Firefox1.5 cannot find some websites...

I have had this problem with Tabs, and at times, with bookmarks. The try again has never worked, but Reload, invariably, brings up the mystery website.
This has never happened with any other browser, and, it may not not happen again, even clearing the Cache. Since, it happens with Tabs, which were opened before, in other words the cookies are there.

 

Westside,

Links to these mysterious sites? Have you tried clearing the cookies and trying again?

 

Ramona, there was nothing unusual above the sites. I did not clear my cookies, but will do this, if it happens again. The fact is that it never happened with FF1.0.7 and 1.6a1. The profile I have for 1.5 is newly created because I have had a lot of problems with the previous one. I am using now the city of Omaha website , which gave problems, at first. will let you know if the problem reoccurs.

 

No problems with the website here, Westside. Is it possible (just curious mind you) that you have too many browsers and too many profiles?

 

James,

You think?

 

Westside ...

I'm with James and Ramona ... the problem isn't FF 1.5, which I've been using exclusively since it was 1.5rc3. I've tried most of the links on your City of Omaha website, using tabs, and am completely unable to duplicate your problem ... all links open instantly and completely. Perhaps it is time to simplify!

 

We love you anyway, Westside.

 

Jim, and James,
your suggestions to simpl;ify are useless, and uncalled for. Do you, seriously, believe that because I have several browsers, that I am having problems on account of it. I want to check what I have, and then move on. I use most of them, at least once each day.
Anyway, the problem which I have has not been much of a problem, since it works when I hit reload. What has it to do with simplifying?
I will let you know if I have any further problem.

 

Whoa... hold it right there, Westside. The suggestion that YOU have problems POSSIBLY because of your constant diddling with multiple browsers and multiple profiles is not unreasonable. If you look carefully, you'll see that Ramona also was of the same mind. Uncalled for? Westside, you play around (which is certainly your perogative) with your settings, browsers, profiles on a daily basis. Surely you can't think it unreasonable for people to wonder if that might indeed be a major part of your difficulty.

 

Contraire, my friend James. I was teasing Westside when I posted: "You think?" Westside does a terrific job of testing browsers in order to help users with problems on various browsers. I meant no criticism whatsoever... I have many browsers installed as well, and for the same reason as Westside.

 

First of all, I never took Ramona's as a criticism.
As for my reaction, I have been thought to look for trouble by having a number of browsers, and, that simple is better. I am very careful in handling my programs, installing them, if installing is needed, in separate folders, and using dedicated profiles. Secondly, I just asked a question. Sorry I was not more specific, asking if anyone has had a problem. I placed the same question at another website, being specific, and I got only one reply, saying he had no problem, except once with another program, and it was an ISP problem.
I did not ask for advice, I was just wondering if this has happened to anyone.
I have had no reoccurrence since I, originally, posted, so I hope that we can bury this one.
FYI, I would, gladly, give up most of the browsers, but I am keeping them to help people who may have problems.
And, just as I was posting this, I was Server not found, in the Ads by Google, below this post. The message was:Firefox can't find the server at pagead2.googlesyndic
I was not using 1.5, and reload fixed the glitch.

 

Gadzooks! I know exactly what you're talking about now... I get that error frequently for doubleclick.net ads.

 

Westside ...

It was your remark, quoted above, that was uncalled for, a gratuitous slap in the face.

Your post initiating this thread began "I have had this problem... ". Please remember that this is a HELP forum ... if you report a problem, you're going to get advice, helpful or not, even if you don't specifically request it. Some advice may be good, some off the wall, some may be meant in fun, but the intention of the reply is sincere, in almost every case.

The fact is that you have a number of similar programs installed, and there always exists the possibility that one might be interfering with another. The suggestions that you simplify things were meant in a jocular way, because James and I know that you're not going to do it, but they were neither "useless" nor "uncalled for ".

My impression, formed over a long period of time, is that you are overly sensitive to such input, as you seem to over-react to it. Personally, I couldn't care less how you set up your system but, if you report a problem, as you did, you have to expect such replies, especially from BBS regulars. However, I do not expect to be belittled or castigated in return.

 

Jim,
I sent you a private message, apologizing for overreacting. This was not enough for you. You requested a public apology. So, I will do, as a copy of the message which I sent to you.

Jim,
Arguments are not resolved in this forum, so I am posting a PM.
I am sorry that I overreacted, and I mentioned in the last post that I was not specific, and, I thought that I corrected myself. I just wanted to know if you had encountered anything like I described. I had run into another occurrence (I will be careful not to use the word "problem ") with an entirely different program.
Anyway, I felt that the suggestion to simplify was not useful, because of its nature (reload fixes everything). It probably is an ISP glitch.
My sensitivity may have been brought up by identical suggested solutions, in the past. I did not not intend to slap you in the face any more than you intended to give me useless solutions.

And, don't worry. You will not hear from me.

 

Westside ...

I did no such thing, so please don't mis-state what I said in my reply:

"This was not an argument. Although I accept your apology, a public one, in the forum where you posted the original remark, would have been more appropriate. "​

 

Westside,

It seems to me that this entire thread has been blown out of proportion. Yes, you've received "identical suggested solutions" in the past (and generally from me) because I sincerely thought they might be part of the problem. When I offered a suggestion this time around it was offered with good intentions. After all.. if you go back you'll see that following Ramona's remark I posted that "we love you anyway" and included a smiley to that effect. And yet a few hours later you chose to completely ignore my post and instead took me and Jim to task for offereing "uncalled for and useless remarks."

Now I'm asking you to stop for a minute and think this through. You posted a problem and I offered a possible solution. It may well be that my solution was no solution at all but I fail to see how it was uncalled for. Furthermore, why would my offering this cause you to be sensitive? You mention that your sensitivity may have been brought up by identical suggested solutions in the past but I fail to understand why you would be sensitive to this at all. If you believed these suggestions were of no help, then wouldn't it have been better to simply ignore them.. or perhaps to say, "It's possible, but I don't think it applies in this situation for these reasons.... "?

It's like you're saying, "Look... I have this problem with FF 1.5. If anyone here offers any insight into this problem, I'll determine not only its usefulness but also the intentions of the person offering it." Westside, please ask yourself why I would even bother to offer to respond to your post at all? Why would I bother to take the time? Don't you think I've better things to do with my time?

At this point I'm really wondering what this flap is all about. I have always appreciated any help you offered to me in the past. I thought I would try to return the favor but instead it's as though you've told me to mind my own business.

 

It appears to me that this thread has disintegrated into a criticism of Westside, which has no place on a help forum. I believe that these matters would be better discussed in Personal Messaging. Therefore, I have locked the thread.