FAQ(Frequently Asked Questions)

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by Scott F. Chandler


SLOW SERVER

As ProBoards passes 600,000 boards...many servers are busy right now. Some of you may be seeing the "Too Many Connections" message. Please just wait it out. If the servers didn't take a break they would crash so it is important that you wait the 30 seconds and then try again. Please don't keep re-clicking this only slows the servers down more.

I realize that for many of you this has been going on for a while. We are doing our best to accomodate all the new members we have signing up everyday. In the near future more servers will be purchased as well as upgrades for some of the older servers.

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I don't get notification/registration e-mails!

Most people experience this problem with Hotmail. Check your junkmail bin. Sometimes they are redirected through the filter.

Update The newest versions of AOL have the "advanced SPAM blockers" and may make it impossible for Proboards to contact you. Admins may have to manually register members who expierience this problem. Or we recommend that these people create temporary free e-mails (ie. hotmail.com).

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Problems Logging In

Some say, "I login fine, but when I click a link it logs me out!"

Your browser is not accepting cookies properly. First check to make sure you have cookies enabled. Also, in Internet Explorer 6 you need to make sure that you have 3rd Party Cookies enabled.

You need to enable cookies, do the following:

Click on tools on the menubar on your browser
Click on Internet Options on the drop menu
On the window that pops up, click on the privacy tab
Put the arrow and track so that the arrow is on low
Click ok


This will enable third party cookies:

Click on tools on the menubar on your browser
Click on Internet Options on the drop menu
On the window that pops up, click on the security tab
Click on the custom button
On the little window that pops up, scroll down to where it says cookies, and make sure the radio button is in the enabled position
Click save


Hint: If the above didn't work try clicking "Always Stay Logged In" when you attempt to log in.