Who's in charge of MajorGeeks automailer program?

Discussion in 'The Lounge' started by prometheos, Nov 8, 2006.

  1. prometheos

    prometheos Staff Sergeant

    The MajorGeeks automailer is still using the old forum address as in:
    http://[B]forum[/B].majorgeeks.com/showthread.php?t=93435&goto=newpost
    I think it should be changed to:
    http://[B]forums[/B].majorgeeks.com/showthread.php?t=93435&goto=newpost
    so that I can just click the link in my email and arrive in a timely manner at the reply. Anybody?:)
    .
     
  2. N5638J

    N5638J Guest

    hmm i dont mean to hijack your thread but this has to be asked too ;) i was wondering about this when i view threads or the main forums page or the sub-forums this is what i see
    is this how it is suppose to be?
     
  3. Lev

    Lev MajorGeek

    I have a feeling there is a heck of a lot of work going on (more than usual) behind the scenes right now. Bear with the owners and Admin through these modifications :)
     
  4. prometheos

    prometheos Staff Sergeant

    That is the MG address alright and will get you to the correct thread and post. My issue, is with the subscriber automailer script/program that issues notification via the users home email address. It's obviously just an oversight, because a server move is non-trivial and all hands were probably busy at the time. Once one of the MajorGeek major geeks gets wind of this, it will be fixed quickly. Until it is fixed you'll get this message when you click the link in your email:

    By now, everyone knows that flushing the DNS cache won't fix a mis-addressed link. :)
    .
     
    Last edited: Nov 8, 2006
  5. Major Attitude

    Major Attitude Co-Owner MajorGeeks.Com Staff Member

    Boards moved. Once all DNS change over, usually from your ISP, it will work. Till then, bummer :(
     
  6. prometheos

    prometheos Staff Sergeant

    Thanks Major Attitude. :) Knowing how my ISP operates -- that could be quite some time.

    MY EMAIL NOTIFICATION:
    My solution was to insert an "s" after "http://forum" and voila => presto chango ******** correct link. :D
     
  7. ItsWendy

    ItsWendy MajorGeek

    Why the server changeover?
     
  8. Major Attitude

    Major Attitude Co-Owner MajorGeeks.Com Staff Member

    We have many servers at one place, their support went down, so when our page went down recently over a fairly simple thing and support took that long, we decided it was time to leave. We are moving others, just the forums will be less "seamless".
     
  9. Corporal Punishment

    Corporal Punishment Head of Software Shenanigans Staff Member

    Quad 2 Ghz Opterons. That's why :)


    The other problem should be corrected when all the dns changes take place, but I'll dig through the tempates to see if I can locate that one.
     
  10. dromano

    dromano Staff Sergeant

  11. DavidGP

    DavidGP MajorGeeks Forum Administrator - Grand Pooh-Bah Staff Member

    Re: Click The Link Below To Respond.

    Please see the above posts from MA and CP on this issue.
     
  12. abri

    abri MajorGeek

    Re: Click The Link Below To Respond.

    I admit confusion. I followed the link you posted and it took me to the main page. But getting to the main page is not the topic of this thread, rather the topic is the e-mail notifications, what one can do about those not working. If you want to get to the main page, you just put majorgeeks into google and click in through the forums listing, about the third one down.

    I looked at whether my e-mails are going to forum or forums. That change has already been made. It just isn't working where I am.

    My sympathy to the guys behind the scenes. Fortunately, you're dealing with a lot which is here because it likes to fix things. And people who like to fix things are generally patient people. :)
    abri
     
  13. abri

    abri MajorGeek

    Hey! A postscript!
    I hit the link and it worked! :) :) :)
    Congrats to the changers!
    abri
     

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