Re: Slashdot strangeness

In message <61139cf054.DaveMeUK@my.inbox.com>
Dave Higton <dave@davehigton.me.uk> wrote:

>In message <54f0139c76bbailey@argonet.co.uk>
> Brian <bbailey@argonet.co.uk> wrote:
>
>>In article <cd6a0ef054.DaveMeUK@my.inbox.com>,
>> Dave Higton <dave@davehigton.me.uk> wrote:
>>> In message <54e917b892bbailey@argonet.co.uk>
>>> Brian <bbailey@argonet.co.uk> wrote:
>>
>>> >In article <68c6ebe854.DaveMeUK@my.inbox.com>,
>>> > Dave Higton <dave@davehigton.me.uk> wrote:
>>> >> I've noticed many times recently that sometimes, when I double-click
>>> >> the hotlist entry for Slashdot, the window opens, the throbber goes
>>> >> round, but nothing arrives, nor does it time out. When this happens,
>>> >> if I click stop, put the caret in the URL bar and press Return, the
>>> >> page is fetched.
>>> >
>>> >> Does anyone else see the same symptoms? This is on an Iyonix, RO
>>> >> 5.22, 512 MiB RAM, and with various recent CI versions (I check for
>>> >> a new CI version daily) over at least 2 weeks.
>>> >
>>> >> I am aware that Slashdot has had some problems recently (hardware
>>> >> failure), though I'd have thought they would be over by now.
>>> >
>>> >> I haven't noticed any other site show these symptoms. It doesn't
>>> >> happen every time.
>>> >
>>> >> http://slashdot.org
>>> >
>>> >> Dave
>>> >
>>> >Yes, it does that here too. VRPC, RISC OS 4.02.
>>
>>Still happening here! #2869
>>
>>> Just to bring this to a close, from my POV anyway...
>>
>>> I didn't want to raise a bug report until I had something more
>>> substantial for the developers to work on - after all, the symptoms
>>> could have been caused by a local problem. However, more recent
>>> builds haven't exhibited the problem at all.
>
>And what do you know - today I'm seeing the problem again. There's
>a window open on Slashdot as I type this - it's been open a while
>now; no action, no timeout either. The throbber is still throbbing.
>
>I'll have to raise a bug report. I just wish I could in some way
>be more specific. Still, a site that does it fairly consistently
>is a good start.

Issue 2342.

If anyone else has seen the same symptoms, please chime in.

Dave

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