Server too busy & Error message

Dauphin · September 11, 2001, 15:53

1) Is this due to the incident and the furious pace of post in the OT? Or is it indicative of another problem?

2) Also every time I post I get

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Error

Runtime error has occured.
Do you wish to debug?

Line: 10
Error: Object expected.

What do I need to download for IE to resolve this problem?

MarkG · September 11, 2001, 15:56

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Originally posted by Big Crunch
1) Is this due to the incident and the furious pace of post in the OT? Or is it indicative of another problem?

it's due to the increased traffic. we broke our concurrent users record about 20 minutes ago. if you get it, wait a few seconds and reload. if you have many windows with apolyton open, dont reload them all together

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2) Also every time I post I get

i'll look into it

MarkG · September 11, 2001, 16:01

i dont seem to able to get the error

you can try going to
tools -> internet options -> advanced and checking the "disable script debuging" option

Gramphos · September 11, 2001, 16:05

#2 does not exist in the light style. I posted about it before, but I first experienced it while rating, so I posted it as an error while rating threads or something similar to that.

MarkG · September 11, 2001, 16:08

i'm using the default style now and dont get the error

Dauphin · September 11, 2001, 16:08

I thought it might have been a new feature of the site that my old browser didn't like. Turns out just to be classic M$.

Is it a script error then? Or just a feature that my browser can't "comprehend"?

MarkG · September 11, 2001, 16:10

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Originally posted by Big Crunch
Is it a script error then? Or just a feature that my browser can't "comprehend"?

it sounds like a javascript error, but i dont get it....

i have ie5...

Gramphos · September 11, 2001, 16:13

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Originally posted by MarkG
i'm using the default style now and dont get the error

It is because you are curing the symptom, not the problem (not showing script errors.) And it is the wrong font in that page in Default too. Light uses the same as the rest of the forum, but Default uses Times New Roman (or look alike)

Gramphos · September 11, 2001, 16:18

It is the [COLOR={qcolor}]onLoad="show_loading_time()"[/COLOR] function that is being called in the body tag, but not exist in the page.

MarkG · September 11, 2001, 16:21

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Originally posted by Gramphos
It is the onLoad="show_loading_time()" function that is being called in the body tag, but not exist in the page.

if the function doesnt exist, how is it possible to be working (7.9secs to load this page)?

Gramphos · September 11, 2001, 16:23

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Originally posted by MarkG
if the function doesnt exist, how is it possible to be working (7.9secs to load this page)?

It does not exist on the page that redirects you to your post. And it is in that page the error is.

MarkG · September 11, 2001, 16:32

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Originally posted by Gramphos
It does not exist on the page that redirects you to your post. And it is in that page the error is.

ah, didnt see it. i thought you mean that it was in all pages

OneFootInTheGrave · September 11, 2001, 19:43

Just to say that Poly has been fast for me recently, and even tonight with so many people one it was birlliant.

I only got that server busy message once.

It is excellent that you ahve sorted those server problems

TCO · September 11, 2001, 22:45

Could we get a debrief on what was done to the servers? obviously more than just the RAM...since the problem persisted after the RAM was added but now seems to be pretty much fixed.

MarkG · September 12, 2001, 01:18

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Originally posted by GP
Could we get a debrief on what was done to the servers?

magic

the ceremony included sacrificing several ctp2 boxes in the name of Sid....

TCO · September 12, 2001, 03:50

Sounds like you aren't getting any more bribes from Activision...

Oh well...I'll have to stalk you at the Admin sites to find out the answer to my question...

MarkG · September 12, 2001, 04:52

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Originally posted by GP
Sounds like you aren't getting any more bribes from Activision...

yeah the contract with activision ended, and sid is having us do all kinds of weird things before signing the extension of the old contract we did back in the smac days....

TCO · September 12, 2001, 05:30

Can you get Dan to lighten up? I think you handle me better than he does.

I've been trying to work my magic on him...but he still resists my sneaky funposts...

Oh...BTW, I've been researching/stalking you. Some interesting stuff...

Gramphos · September 12, 2001, 10:30

Mark, you fixed it.

Still some questions: Why did you add that scrip? Couldn't you just only add an empty function?
Can you add the styles that fix the fonts and/or the basefont-tag to get it look as the rest of the forum. The light redirection page look better then the default

MarkG · September 12, 2001, 10:36

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Originally posted by Gramphos
Still some questions: Why did you add that scrip? Couldn't you just only add an empty function?

at that time, that seemed the sollution that would most possibly solve the problem

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Can you add the styles that fix the fonts and/or the basefont-tag to get it look as the rest of the forum. The light redirection page look better then the default

actually, i'm going to be changing that page on the light style. there's no reason for a redirection page to look nice and it saves bandwidth....

Gramphos · September 12, 2001, 10:43

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Originally posted by MarkG
actually, i'm going to be changing that page on the light style. there's no reason for a redirection page to look nice and it saves bandwidth....

Noooooooo!
Just a leave the BASEFONT TAG.

N35t0r · September 12, 2001, 16:21

i just got this when trying to access a thread...

In the SMAC forum, with very few replies and views.

Gramphos · September 12, 2001, 16:26

It has nothing to do with what thread you try to view, it has to do with the number of pages that may be generated by the server at the same time. (I think it is limited to 150, but only MarkG (and possible DanQ) know if I'm right).

MarkG · September 12, 2001, 16:49

the server busy messages comes up when the load of the server is too high. this is not directly associated with the number of people on the forums(obviously it also has to do with how many requests to the server each user does, and it also has to do with all the other gamestats affiliate site that are on the server)