What happened to BentRiderOnline?



Worked just fine for me, I even enjoyed Larry Varney's "Mighty 400" article.

Sounds like I'll have to make plans for next Mother's Day weekend.
 
No problem with the site myself.

Some time ago,Brian mentioned problems with the server
cutting off due to high volume (lots of hits). I got a
few "unavailable"messages at that time. None since.

Miles of Smiles, Tom
 
jhaake wrote:
> Worked just fine for me, I even enjoyed Larry Varney's
> "Mighty 400" article.
>
> Sounds like I'll have to make plans for next Mother's Day
> weekend.
>
>
>
> --
>
>

It's a fun ride - and I recommend the Tour of the Scioto
River Valley to everyone - it's not really that tough,
just a few rollers along the southern third. And the
murals on the floodwalls in Portsmouth make it all
worthwhile. But don't stop with just that article - read
the rest of them. Maybe I'll see you - and lots of other
readers/posters on Bike Florida, GITAP, TRIRI, the
Florida Bicycle Safari, etc.!

--
Larry Varney Cold Spring, KY
http://home.fuse.net/larryvarney
 
Chris,

I'm having the same problem. I use Mozilla as well. I did a
bunch of updates on Mozilla apps, Thunderbird, Firefox and
Moz 1.7 and then discovered the problem with BROL. I have
another PC that I did not update and it's going fine. When I
try to access BROL, it says "Waiting for 127.0.0.1 which is
weird...that's Localhost..

chrisbacon wrote:
> Thanks for the replies, the problem is obviously on my
> end. I started using Mozilla instead of MS Internet
> Explorer, but even MSIE just sits there with the status
> Opening page
> http://www.bentrideronline.com/Vol5.4/cover.htm
>
> I'll figure it out.
>
> Chris
>
>
>
> --
 
I've heard from a couple of people that they've been having
problems getting in. I'm not sure what the common
denominator is. I'm using Mozilla (on Linux), but I haven't
updated it lately. I wonder if that's a clue? If everyone
who is having problems, did they recently make some changes
to their browser and/or computer in general? I do think that
'waiting for 127.0.0.1 may be a smoking gun as well.

John Rooker wrote:
> Chris,
>
> I'm having the same problem. I use Mozilla as well. I did
> a bunch of updates on Mozilla apps, Thunderbird, Firefox
> and Moz 1.7 and then discovered the problem with BROL. I
> have another PC that I did not update and it's going fine.
> When I try to access BROL, it says "Waiting for 127.0.0.1
> which is weird...that's Localhost..
>
> chrisbacon wrote:
>
>> Thanks for the replies, the problem is obviously on my
>> end. I started using Mozilla instead of MS Internet
>> Explorer, but even MSIE just sits there with the status
>> Opening page
>> http://www.bentrideronline.com/Vol5.4/cover.htm
>>
>> I'll figure it out.
>>
>> Chris
>>
>>
>>
>> --
>>
>>

--
Larry Varney Cold Spring, KY
http://home.fuse.net/larryvarney
 
I had been running Moz 1.7 betas with no problems and installed the 1.7
rinal release last week as well as upgrading the other Mozilla aps. The
first thing I noticed last week was that the upper frame was blank, but
the lower frame displayed OK. Now, the line separating the frames
appears and nothing else. I've checked the nosts file and nothing as
added so I'm stumped. :) IE doesn't work now either, BTW.

Larry Varney wrote:
> I've heard from a couple of people that they've been
> having problems getting in. I'm not sure what the common
> denominator is. I'm using Mozilla (on Linux), but I
> haven't updated it lately. I wonder if that's a clue? If
> everyone who is having problems, did they recently make
> some changes to their browser and/or computer in
> general? I do think that 'waiting for 127.0.0.1 may be a
> smoking gun as well.
>
> John Rooker wrote:
>
>> Chris,
>>
>> I'm having the same problem. I use Mozilla as well. I did
>> a bunch of updates on Mozilla apps, Thunderbird, Firefox
>> and Moz 1.7 and then discovered the problem with BROL. I
>> have another PC that I did not update and it's going
>> fine. When I try to access BROL, it says "Waiting for
>> 127.0.0.1 which is weird...that's Localhost..
>>
>> chrisbacon wrote:
>>
>>> Thanks for the replies, the problem is obviously on my
>>> end. I started using Mozilla instead of MS Internet
>>> Explorer, but even MSIE just sits there with the status
>>> Opening page
>>> http://www.bentrideronline.com/Vol5.4/cover.htm
>>>
>>> I'll figure it out.
>>>
>>> Chris
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> --
>>>
>>>
 
"Larry Varney" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]... [...]
> It's a fun ride - and I recommend the Tour of the
> Scioto River Valley to everyone - it's not really that
> tough, just a few rollers along the southern third. And
> the murals on the floodwalls in Portsmouth make it all
> worthwhile. But don't stop with just that article -
> read the rest of them. Maybe I'll see you - and lots of
> other readers/posters on Bike Florida, GITAP, TRIRI,
> the Florida Bicycle Safari, etc.!

Varney is doing nothing but easy rides. He needs to go West
and do some more difficult rides. I recommend BRAN
(Nebraska) or CANDISC (North Dakota) and he would soon find
out what he is made of.

--
Ed Dolan - Minnesota
 
I'm using Netscape 7 (Gecko/20030624) under Win2k and don't
have any problems getting to it.

rr

John Rooker wrote:
> I had been running Moz 1.7 betas with no problems and
> installed the 1.7 rinal release last week as well as
> upgrading the other Mozilla aps. The first thing I noticed
> last week was that the upper frame was blank, but the
> lower frame displayed OK. Now, the line separating the
> frames appears and nothing else. I've checked the nosts
> file and nothing as added so I'm stumped. :) IE doesn't
> work now either, BTW.
>
> Larry Varney wrote:
>
>> I've heard from a couple of people that they've been
>> having problems getting in. I'm not sure what the
>> common denominator is. I'm using Mozilla (on Linux),
>> but I haven't updated it lately. I wonder if that's a
>> clue? If everyone who is having problems, did they
>> recently make some changes to their browser and/or
>> computer in general? I do think that 'waiting for
>> 127.0.0.1 may be a smoking gun as well.
>>
>> John Rooker wrote:
>>
>>> Chris,
>>>
>>> I'm having the same problem. I use Mozilla as well. I
>>> did a bunch of updates on Mozilla apps, Thunderbird,
>>> Firefox and Moz 1.7 and then discovered the problem with
>>> BROL. I have another PC that I did not update and it's
>>> going fine. When I try to access BROL, it says "Waiting
>>> for 127.0.0.1 which is weird...that's Localhost..
>>>
>>> chrisbacon wrote:
>>>
>>>> Thanks for the replies, the problem is obviously on my
>>>> end. I started using Mozilla instead of MS Internet
>>>> Explorer, but even MSIE just sits there with the status
>>>> Opening page
>>>> http://www.bentrideronline.com/Vol5.4/cover.htm
>>>>
>>>> I'll figure it out.
>>>>
>>>> Chris
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>>
>>>>
>
 
"Larry Varney" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> I've heard from a couple of people that they've been
> having problems getting in. I'm not sure what the
> common denominator is. I'm using Mozilla (on Linux),
> but I haven't updated it lately. I wonder if that's a
> clue? If everyone who is having problems, did they
> recently make some changes to their browser and/or
> computer in general? I do think that 'waiting for
> 127.0.0.1 may be a smoking gun as well.
>
> John Rooker wrote:
> > Chris,
> >
> > I'm having the same problem. I use Mozilla as well. I
> > did a bunch of updates on Mozilla apps, Thunderbird,
> > Firefox and Moz 1.7 and then discovered the problem with
> > BROL. I have another PC that I did not update and it's
> > going fine. When I try to access BROL, it says "Waiting
> > for 127.0.0.1 which is weird...that's Localhost..
> >
> > chrisbacon wrote:
> >
> >> Thanks for the replies, the problem is obviously on my
> >> end. I started using Mozilla instead of MS Internet
> >> Explorer, but even MSIE just sits there with the status
> >> Opening page
> >> http://www.bentrideronline.com/Vol5.4/cover.htm
> >>
> >> I'll figure it out.
> >>
> >> Chris

Why is anyone using Mozilla when everyone else in the world
is using Microsoft IE? Even Netscape creates problems that I
don't get on IE. I would be interested in hearing what it is
that you don't like about IE. It seems fast but is sometimes
a bit unstable when you pile up too many web sites. What am
I missing?

--
Ed Dolan - Minnesota
 
John Rooker <[email protected]> wrote in news:2l5gbfF8rfvbU1@uni-
berlin.de:

> I had been running Moz 1.7 betas with no problems and
> installed the
1.7
> rinal release last week as well as upgrading the other
> Mozilla aps.
The
> first thing I noticed last week was that the upper frame
> was blank,
but
> the lower frame displayed OK. Now, the line separating the
> frames appears and nothing else. I've checked the nosts
> file and nothing as added so I'm stumped. :) IE doesn't
> work now either, BTW.
>
> Larry Varney wrote:
>> I've heard from a couple of people that they've been
>> having
problems
>> getting in. I'm not sure what the common denominator is.
>> I'm using Mozilla (on Linux), but I haven't updated it
>> lately. I wonder if
that's
>> a clue? If everyone who is having problems, did they
>> recently make
some
>> changes to their browser and/or computer in general? I do
>> think that 'waiting for 127.0.0.1 may be a smoking gun as
well.
>>
>> John Rooker wrote:
>>
>>> Chris,
>>>
>>> I'm having the same problem. I use Mozilla as well. I
>>> did a bunch
of
>>> updates on Mozilla apps, Thunderbird, Firefox and Moz
>>> 1.7 and then discovered the problem with BROL. I have
>>> another PC that I did not update and it's going fine.
>>> When I try to access BROL, it says "Waiting for
>>> 127.0.0.1 which is weird...that's Localhost..
>>>
>>> chrisbacon wrote:
>>>
>>>> Thanks for the replies, the problem is obviously on my
>>>> end. I
started
>>>> using Mozilla instead of MS Internet Explorer, but even
>>>> MSIE just sits there with the status Opening page
>>>> http://www.bentrideronline.com/Vol5.4/cover.htm
>>>>
>>>> I'll figure it out.
>>>>
>>>> Chris
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>>
>>>>
>>
>>
>

Similar here, first the banner on top was blank but I could
access the forums from the bottom. Now nothing. Firefox
installed last Sat. :(
 
"Edward Dolan" <[email protected]> wrote in
news:[email protected]:

>
> "Larry Varney" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
>> I've heard from a couple of people that they've been
>> having problems getting in. I'm not sure what the
>> common denominator is. I'm using Mozilla (on Linux),
>> but I haven't updated it lately. I wonder if that's a
>> clue? If everyone who is having problems, did they
>> recently make some changes to their browser and/or
>> computer in general? I do think that 'waiting for
>> 127.0.0.1 may be a smoking gun as well.
>>
>> John Rooker wrote:
>> > Chris,
>> >
>> > I'm having the same problem. I use Mozilla as well. I
>> > did a bunch of updates on Mozilla apps, Thunderbird,
>> > Firefox and Moz 1.7 and then discovered the problem
>> > with BROL. I have another PC that I did not update and
>> > it's going fine. When I try to access BROL, it says
>> > "Waiting for 127.0.0.1 which is weird...that's
>> > Localhost..
>> >
>> > chrisbacon wrote:
>> >
>> >> Thanks for the replies, the problem is obviously on my
>> >> end. I started using Mozilla instead of MS Internet
>> >> Explorer, but even MSIE just sits there with the
>> >> status Opening page
>> >> http://www.bentrideronline.com/Vol5.4/cover.htm
>> >>
>> >> I'll figure it out.
>> >>
>> >> Chris
>
> Why is anyone using Mozilla when everyone else in the
> world is using Microsoft IE? Even Netscape creates
> problems that I don't get on IE. I would be interested in
> hearing what it is that you don't like about
> IE. It seems fast but is sometimes a bit unstable when you
> pile up too many web sites. What am I missing?
>

Guess you missed that nationwide call from computer experts
that "it's time to switch" of IE due to the proliferation of
more complex bugs every month. The latest security problem
is MAJOR and not to be ignored. You have been warned.
 
For me, it's cross platform uniformity. I run a couple
Win2000 boxes and a Linux box and I like to use the same
browser on each.

Edward Dolan wrote:

>
> Why is anyone using Mozilla when everyone else in the
> world is using Microsoft IE? Even Netscape creates
> problems that I don't get on IE. I would be interested in
> hearing what it is that you don't like about IE. It seems
> fast but is sometimes a bit unstable when you pile up too
> many web sites. What am I missing?
 
Edward Dolan wrote:
> "Larry Varney" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
>
>> I've heard from a couple of people that they've been
>> having problems getting in. I'm not sure what the
>> common denominator is. I'm using Mozilla (on Linux),
>> but I haven't updated it lately. I wonder if that's a
>> clue? If everyone who is having problems, did they
>> recently make some changes to their browser and/or
>> computer in general? I do think that 'waiting for
>> 127.0.0.1 may be a smoking gun as well.
>>
>>John Rooker wrote:
>>
>>>Chris,
>>>
>>>I'm having the same problem. I use Mozilla as well. I did
>>>a bunch of updates on Mozilla apps, Thunderbird, Firefox
>>>and Moz 1.7 and then discovered the problem with BROL. I
>>>have another PC that I did not update and it's going
>>>fine. When I try to access BROL, it says "Waiting for
>>>127.0.0.1 which is weird...that's Localhost..
>>>
>>>chrisbacon wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>>Thanks for the replies, the problem is obviously on my
>>>>end. I started using Mozilla instead of MS Internet
>>>>Explorer, but even MSIE just sits there with the status
>>>>Opening page
>>>>http://www.bentrideronline.com/Vol5.4/cover.htm
>>>>
>>>>I'll figure it out.
>>>>
>>>>Chris
>
>
> Why is anyone using Mozilla when everyone else in the
> world is using Microsoft IE? Even Netscape creates
> problems that I don't get on IE. I would be interested in
> hearing what it is that you don't like about IE. It seems
> fast but is sometimes a bit unstable when you pile up too
> many web sites. What am I missing?
>
I'm using Firefox as my browser, not Mozilla. Firefox is a
stand alone browser produced by the Mozilla organization.
Here are the reasons I use Firefox.
- I like the tabs for page management.
- Built in popup blocker.
- Firefox generally feels faster than IE.
- I use Linux and Windows. IE doesn't run on Linux.
- I find that for the pages I use Firefox hangs less than
IE. That being said, both IE and Firefox exhibit far to
much quirky behavior.
- I'm an advocate of open source software. Given 2
solutions, and all other things being nearly equal, I'll
go with the open source solution.

-John
 
"MLB" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> "Edward Dolan" <[email protected]> wrote in news:98ydnVBhvNPiOXDdRVn-
> [email protected]:
>
> >
> > "Larry Varney" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> > news:[email protected]...
> >> I've heard from a couple of people that they've been
> >> having problems getting in. I'm not sure what the
> >> common denominator is. I'm using Mozilla (on Linux),
> >> but I haven't updated it lately. I wonder if that's
> >> a clue? If everyone who is having problems, did they
> >> recently make some changes to their browser and/or
> >> computer in general? I do think that 'waiting for
> >> 127.0.0.1 may be a smoking gun as well.
> >>
> >> John Rooker wrote:
> >> > Chris,
> >> >
> >> > I'm having the same problem. I use Mozilla as well. I
> >> > did a bunch of updates on Mozilla apps, Thunderbird,
> >> > Firefox and Moz 1.7 and then discovered the problem
> >> > with BROL. I have another PC that I did not update
> >> > and it's going fine. When I try to access BROL, it
> >> > says "Waiting for 127.0.0.1 which is weird...that's
> >> > Localhost..
> >> >
> >> > chrisbacon wrote:
> >> >
> >> >> Thanks for the replies, the problem is obviously on
> >> >> my end. I started using Mozilla instead of MS
> >> >> Internet Explorer, but even MSIE just sits there
> >> >> with the status Opening page
> >> >> http://www.bentrideronline.com/Vol5.4/cover.htm
> >> >>
> >> >> I'll figure it out.
> >> >>
> >> >> Chris
> >
> > Why is anyone using Mozilla when everyone else in the
> > world is using Microsoft IE? Even Netscape creates
> > problems that I don't get on IE. I would be interested
> > in hearing what it is that you don't like about
> > IE. It seems fast but is sometimes a bit unstable when
> > you pile up too many web sites. What am I missing?
> >
>
> Guess you missed that nationwide call from computer
> experts that "it's time to switch" of IE due to the
> proliferation of more complex bugs every month. The latest
> security problem is MAJOR and not to be ignored. You have
> been warned.

Good Grief! I have got an anti-virus program (QuickHeal)
which updates automatically every day, I have got ZoneAlarm
(a firewall) and I have got SpyBot for adware and spyware. I
also download all the Microsoft updates religiously. What
else do I need? If IE is taken down, I suspect Mozilla won't
be far behind.

--
Ed Dolan - Minnesota
 
In article <[email protected]>,
[email protected] says...
> Thanks for the replies, the problem is obviously on my
> end. I started using Mozilla instead of MS Internet
> Explorer, but even MSIE just sits there with the status
> Opening page
> http://www.bentrideronline.com/Vol5.4/cover.htm
>
> I'll figure it out.
>
I don't think the problem is on your end. Last night I
got two empty frames and the ubiquitous message "Waiting
on 127.0.0.1" This was on Firefox and IE. Today at work
All is dandy.

BTW the link to the forums (on another server)
http://p206.ezboard.com/bbentrideronline worked fine on
every browser I tried. I think the problem is on the BROL
host server. The reverence to the localhost (127.0.0.1) is
suspicious.

--

Cletus D. Lee Bacchetta Giro Lightning Voyager
http://www.clee.org
- Bellaire, TX USA -
 
"John Knezevich" <[email protected]> wrote in
message news:[email protected]...
> Edward Dolan wrote:
[...]
> > Why is anyone using Mozilla when everyone else in the
> > world is using Microsoft IE? Even Netscape creates
> > problems that I don't get on IE. I
would
> > be interested in hearing what it is that you don't like
> > about IE. It
seems
> > fast but is sometimes a bit unstable when you pile up
> > too many web
sites.
> > What am I missing?
> >
> I'm using Firefox as my browser, not Mozilla. Firefox is a
> stand alone browser produced by the Mozilla organization.
> Here are the reasons I use Firefox.
> - I like the tabs for page management.
> - Built in popup blocker.
> - Firefox generally feels faster than IE.
> - I use Linux and Windows. IE doesn't run on Linux.
> - I find that for the pages I use Firefox hangs less than
> IE. That being said, both IE and Firefox exhibit far to
> much quirky behavior.
> - I'm an advocate of open source software. Given 2
> solutions, and all other things being nearly equal, I'll
> go with the open source solution.
>
> -John

John, anyone who uses two operating systems is way beyond my
level of competence. I figure I can spend the rest of my
life trying to figure out Windows XP. IE as a browser seems
to work well most of the time, but it likes to freeze on me
more than I would like. Usually a reboot will correct the
problem, but sometimes I have to go to a restore point in
order to get back to a normal operating condition.

I am an old dog now and I refuse to learn any new tricks. I
grew up in an era where all you had to know was how to turn
something on and how to turn something off and tune the
station and adjust the volume. All this computer stuff is
going to be the death of me.

--
Ed Dolan - Minnesota
 
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