Anyone else having problems posting here today?
 

If I try to post using AOL, I can't. Wonder if it's AOL, my computer or Fodors. Would love some feedback. Thanks.

I've had to log-on twice this morning.

I think Fodors must have been having the hiccups or something this morning before 10:00am. I couldn't get on then, but there seems to be no problem now.

I couldn't get on at all this morning. More recently kept having to log in. But now, I still can't post anything if I use my AOL browser. When I click "reply to this post" the screen changes but I don't get a posting box. I am using Mozilla to post now. I mention this in case the problem is more than just my computer. I would like to know if anyone who uses AOL is having similar problems.

Looking at the posting times, it would appear that the site was down much of the night, and although there were a couple posts around 6 AM, there was another gap until about 9.

No doubt some tinkering has been going on, which might explain it.

I've had no problems, myself.

Earlier today the site was down for maintenance; did you get that message when you tried to log on?

A while ago a thread was pulled from the Europe forum and someone started a new thread with the same title but it won't come up when you click on it...I am sure by design of the editors.

Otherwsie I haven't had any problems and I use Firefox routinely.

I still can't post using AOL browser and just had to log in again with AOL browser. Waiting to hear from someone else who uses AOL.

I don't use AOL but I've had to log-on a bunch of times now.

I have a Mac. I can't post when I use Firefox but I can when I use Safari.

I had the problem too and fixed it. I use Firefox. I could read the forum but when I'd try to post, I'd get a blank screen. (And yeah, I had to re-login a few times too.)

I fixed it by deleting all my cookies set by Fodors. Then I had to login again, but once I did that, all works well. It's easy to delete individual cookies through Firefox. Not sure about Internet Explorer. You can delete ALL your cookies but that's going to force you to re-login to all the sites you visit regularly...

(What's a "cookie?" It's a piece of information a website stores on your computer - usually transparent to you - to help remember things like your username, when you last logged in, etc. Without a cookie, Fodors wouldn't have any way to remember your Username from the last time you visited!)

I am sure it was a Fodor's problem. My experience was the same under Safari through a DSL connection. Dukey, I think the "Robespierre" threads were pulled for good reason. Looks like there is a playground monitor. But unfortunately, he is back.

Thanks for the info Andrew (and everyone else). If I use Mozilla Firefox I have no problems now, but with AOL (which I think uses internet explorer) I have to log on every time and am not interested in deleting ALL my cookies.

I was just trying to figure out how to delete only some of my cookies. I used to be able to, but now it looks like an all or nothing proposition with IE 6 something or other. Decided to give it one more shot at posting and voila...it asked for my screen name then gave the reply screen. Prior to that, I was just getting a blank page too.

Lawsy I didn't want to have to delete all those cookies, and try to recall the various passwords! Thank heavens it is worked out!

It's working for me now too, OO. =D>

When I first tried to log on this morning, I got a message saying the site was doing maintenance. But after a short while [spent watching the african watering hole and seeing zebra and other assorted wildlife] it worked fine. I was hoping that when I got back on we would have an edit function. Oh well, we can dream can't we?

Oh whew! Didn't get the maintenance "memo" but had to log in every time I opened a new page on the site. Finally rebooted and all seems to be OK.

DebitNM, we do have an edit function. In addition to previewing your reply and editing before posting, after you post you can back up with your back arrow until you come to the post reply window that had your response in it. Click preview, then edit, and edit away. That will edit your response even after you've posted it. You can even do that after you've responded to other posts, but of course you'll have to go back quite a few pages to get to your original post window.

Thanks for the heads up Patrick. Didn't realize that you could do that; thought once you hit the POST MY REPLY button, that was that! Never too old to learn!

It isn't fixed! I've just had to log in twice before I could get a reply screen.

Come on guys! I've got an IT Sr analyst son...wanna borrow him? When they implement changes, they routinely stay with it, even at 2 AM to see if it works.

PS It doesn't!

Now. later, I'm trying an edit with Patrick's directions...I've failed at this before, but maybe I'll get it right this time. Last time it made a new post but the old one was still there. Testing testing.

It worked Patrick!!! :D

Thank goodness!

I'm on AOL but always use IE to access and post here.

I am using a Mac and Firefox is the only way I could log in tonight.

:-?

My guess is that some browsers aren't going to work here for a while until you figure out how to delete the cookie Fodors saved on your computer earlier. As I said before, Firefox didn't work for me at all (to login or post) until I deleted the Fodors cookies; it's worked great ever since.

I am almost completely unfamiliar with Safari, but you could try this to delete the Fodors cookies:

http://www.aboutcookies.org/page-2#amsafarix

I empty cookies every night.
Safari-System preferences, empty cookies, click! :)

Yesterday I DID empty all cookies and still it was giving me troubles. Today is OK. Seems I've been having issues ever since I (foolishly) downloaded Explorer 7 instead of continuing in version 6.

Last night I started having the same problems again (Firefox - same version I've been using for weeks). Deleted the cookies again, fine again. Seems that they are still having issues with something.

You are probably better off with IE7. My Mom has been using it for a while. IE6 after some updates from MS was giving her problems and IE7 fixed them.

Thank you Andrew. I guess I'll leave that part alone then. Much appreciated!

I had an impossible time trying to post (have a Mac and AOL) earlier. Shut off my computer and restarted it and it seems to be working now.

Problems starting again. Grrrrr.

I did all day yesterday, could not post, could read but not post. It is working great today.

Have to log out, log back on and then if I'm lucky, I can get a reply screen.

I've had to log-in three times today, I keep getting 'logged out' ;-)

Not able to post yesterday or today until now. We'll see how long it lasts.

yeah, I hit reply and get a blank screen. I ended up double-posting four hours apart. Not a good think when you debating with a ..., well let's just say, a not very sharp poster

Thanks.... and I thought it was just me and my limited knowledge of computer stuff.

Hello!

We apologize for the hiccups on the forums this past weekend. We've trying to do a few necessary upgrades for the upcoming new daylight savings schedule. The time change arrives three weeks early this year thanks to a 2005 Energy Bill.

Unfortunately, the change requires a fair amount of spring cleaning and the forums have been affected. Things should be back to normal today. If you continue to have any trouble, please email us at [email protected].

Thanks for your patience and general high spirits!

That should say "we're trying..."

Ooh! Should have previewed my post...

LOL, Fodors remains available to the habitues. Anyway, it's an excellent site for planning trips.

Interesting. For the past couple of days when apparently others were having problems, I had none at all. But today, after the problems have all been fixed, I have had to log in about 12 times -- every time I click on my own screen name to see my previous posts, it logs me out.
Guess whatever they fixed, caused different problems than before.