ebid.net - 20%
helpdesk.ebid.net - 19%
nine.ebid.net - 16%
ten.ebid.net - 13%
three.ebid.net - 13%
one.ebid.net - 7%
uk.ebid.net - 5%
ebid.net - 3%
us.ebid.net - 2%
test.ebid.net - 1%
secure.ebid.net - 1%

The guys have to have somewhere to test things before they add them to the site, for some reason, people were being sent to the test site instead of the main one.

(Who forgot to flick the switch :D)

http://uptime.netcraft.com/up/graph?site=www.ebid.net

Ooops sorry just noticed you said uk.test.ebid.net
that one's not on Alexa but is on netcraft & owned by eBid
http://uptime.netcraft.com/up/graph?site=uk.test.ebid.net

[ruth900]

phew - that was not nice!!
Seems OK now, but hope it hasn't stopped anyone from bidding on the one and only item that is selling in my shop........
After being down for hours yesterday and these problems today I'm wondering just how stable ebid is. Does this sort of thing happen often?

ah well, time to start listing again

[bykimbo]

phew - that was not nice!!
Seems OK now, but hope it hasn't stopped anyone from bidding on the one and only item that is selling in my shop........
After being down for hours yesterday and these problems today I'm wondering just how stable ebid is. Does this sort of thing happen often?

ah well, time to start listing again

I'd say not *very* often, but still *too* often. I can live with the planned outages, because of the scale of the operation. And I don't mind having a bit of fun with cups of tea being offered around to lighten the mood... but the reality is that planned upgrades should *not* causes further outages and problems and if they do, they ain't bally well planned *enough*.

The notice that goes up to say something's being changed is very helpful, but it should not be making us think: 1. I wonder how much longer it will really take, and 2. I wonder what they'll break this time.

I still love it here, and I'll put up with its little faults for the benefits that out-weigh them, but it would be lovely to see these things weeded out, and to be able to recommend it to friends without the current proviso of "it's a little flaky, but..." that I have to apply! :)

[sparklybits]

my listings are all stuck again i will try later x mandy

[clockmad]

Well I just had a customer call to collect his clock I had been working on.
I was trying to show him ebid, when all hell broke loose :(
Needless to say, he said.........
"I think Ill stick with eb*y if you don't mind"
Made me look a right pillock :mad:

[ruth900]

Hi Kimbo, mmm, bit worrying that, don't like the idea that my customers will find I'm moving to an unstable site. Mind you, the number of customers on evilbay has sunk to an all time low - too much cheap chinese jewellery being listed, frequently with ridiculous p&p, but still gets placed way above mine in searches.
Seems odd that the site has been going for 9 years and yet they still have these sort of problems - doesn't give me much confidence .. still, onwards and upwards as they say (but what on earth does it mean!)

[redmerlin777]

am i the only one with no probs


Nope:D

We must be doing sommat right:D

[cepher0]

It shouldn't be a problem Arline, tho I suggest you email support if you're worried.
According to Netcraft test.ebid.net IS owned by eBid.
http://uptime.netcraft.com/up/graph?site=test.ebid.net (http://uptime.netcraft.com/up/graph?site=test.ebid.net)+

Alexa have it listed too.


The guys have to have somewhere to test things before they add them to the site, for some reason, people were being sent to the test site instead of the main one.

(Who forgot to flick the switch :D)

http://uptime.netcraft.com/up/graph?site=www.ebid.net

Ooops sorry just noticed you said uk.test.ebid.net
that one's not on Alexa but is on netcraft & owned by eBid
http://uptime.netcraft.com/up/graph?site=uk.test.ebid.net


Hi Gothicina,

Thanks for the reply...

It looks like the lads are sorting out Linux for the site...

I did manage to get back in and have changed my password so i'm a happy bunny now :D

Take care,

Hugs, Arline xxx

[cepher0]

Here you go folks, help yourselves.

Many thanks Kimbo, those cuppa's went down well, You're a 'STAR' ;)

Big Hugs, Arline xxx

[FairMaiden]

Hi Kimbo, mmm, bit worrying that, don't like the idea that my customers will find I'm moving to an unstable site. Mind you, the number of customers on evilbay has sunk to an all time low - too much cheap chinese jewellery being listed, frequently with ridiculous p&p, but still gets placed way above mine in searches.
Seems odd that the site has been going for 9 years and yet they still have these sort of problems - doesn't give me much confidence .. still, onwards and upwards as they say (but what on earth does it mean!)


RUTH !!!!!!!!

Dont let this put you off !!!!!!! Its great here and the positives sides far outway this one thing:):):)

[RATLINTOEZ]

I suppose Champagne is out of the question? I've just returned from hospital to find 4 Sales awaiting me!
Good job Dr wasn't standing behind me i don't think he would have been to happy with my celebrations!


Ian.

[FairMaiden]

I suppose Champagne is out of the question? I've just returned from hospital to find 4 Sales awaiting me!
Good job Dr wasn't standing behind me i don't think he would have been to happy with my celebrations!


Ian.

Way to go - Congratulations.....................pop.......:)

[DanTheMan3]

I suppose Champagne is out of the question? I've just returned from hospital to find 4 Sales awaiting me!
Good job Dr wasn't standing behind me i don't think he would have been to happy with my celebrations!


Ian.


Congrats.
Do not let it go to your head. :D

[ruth900]

oh no, I'm not giving up - just having a little wobble. With all the new sellers/listings etc I'm sure ebid are having to do some techie type housekeeping.

and Ian - well done, hospital ugh, sales ..... brilliant!!