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    #1532
    ozmo
    Registered Users Posts: 3,862 ✭✭✭ozmo


    Spear wrote: »
    The office is aware, that set of images are in the process of being sorted.

    Nice one guys - top bar images are showing as previously again - and all the attachments (eg. link) are back also!
    Cheers :)

    “Roll it back”



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    #1533
    BandMember
    Registered Users Posts: 1,718 ✭✭✭BandMember


    Worztron wrote: »
    I'm getting no email notifications for all of my subscribed threads. :confused:

    I'm also not receiving any e-mail notifications. I hope that this can be resolved soon, please?


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    #1534
    CramCycle
    Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 24,602 Mod ✭✭✭✭CramCycle


    BandMember wrote: »
    I'm also not receiving any e-mail notifications. I hope that this can be resolved soon, please?

    I found they turn back on once you visit each thread, weird to say the least


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    #1535
    thesandeman
    Registered Users Posts: 10,141 ✭✭✭✭thesandeman


    Mine don't.


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    #1536
    sryanbruen
    Registered Users Posts: 13,539 ✭✭✭✭sryanbruen


    CramCycle wrote: »
    I found they turn back on once you visit each thread, weird to say the least

    Mine don't but I do get some email notifications (not all my subscribed threads)

    Photography site - https://www.sryanbruenphoto.com/

    Weather photo portfolio - https://sryanbruen.myportfolio.com/weather-1



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    #1537
    ED E
    Registered Users Posts: 36,167 ✭✭✭✭ED E


    CF is acting up. VPN bypassed the issue.

    ni2T5jAm.png


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    #1538
    unkel
    Registered Users Posts: 65,147 ✭✭✭✭unkel


    Dav wrote: »
    As for the double posts, I'll try to get it prioritised for today

    Seems fixed now, thanks!


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    #1539
    Worztron
    Registered Users Posts: 8,676 ✭✭✭Worztron


    BandMember wrote: »
    I'm also not receiving any e-mail notifications. I hope that this can be resolved soon, please?

    I got an email notification for this post but none for my other subscribed threads.

    Mitch Hedberg: "Rice is great if you're really hungry and want to eat two thousand of something."



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    #1540
    Worztron
    Registered Users Posts: 8,676 ✭✭✭Worztron


    The Moldy Gowl wrote: »
    Why would you want email notifications? They are stupid.

    Just check your subscribed threads?

    I find it much easier to get email notifications in order to keep track of all posts in my subscribed threads.

    Mitch Hedberg: "Rice is great if you're really hungry and want to eat two thousand of something."



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    #1541
    New Home
    Moderators, Arts Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators Posts: 76,657 Mod ✭✭✭✭New Home


    Worztron wrote: »
    I find it much easier to get email notifications in order to keep track of all posts in my subscribed threads.

    Just go here http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/usercp.php

    or here http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/subscription.php?do=viewsubscription

    :)


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    #1542
    The Moldy Gowl
    Closed Accounts Posts: 19,889 ✭✭✭✭The Moldy Gowl


    Worztron wrote: »
    I find it much easier to get email notifications in order to keep track of all posts in my subscribed threads.

    By literally getting a mail for each post? When I first started on boards that was the most annoying thing.

    You have 'my threads' there to tell you what threads have been posted in?
    You can then pull up a menu that shows threads you are subscribed to that haven't new posts in.

    It's far cleaner than getting loads of mail saying johnny has messaged you or Mary had commented on a thread.


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    #1543
    JCX BXC
    Registered Users Posts: 18,140 ✭✭✭✭JCX BXC


    Sorry but what?

    Maybe you don't like the emails, but we do!

    The cheek of some people!


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    #1544
    The Moldy Gowl
    Closed Accounts Posts: 19,889 ✭✭✭✭The Moldy Gowl


    Carnacalla wrote: »
    Sorry but what?

    Maybe you don't like the emails, but we do!

    The cheek of some people!


    I can send you a letter notifying if people comment in threads as well if you like?
    Just refresh you're my threads tab and saves you hundreds of spam mails.


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    #1545
    CramCycle
    Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 24,602 Mod ✭✭✭✭CramCycle


    The Moldy Gowl wrote: »
    I can send you a letter notifying if people comment in threads as well if you like?
    Just refresh you're my threads tab and saves you hundreds of spam mails.

    It only alerts you to the first response AFAIK, not to every single post, just the first one until you check the thread again.

    I find it very useful.


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    #1546
    JCX BXC
    Registered Users Posts: 18,140 ✭✭✭✭JCX BXC


    The Moldy Gowl wrote: »
    I can send you a letter notifying if people comment in threads as well if you like?
    Just refresh you're my threads tab and saves you hundreds of spam mails.

    The boards site is very slow and sluggish for me especially on slow internet. By getting emails I know exactly when things are posted in and I can read the email without spending the effort of going into the thread. No spam mail as Boards.ie is all in one folder.

    Just because you don't like it, doesn't mean its automatically unimportant as some people here have been suggesting.


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    #1547
    The Moldy Gowl
    Closed Accounts Posts: 19,889 ✭✭✭✭The Moldy Gowl


    Nah. Sorry.
    I have deemed it unimportant, therefore it's unimportant for everyone.


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    #1548
    Second Toughest in_the Freshers
    Site Banned Posts: 1,735 ✭✭✭Second Toughest in_the Freshers


    just don't set up a new email for your boards account and then forget about it...

    http://i.imgur.com/lOmrniy.png


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    #1549
    TopTec
    Registered Users Posts: 1,167 ✭✭✭TopTec


    New Home wrote: »
    Just go here http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/usercp.php

    or here http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/subscription.php?do=viewsubscription

    :)

    Nah. Don't work... tried that.... several times. I get an occasional mail only since the attack.

    And I like the morning emails I get... saves trawling posts.

    TT


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    #1550
    Worztron
    Registered Users Posts: 8,676 ✭✭✭Worztron


    New Home wrote: »
    Just go here http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/usercp.php

    or here http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/subscription.php?do=viewsubscription

    :)

    So I have to manually check for new posts? No thanks.

    I wish boards would fix the attachments and email issue.

    Mitch Hedberg: "Rice is great if you're really hungry and want to eat two thousand of something."



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    #1551
    Worztron
    Registered Users Posts: 8,676 ✭✭✭Worztron


    The Moldy Gowl wrote: »
    By literally getting a mail for each post? When I first started on boards that was the most annoying thing.

    You have 'my threads' there to tell you what threads have been posted in?
    You can then pull up a menu that shows threads you are subscribed to that haven't new posts in.

    It's far cleaner than getting loads of mail saying johnny has messaged you or Mary had commented on a thread.

    I prefer the email notifications. I haven't subbed to loads of busy threads so the emails I get are manageable.

    Why do things manually when there's an automatic way?

    Mitch Hedberg: "Rice is great if you're really hungry and want to eat two thousand of something."



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    #1552
    New Home
    Moderators, Arts Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators Posts: 76,657 Mod ✭✭✭✭New Home


    TopTec wrote: »
    Nah. Don't work... tried that.... several times. I get an occasional mail only since the attack.

    And I like the morning emails I get... saves trawling posts.

    TT

    I don't mean to be thick, and I appreciate that you prefer getting emails which is fair enough :), but can I ask what exactly doesn't work with those links? :confused: The first link will only show you your unread posts and PMs at the top of the page, and if you click on the little square with the arrow down on the left of the thread title it'll bring you to your first unread post, so there'd be no trawling. I'm genuinely puzzled...


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    #1553
    muffler
    Registered Users Posts: 45,923 ✭✭✭✭muffler


    CramCycle wrote: »
    It only alerts you to the first response AFAIK, not to every single post, just the first one until you check the thread again.

    I find it very useful.
    Yes, spot on.

    From a modding pov its a very useful tool so the sooner the email alerts are sorted the better.


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    #1554
    Dav
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8,840 ✭✭✭Dav


    They're top priority, but it's a very difficult issue to resolve successfully. Now that we've got our DDoS defences up (CloudFlare), the various services across the globe that try to kill Spam are falsely identifying our stuff as spam because whilst it says it's coming from Boards.ie, it's being sent through a Cloudflare connection, so it's tripping alarms. It's messy and fiddly to fix, but believe us, we need it fixed as a matter of urgency.


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    #1555
    my3cents
    Closed Accounts Posts: 9,764 ✭✭✭my3cents


    Dav wrote: »
    They're top priority, but it's a very difficult issue to resolve successfully. Now that we've got our DDoS defences up (CloudFlare), the various services across the globe that try to kill Spam are falsely identifying our stuff as spam because whilst it says it's coming from Boards.ie, it's being sent through a Cloudflare connection, so it's tripping alarms. It's messy and fiddly to fix, but believe us, we need it fixed as a matter of urgency.

    Why does your mail have to go out through Cloudflare?


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    #1556
    _Tombstone_
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,006 ✭✭✭_Tombstone_


    Worztron wrote: »
    I prefer the email notifications. I haven't subbed to loads of busy threads so the emails I get are manageable.

    Why do things manually when there's an automatic way?
    So you only visit the site rarely? And keep track of threads you have interest in through emails?


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    #1557
    Dav
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8,840 ✭✭✭Dav


    my3cents wrote: »
    Why does your mail have to go out through Cloudflare?

    Cause it's all dynamically generated by the VBulletin software which lives behind our Cloudflare protection now. That's as far as my knowledge of the system goes I'm afraid, I'll ask for something with a bit more detail from the lads tomorrow.


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    #1558
    oscarBravo
    Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 28,793 Mod ✭✭✭✭oscarBravo


    my3cents wrote: »
    Why does your mail have to go out through Cloudflare?

    Not speaking from any detailed knowledge of this situation, but from a general sense of how these things work:

    Boards.ie's traffic is now routed via Cloudflare. If you want to think of it in simplistic terms, Cloudflare is Boards.ie's ISP. Asking why their mail has to go out through Cloudflare is like asking why your connection to this website has to go out through your ISP's network - the answer is, because that's the route out.

    edit: Dav just got in before me!


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    #1559
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 0 ✭ [Deleted User]


    Maybe it could be possible to set up a mail server on a different ISP to send mail.


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    #1560
    oscarBravo
    Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 28,793 Mod ✭✭✭✭oscarBravo


    Deleted User wrote: »
    Maybe it could be possible to set up a mail server on a different ISP to send mail.

    The problem arises when you send large volumes of mail with "@boards.ie" addresses on them from an IP address that doesn't reverse-resolve to a boards.ie DNS name. That's taken by many spam filters as a strong indication of spam.

    Plus, a mail server that isn't behind Cloudflare is vulnerable to DDoS again.


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    #1561
    Laviski
    Registered Users Posts: 1,585 ✭✭✭Laviski


    just to let you know
    can't access the site when on french ip address. just display since January that your are being DDosed.

    i'm actually being productive at work....
    please fix :)


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