Server Issues, Etc

[MitchC]

I have Yahoo, and was getting emails there, but changed it. I dont know if I want to change my email now. I dont want to get locked out of the forums.

Mitch

[Widget]

you should not get locked out of the forums when you change your email information in the user control panel. Make sure to check your options are set to receive email also. Make sure you have your email junk mail settings to allow the forum to send you email, you may have it blocked by accident too. Good Luck, if you have any problems logging in after you change your email address please let me know.

[MitchC]

Thank you for the advice, Widget. Actually, since my last post on this topic, I did change my e-mail address for the forum back to my Yahoo account, and I am now receiving my notifications. I appreciate your feedback, and I will contact you if I have any problems in the future.

Mitch

[GreyJack]

Hi Torq and others,

I have a question. Are we allowed to upload short videos to the site? I sometimes do "music videos" of a BDSM nature and wondered if it's posssible to upload to the website to share. I have one called Shibari Fantasy that runs about 11, 000 KBs in the .wmv format. Let me know. Thanks!!

best
GreyJack

[Torq]

Aking please do not,, it has a tendency to leave behind to much garbage as folks link and take down links of that nature.

Thank you for understanding
Be Well
T

[GreyJack]

Okay. Thanks for the heads up.

best
GreyJack

[_ID_]

What about adding them to the message, the same way we add pictures?

[gagged_Louise]

I don't think you can do that here with videos, I tried uploading an mp3 file but it doesn't work - have to load it on an external free service (fileden.com, zshare.net, rapidshare.com) and then post a link.

[Faibhar]

Hate to contradict Torq, but the password issue is and continues to plague! As of just this last five minutes ago.

Why is it then, that all other sites seem to retain passwords, using I.E. or Firefox or whatever, yet this site continues ad naseum with pointed prompts scolding one for "forgetting" their passwords?

At least today, the automated message response did work as if to prove there must be a Silver Lining to even getting passwords straight here.

[Torq]

A I stated before the password issue is resolved,!!!!!!!!

The problem that WAS happening here was the settings were set to "request" the members to re-set/re-do a new password every 60 days ,, this WAS based on past guidelines of the Forums.

This issue as I stated WAS completely removed and no longer exists!!!!!!!!!!!

The issue of the "site" retaining your password is NOT the issue you refer to the site DOES indeed remember it,, if YOU!!!!!!!!! clear your browser and cookies then YES you MUST re-log in ,, as do I everytime I clear mine. This is NOT a problem with the site its just the way it is PERIOD !!!!!!!!!!!!

NOTHING more can or will be "fixe" in reference to pasword issue!!

Be Well

T

[Torq]

A I stated before the password issue is resolved,!!!!!!!!

The problem that WAS happening here was the settings were set to "request" the members to re-set/re-do a new password every 60 days ,, this WAS based on past guidelines of the Forums.

This issue as I stated WAS completely removed and no longer exists!!!!!!!!!!!

The issue of the "site" retaining your password is NOT the issue you refer to the site DOES indeed remember it,, if YOU!!!!!!!!! clear your browser and cookies then YES you MUST re-log in ,, as do I everytime I clear mine. This is NOT a problem with the site its just the way it is PERIOD !!!!!!!!!!!!

NOTHING more can or will be "fixe" in reference to pasword issue!!

Be Well

T

[Faibhar]

At the risk of offending anyone, especially an Administrator, (TorQ) and his own exclamatory punctuations aside, it is NOT my problem of forgetting passwords and the issue of passwords does present itself within a 60-day period as so described.

To his credit, I again say that the allowance of admittance has been resolved.


F.

[Torq]

The 60 day password "request" was a setting in the program and was completely deleted,, This was done back on 11/18/2007, since then ZERO issues !

IF there is an issue with passwords it is NOT this site or program, OW

Matter closed
Be Well
T

[Faibhar]

Assuming that the rather exhaustive punctuations by Torq also equal exasperations, my sympathies.

It remains frustrating, however, for those not forgetting their passwords, (and clearing their cookies), to continue to be denied access and reminded by automated messages that they are negligent, plus the entire cause for the disruption. To only be seconded by an Administrator.

Suffice to say, exasperations or no, the issue of log-ins does continue despite all good intent of Administrators and Members, an issue that deserves to be fully addressed without recriminations from either side.

[Torq]

The issue is closed

[Mr.J]

can i change my name on my profile or do i have to start another account

the **D** bit

[Torq]

Can change,, just send either Widget or myself a pm with your request

Simple

Be Well
T

[MasterKHL'Seviltwin]

hi, I was able to log in, but not access the chat area, I shut down, cleared my cookies, now I cant even log on to the site, it will not accept my password at all, hence my evil twin, who is having the same problem. when I log in I can access everything except chat, also still trying to reset my password...HELP.****please

[Torq]

M,KHL the reason is simple,,you re-registered with a new name and hadn't activaated the confirm e-mail,, all should work now,,

Be Well
T

[gagged_Louise]

Sometime ago I joined one of the sites (of the Kink.com family) that's got banners at the top of this page. The content is great, but the picture looked jumpy and "high-compressed" although the sound and the colour quality were very good, so I reckoned there had to be something about the codec (the format of the film). More than a year ago I'd been a member of hogtied.com (same group of sites) and I'd kept some videos I downloaded from there, and plainly their motion was much smooother than in these new ones, even though it was the same type of video - wmv - and the bitrate of data is higher in these recent vids.

This morning I happened to find the reason; noticed a small tag "in hd wmv" on the site. HD WMV is a new codec of course, an upgarade of standard wmv - the proprietary Microsoft Wiondows Media Player format. But I can't locate a plugin to playback this new quality in WM player (version 10). I'm sure some of the knowledgeable cyber people on this forum can help me with this, though!

[crazy_grrluk]

it seems that you will have to update to the new version of WMP which is 11. in there will automatically have the codecs you need.

[Warbaby1943]

I have WMP ver. 11 so there is a newer one out like cg says. Hopefully that will do the trick for you. Warning, I was told and have no real proof of this, some computers may balk at running WMP 11. So I'd really make sure I could roll back if necessary. Hopefully creating a restore point may facilitate in that quest. Good luck.

[crazy_grrluk]

just checked my version and it is 11... the latest one. I also run XP and not Vista and has worked perfectly fine with everything ive ever tried to open... unless of course its a dud file

[Tufty]

I'm running v11 with XP and don't have many problems. Very occasionally, I've had a file that says it requires and additional codec but these are easily available and easy to install.

Failing that, I've opened video files in DivX Player without any problem

[Warbaby1943]

I have had no problems either and I too run XP Pro and Home and have several machines with ver. 11 on them. However, where I buy my computers, and they work with them every day, they told me they have had instances where ver. 11 corrupted some files so badly that the OS to had to be reloaded. This is more than likely a very isolated instance admittedly. It only becomes serious when it happens to you so still I believe creating a restore point is a good idea.

[gagged_Louise]

Thanks folks, it seems I'll have to install XP SP2 as well to provide for Media Player v11 - avoided SP2 for a long time because it had been reported to interfere with some non-Windows programs, but by now it's definitely needed; many programs now require it. I'll be making a major reboot and rewiring soon - planned before - and then I'll get SP2 and WMP 11 in as well.

[Sir_Russell]

What is up with the forums dropping so much. I get into a post and about 30% of the time it won't post because the forum or the whole library drops out.

I post here and put a lot of work into this forum but this is making it very difficult to continue. I post for the enjoyment and to mentor a large group but this is becoming more frustrating then it should be.

[_ID_]

Its why I post much less than I used to. Even with the server move the server up stats are not as good as I think they should be for a site of this size. So I have been posting on other sites.

[Torq]

Doing the best we can for A FREE SITE !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

New server has many many less issues than before.

B Well

T

[icey]

running free sites isnt easy,its very time consuming theres often interruptions with techie stuff going on in the background,constant upgrades which can be a nightmare because when you upgrade some of the hacks dont work and need taking out and new ones installing and when the new versions and upgrades come out there tends to be a few bugs in them which can cause problems.

admin cant be around 24/7 so if theres a problem and thier not then there's nothing that can be done about it.

also each day when the server backs up the site that can make it run slow or even go down for the duration,the larger the site the longer it takes and is dependant upon the server too, and it can be pretty costly with no income generated from the site means you cant always go for the high tech stuff or pay for huge bandwith !
as the site becomes larger and larger it slows it down.
it might be helpful to know if you sometimes find yourself getting timed out when posting always open the view online in a seperate window




i think you do a great job here thankyou

i just re-read this post and realised it might look like im trying to be a know all or something,i wasnt i hope nobodys offended by it sorry.