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Return to top of page · Post #: 1 · Written at 12:48:49 AM on 11 March 2017.
	Vintage Pete Location: Albury, NSW Member since 1 May 2016 Member #: 1919 Postcount: 2048
This has not happen before ? It has a link in it ,,but ive done that before? Also I could not access this site for most of the day it just wont load ,perhaps that has something to do with it ? Pete

Return to top of page · Post #: 2 · Written at 7:20:05 AM on 11 March 2017.
	Brad Administrator Location: Naremburn, NSW Member since 15 November 2005 Member #: 1 Postcount: 7483
I can only see visit logs going back a few hours and things look normal but I'll keep an eye on things today to see if there are any outages. I pop in to check things each weekday at 09:00 and 12:00 just out of curiosity as those times line up with my morning tea and lunch breaks. I am not sure what you mean by a padlock though. It's normal for a padlock to be seen somewhere in your browser window, as this site is a secured one. It runs on port 443 via the HTTPS protocol rather than standard HTTP. The padlock symbol will hide if there is any unsecured content such as externally linked photos on the page but the page itself is still served over a secure connection. A yellow padlock icon can also be seen if there is a locked thread here. It's a common icon on forums where threads cannot be posted to any further. ‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾ A valve a day keeps the transistor away...

Return to top of page · Post #: 3 · Written at 7:20:19 AM on 11 March 2017.
	Robbbert Location: Hill Top, NSW Member since 18 September 2015 Member #: 1801 Postcount: 2141
Had no issues with the site yesterday. It seems the padlock has no effect, I was able to reply.

Return to top of page · Post #: 4 · Written at 7:37:05 AM on 11 March 2017.
	Clive Durham Location: Grenfell, NSW Member since 8 July 2015 Member #: 1771 Postcount: 212
I had access issues yesterday for quite some time................Server error ‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾ Clive

Return to top of page · Post #: 5 · Written at 7:49:18 AM on 11 March 2017.
	Vintage Pete Location: Albury, NSW Member since 1 May 2016 Member #: 1919 Postcount: 2048
Brad, I dont know why the tread is locked with a yellow padlock . I have not added anything in the thread I would'nt normally do. It has a link to youtube but so do many threads? The odd thing is that the padlock is indicting the thread is locked but people can still add comments so its not locked? Pete

Return to top of page · Post #: 6 · Written at 8:16:20 AM on 11 March 2017.
	Brad Administrator Location: Naremburn, NSW Member since 15 November 2005 Member #: 1 Postcount: 7483
You'll need to let me know the forum and thread where the padlock is showing. The padlock is not triggered by any content. Only I can apply it manually - unless there is a software bug causing it to display. ‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾ A valve a day keeps the transistor away...

Return to top of page · Post #: 7 · Written at 8:19:25 AM on 11 March 2017.
	Vintage Pete Location: Albury, NSW Member since 1 May 2016 Member #: 1919 Postcount: 2048
Brad,,, Its in vintage TV section first thread Thanks pete

Return to top of page · Post #: 8 · Written at 8:20:43 AM on 11 March 2017.
	Brad Administrator Location: Naremburn, NSW Member since 15 November 2005 Member #: 1 Postcount: 7483
It's okay, I've found it. Guys, with regard to both issues being discussed, details are important. This site logs a lot of things and I can use those logs to determine the length of an outage. Just the same, if something isn't quite right in a particular thread, I need to know where it's all happening. I'll sort out the padlock this morning. The access issue is another matter though. ‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾ A valve a day keeps the transistor away...

Return to top of page · Post #: 9 · Written at 8:28:45 AM on 11 March 2017.
	Brad Administrator Location: Naremburn, NSW Member since 15 November 2005 Member #: 1 Postcount: 7483
Okay, there was indeed a bug causing the padlock to appear - all sorted now. ‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾ A valve a day keeps the transistor away...

Return to top of page · Post #: 10 · Written at 8:29:27 AM on 11 March 2017.
	Vintage Pete Location: Albury, NSW Member since 1 May 2016 Member #: 1919 Postcount: 2048
No dramas Brad its not urgent

Return to top of page · Post #: 11 · Written at 9:41:26 AM on 11 March 2017.
	GTC Location: Sydney, NSW Member since 28 January 2011 Member #: 823 Postcount: 6836
I have experienced a number of type 500 error messages over the last 2 or 3 days but, as Brad has said previously that he cannot see those in the logs, I didn't bother to report them.

Return to top of page · Post #: 12 · Written at 11:18:42 AM on 11 March 2017.
	Clive Durham Location: Grenfell, NSW Member since 8 July 2015 Member #: 1771 Postcount: 212
I had an idea that it was a 505 error when I had issues but not certain. ‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾ Clive

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