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    From DianeE@21:1/5 to All on Thu Apr 17 07:45:18 2025
    We can't get in to NovaBBS since last night. It says ERROR, try again
    in a few minutes, but few turns to many and we can't get in. Can you
    help? Thanks!

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  • From Roger@21:1/5 to DianeE on Fri Apr 18 13:37:57 2025
    On Thu, 17 Apr 2025 11:45:18 +0000, DianeE wrote:

    We can't get in to NovaBBS since last night. It says ERROR, try again
    in a few minutes, but few turns to many and we can't get in. Can you
    help? Thanks!

    I get exactly the same thing over here too---saying to try again "in a
    few Minutes" (that then last for HOURS!!)

    Time to move sites again if it stays like this?

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  • From Jim Colegrove@21:1/5 to All on Fri Apr 18 09:16:14 2025
    On Fri, 18 Apr 2025 13:37:57 +0000, mariabus@blueyonder.co.uk (Roger)
    wrote:

    On Thu, 17 Apr 2025 11:45:18 +0000, DianeE wrote:

    We can't get in to NovaBBS since last night. It says ERROR, try again
    in a few minutes, but few turns to many and we can't get in. Can you
    help? Thanks!

    I get exactly the same thing over here too---saying to try again "in a
    few Minutes" (that then last for HOURS!!)

    Time to move sites again if it stays like this?


    The real problem with thia BBS is that there is no support connection
    to it on the site. Free is only good as long as it is working.

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  • From DianeE@21:1/5 to Jim Colegrove on Sat Apr 19 00:55:39 2025
    On Fri, 18 Apr 2025 14:16:14 +0000, Jim Colegrove wrote:


    The real problem with thia BBS is that there is no support connection
    to it on the site. Free is only good as long as it is working.
    -----------
    I just discovered that there's a link that says "bugs" in the upper
    right-hand corner. If you click that link it takes you to a page where
    people report problems with the site and sometimes RETRO GUY responds.
    Take a look.

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  • From Jim Colegrove@21:1/5 to DianeE on Sat Apr 19 08:50:49 2025
    On Sat, 19 Apr 2025 00:55:39 +0000, DianeE271@aol.com (DianeE) wrote:

    On Fri, 18 Apr 2025 14:16:14 +0000, Jim Colegrove wrote:


    The real problem with thia BBS is that there is no support connection
    to it on the site. Free is only good as long as it is working.
    -----------
    I just discovered that there's a link that says "bugs" in the upper >right-hand corner. If you click that link it takes you to a page where >people report problems with the site and sometimes RETRO GUY responds.
    Take a look.

    Right. And it still throws you the same error message.
    So, no support.
    BTW. I don't use it. I have used Agent for years now.

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  • From DianeE@21:1/5 to Jim Colegrove on Sat Apr 19 11:55:50 2025
    On 4/19/2025 9:50 AM, Jim Colegrove wrote:
    On Sat, 19 Apr 2025 00:55:39 +0000, DianeE271@aol.com (DianeE) wrote:

    On Fri, 18 Apr 2025 14:16:14 +0000, Jim Colegrove wrote:


    The real problem with thia BBS is that there is no support connection
    to it on the site. Free is only good as long as it is working.
    -----------
    I just discovered that there's a link that says "bugs" in the upper
    right-hand corner. If you click that link it takes you to a page where
    people report problems with the site and sometimes RETRO GUY responds.
    Take a look.

    Right. And it still throws you the same error message.
    So, no support.
    BTW. I don't use it. I have used Agent for years now.

    ----------
    And I use Thunderbird, but I was trying to be helpful!

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  • From RWC@21:1/5 to DianeE on Sat Apr 19 14:21:54 2025
    On Sat, 19 Apr 2025 00:55:39 +0000, DianeE271@aol.com (DianeE) wrote:

    On Fri, 18 Apr 2025 14:16:14 +0000, Jim Colegrove wrote:


    The real problem with thia BBS is that there is no support connection
    to it on the site. Free is only good as long as it is working.
    -----------
    I just discovered that there's a link that says "bugs" in the upper >right-hand corner. If you click that link it takes you to a page where >people report problems with the site and sometimes RETRO GUY responds.
    Take a look.

    "bugs" it seems, says little about the recent outage problem

    before your message was posted I had discovered that the problem was
    due to the server being configured such that it was *over sensitive*
    to DOS-*like* attacks; Retro Guy solved the problem by reducing this sensitivity

    I've used the excellent Agent for two decades or more, I was just
    curious about the problem NovaBBS was having

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