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[Chicago Astronomer - Astro Joe]

The Chicago Astronomer Hiccupped!...

The notice that my server, number 23, that the forum resides on has been on it's way for a couple of weeks. It was early yesterday morning that they finally forced upon all subscribers the new and improved version...#4. With all it's promises, I had expected a smooth transition, but to my horror...when I logged in, it was all changed and screwed up!

First I had to re-log in with an activation code that was sent to my email, then all my images were lost. The topper was that I was not even able to access anything on the forum! I was near hyperventilation upon realizing that all the content from the past year might be gone...vanished into the vacuum of space!...

Support from the host was of little help, but a couple of techs did send me in the right direction. So deciphering code and re-inputing UBBC code into the boards, I finally started to make some headway, as my images started to re-appear...and with them, access to board content. Whew!...

Hours pass as I tackled each board, beating it into submission and demonstrating my superiority. Some are still fighting back and refuse to cooperate, but like they say, "Resistance is Futile!"

Thanks to all who sent me emergency emails and Pm's, worried on what the hell happened. It encouraged me to beat this problem quickly and get it running back to normal.

The new feature since the upgrade from Pro boards have good potential, and I encourage all to explore and have fun with them. I like the option to change the number of most recent posts from 10 prior to whatever you want now. There is a spell checker for you and the last subject from each poster is also listed. There is an option to rank each member. I'm exploring that one, but let's all take advantage of the new features and have fun.

Everything isn't smoothed out yet, as there are some rough edges still. When you encounter a problem or need assistance, please let me know, and I'll work on it to make your experience here as pleasent and comfortable as I can.

Thanks for you participation and patience!

[Al Degutis]

Joe,

Good job getting things back in order and working again! Working in the computer industry, I know how frustrating a software upgrade can be. I'm still troubleshooting issues from two corporate-wide software upgrades that we did in March!

Thanks and keep up the great work!

[stargazer]

When I checked the boards I was a little upset that I couldnt post about the star party tonight. I try to give aleast 24 hours notice but couldnt yesterday. So tonight at 9:30 at 1111 Schaumberg Rd in Schaumberg is a Heavens watch. Hope you can make it.

Becky

[BigTenInch]

I saved my PW so I wouldn't have to log on all the time, then forgot it. To top it off, this software can't email to my AOL account. I'm back in now though. Thanks for the help Joe.

[Chicago Astronomer - Astro Joe]

Boy, am I glad all is working and functional!

I have read on the support board that AOL considers communication from Proboards forums as spam and blocks it. Yet another reason to avoid AOL.

I was getting nervous when a day passed and still not making any progress. I know as each hour passed new visitors would arrive and see nothing but gobblegook and go away puzzled. I was like Charlton Heston as he pounded the sand in "Planet of the Apes".

Then one board responded to my massaging, then another and yet another. It's amazing the effect electrons can have on a person.

Glad to have helped everybody out who had difficulty...no extra charge!

[Maddad]

Glad to see the board back up, Joe. I didn't have any anxiety over it. Knew right away that you were in the middle of an upgrade, so I just checked back every few hours until that stupid proboard spash screen went away. Then I saw the HTML code in place of links, so I figured you were still working on it. Today it's back up, so I'm looking back through the last several days to figure out what I should have read when I could't any more.

About that hyperventilation. Could you use a good shot of brandy?

[Chicago Astronomer - Astro Joe]

Hmmmm, Brandy and a short cigar.

Dave, you and me well get along just fine...