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  • rjk
    n00b
    • Jul 2020
    • 6
    #1

    new guy - hello

    Another new guy here, just waiting for my post to be approved. It was confusing because I didn't see the message saying that it would have to be approved at first, and then it disappeared and never posted, so I recreated my post and then saw why it had disappeared previously. Sorry for the duplicate.

    Also, I'm having major struggles with some of the forum features here, constantly getting HTTP 500 errors and page timeouts. For example, the numbers counting up in the top left of the forum appear to indicate new posts since I last read them, but when I click on them to view the post list (https://www.copytechnet.com/forums/search.php?do=getnew) I get this:

    This page isn’t working

    Copytechnet Home is currently unable to handle this request.
    HTTP ERROR 500

    ???
    Tags: approved, disappeared, post
    • tsbservice
      Field tech

      Site Contributor
      5,000+ Posts
      • May 2007
      • 7635
      #2
      Re: new guy - hello

      First, Welcome!
      Second, this page isn't working for long time, maybe one of few forum glitches.
      I just use What's New? or mark forums you aren't interested as read. Not a big deal.
      A tree is known by its fruit, a man by his deeds. A good deed is never lost, he who sows courtesy, reaps friendship, and he who plants kindness gathers love.
      Blessed are they who can laugh at themselves, for they shall never cease to be amused.

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        • mga
          Copier Technician

          Site Contributor
          1,000+ Posts
          • Dec 2010
          • 1393
          #3
          Re: new guy - hello

          Welcome
          Regards Mark

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            • slimslob
              Retired

              Site Contributor
              25,000+ Posts
              • May 2013
              • 35067
              #4
              Re: new guy - hello

              Glad to have you join us.

              HTTP 500 error in most cases, a 500 Internal Server Error is due to an incorrect permission on one or more files or folders. Frequently on a HTTPS:// it can often be advertisement that does not conform to HTTPS security standards or has an incorrect permission on a PHP or CGI script. Often these are Google push ads. Try using a quality ad blocker such as Adblock Plus.

              On the other hand a 504 gateway time out could be any gateway, internet switch, your connection passes through.

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                • bob marley
                  Service Manager

                  1,000+ Posts
                  • Jan 2012
                  • 1339
                  #5
                  Re: new guy - hello

                  Welcome
                  Live for yourself and you will live in vain. Live for others, and you will live again

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                    • blackcat4866
                      Master Of The Obvious

                      Site Contributor
                      10,000+ Posts
                      • Jul 2007
                      • 22703
                      #6
                      Re: new guy - hello

                      Welcome! =^..^=
                      If you'd like a serious answer to your request:
                      1) demonstrate that you've read the manual
                      2) demonstrate that you made some attempt to fix it.
                      3) if you're going to ask about jams include the jam code.
                      4) if you're going to ask about an error code include the error code.
                      5) You are the person onsite. Only you can make observations.

                      blackcat: Master Of The Obvious =^..^=

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                        • Bix
                          Service Manager

                          1,000+ Posts
                          • Apr 2018
                          • 1421
                          #7
                          Re: new guy - hello

                          Welcome!

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                            • rjk
                              n00b
                              • Jul 2020
                              • 6
                              #8
                              Re: new guy - hello

                              Thanks guys. Any idea how long it takes to get a topic approved for posting? I tried reading through the rules to make sure it was OK to ask about firmware updates, couldn't see any prohibition on that.

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                                • tsbservice
                                  Field tech

                                  Site Contributor
                                  5,000+ Posts
                                  • May 2007
                                  • 7635
                                  #9
                                  Re: new guy - hello

                                  Originally posted by rjk
                                  Thanks guys. Any idea how long it takes to get a topic approved for posting? I tried reading through the rules to make sure it was OK to ask about firmware updates, couldn't see any prohibition on that.
                                  Easy way is to Welcome some of other newbee in this section to increase your posts count maybe to 10 and you will be able to open new thread.
                                  A tree is known by its fruit, a man by his deeds. A good deed is never lost, he who sows courtesy, reaps friendship, and he who plants kindness gathers love.
                                  Blessed are they who can laugh at themselves, for they shall never cease to be amused.

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                                    • mrwho
                                      Major Asshole!

                                      Site Contributor
                                      2,500+ Posts
                                      • Apr 2009
                                      • 4303
                                      #10
                                      Re: new guy - hello

                                      Originally posted by slimslob
                                      Glad to have you join us.

                                      HTTP 500 error in most cases, a 500 Internal Server Error is due to an incorrect permission on one or more files or folders. Frequently on a HTTPS:// it can often be advertisement that does not conform to HTTPS security standards or has an incorrect permission on a PHP or CGI script. Often these are Google push ads. Try using a quality ad blocker such as Adblock Plus.

                                      On the other hand a 504 gateway time out could be any gateway, internet switch, your connection passes through.
                                      If memory serves me right, this forum was served via unsecured http when I started coming here. Somewhere along the way, it was migrated to https - I'm guessing the errors are because of that - forum components that are still expecting a standard http connection.

                                      Oh, and welcome to the boat!
                                      ' "But the salesman said . . ." The salesman's an asshole!'
                                      Mascan42

                                      'You will always find some Eskimo ready to instruct the Congolese on how to cope with heat waves.'
                                      Ibid

                                      I'm just an ex-tech lurking around and spreading disinformation!

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                                        • kuby
                                          Senior Tech

                                          1,000+ Posts
                                          • Oct 2007
                                          • 1327
                                          #11
                                          Re: new guy - hello

                                          Welcome

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                                            • rjk
                                              n00b
                                              • Jul 2020
                                              • 6
                                              #12
                                              Re: new guy - hello

                                              Thanks for the welcomes. It appears that neither of the 2 threads that I had started previously have been approved - will this never happen or do I just need to have a higher post count and then try re-posting the question again? I was hoping that a mod would see the post and manually approve one of them.

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                                                • tsbservice
                                                  Field tech

                                                  Site Contributor
                                                  5,000+ Posts
                                                  • May 2007
                                                  • 7635
                                                  #13
                                                  Re: new guy - hello

                                                  Originally posted by rjk
                                                  Thanks for the welcomes. It appears that neither of the 2 threads that I had started previously have been approved - will this never happen or do I just need to have a higher post count and then try re-posting the question again? I was hoping that a mod would see the post and manually approve one of them.
                                                  It really depends on admin time and he Aneurysm is the only one afaik. Another way is to increase your posts counter to about ten. Easiest way is to welcome new guys in this forum.
                                                  We miss a mod or two but that's the way it's now.
                                                  A tree is known by its fruit, a man by his deeds. A good deed is never lost, he who sows courtesy, reaps friendship, and he who plants kindness gathers love.
                                                  Blessed are they who can laugh at themselves, for they shall never cease to be amused.

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                                                    • rjk
                                                      n00b
                                                      • Jul 2020
                                                      • 6
                                                      #14
                                                      Re: new guy - hello

                                                      Originally posted by tsbservice
                                                      It really depends on admin time and he Aneurysm is the only one afaik. Another way is to increase your posts counter to about ten. Easiest way is to welcome new guys in this forum.
                                                      We miss a mod or two but that's the way it's now.
                                                      Thanks for that, it sounds like it used to be better but some key people moved on. Well, I found the information that I think I need after a while, so hopefully that does it for me at the moment. Thanks again.

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