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Greg Mueller
Phenomenal Film Handler

Posts: 1687
From: Port Gamble, WA
Registered: Jun 99

posted 01-31-2002 01:53 PM

Since the chat room thing has been installed on the FT page I have come back to my computer several times to catch it on line all by itself. I watched it after I logged off and it seems what happens is that when the chatroom notifier updates itself my computer dials up and logs on. Voodoo? It doesn't do it when I leave my browser on another location only FT. Does any one know if there's a setting I can change in Netscape 4.79 that will stop it from logging on without me. Or do I have to leave my browser parked on another page?

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Greg Mueller
Amateur Astronomer, Machinist, Filmnut http://www.muellersatomics.com/

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Dave Macaulay
Film God

Posts: 2321
From: Toronto, Canada
Registered: Apr 2001

posted 01-31-2002 02:45 PM

Assuming you use Windows, you should be using the Windows dial-up manager and you must have it set to dial automatically when you open netscape. In the dial window that pops up with your name and password there's a check box for "connect automatically" - if you uncheck that it will pop up the window when the chatroom thing tries to refresh - but it won't actually dial untless you click on "ok". You have to catch that window before it finishes dialing to uncheck the box... as far as I can find there isn't any way through control panel to change that setting.
I generaally keep that box unchecked, and many people will suggest you don't save the password either.
If it's set to connect automatically there are several things that could connect anytime - particularly Windows Update - and if you don't have unlimited service that can get nasty!

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Greg Mueller
Phenomenal Film Handler

Posts: 1687
From: Port Gamble, WA
Registered: Jun 99

posted 01-31-2002 03:09 PM

I checked and I have to press the "Connect" button before it will dial. Which is the way it has been

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Greg Mueller
Amateur Astronomer, Machinist, Filmnut
http://www.muellersatomics.com/

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Brad Miller
Administrator

Posts: 17775
From: Plano, TX (36.2 miles NW of Rockwall)
Registered: May 99

posted 01-31-2002 03:34 PM

That is because you are depriving your computer of being online with Film-Tech. It WANTS to be here. You shouldn't deny it. (When the screen does it's refresh once a minute, your connection is just thinking it got broken and quickly dials back up to re-establish itself.)

Next week it will dial up on it's own AND enter the chat room.

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Greg Mueller
Phenomenal Film Handler

Posts: 1687
From: Port Gamble, WA
Registered: Jun 99

posted 02-01-2002 10:44 AM

It's getting worse. Now when I try to come to FT my computer crashes. It crashed 4 times this morning and had to be revived by Norton's crashguard to get here and post this. Suggestions?

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Greg Mueller
Amateur Astronomer, Machinist, Filmnut
http://www.muellersatomics.com/

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Brad Miller
Administrator

Posts: 17775
From: Plano, TX (36.2 miles NW of Rockwall)
Registered: May 99

posted 02-01-2002 01:11 PM

Setting up multiple frames so everyone's browsers are happy isn't too cut and dry. I'll work on it later tonight. Must run.

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Adam Martin
I'm not even gonna point out the irony.

Posts: 3686
From: Dallas, TX
Registered: Nov 2000

posted 02-01-2002 01:15 PM

I vote for clearing out your cache and cookies and visiting http://windowsupdate.microsoft.com

If that doesn't work, try uninstalling Dialup Networking, rebooting and reinstalling DUN. Be sure to write down your local access number first.

What operating system and browser versions?

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Aaron Sisemore
Flaming Ribs beat Reeses Peanut Butter Cups any day!

Posts: 3061
From: Rockwall TX USA
Registered: Sep 1999

posted 02-01-2002 01:26 PM

Hey Brad, My Comp also crashes now if I go to Film-Tech.. (crashguard intercepts it usually bt not always)

-Aaron

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Greg Mueller
Phenomenal Film Handler

Posts: 1687
From: Port Gamble, WA
Registered: Jun 99

posted 02-01-2002 06:39 PM

It's better now
I'm using Win 98 and Netscape 4.79. How do you tell what version of 98 you have?

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Greg Mueller
Amateur Astronomer, Machinist, Filmnut
http://www.muellersatomics.com/

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Sean M. Grimes
Expert Film Handler

Posts: 247
From: Lunenburg, MA
Registered: Apr 2000

posted 02-01-2002 07:03 PM

Greg,

To check in Windows just right click on the "My Computer" icon go to properties and then on the General tab under System: it will give you which edition and build version right under the Windows 98 reading.

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Joe Redifer
You need a beating today

Posts: 12859
From: Denver, Colorado
Registered: May 99

posted 02-01-2002 07:19 PM

What was happening was a javascript conflict, I believe. I created a new menu frame with tables. The Film-Tech page would keep reloading and eventually crash. It was totally WC3 compliant so I don't think my code was bad. However I did include a couple of javascripts that are also included on the main page (Don't Right-Click Me, Don't Bookmark Me, etc). Removing the scripts from the menu solves the problem, but unfortunately Brad accidentally re-uploaded the non-tabled version so Opera users and Mac users are getting a pretty ugly version of the site. I hate javascript. Everything should be server side. Too bad I don't know cgi, perl, or any of that junk.

If you turn off javascript (or just "scripting" or "jscript" in IE) you should be fine. IE uses it's own weird version of javascript.

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Greg Mueller
Phenomenal Film Handler

Posts: 1687
From: Port Gamble, WA
Registered: Jun 99

posted 02-01-2002 07:43 PM

It's Windoz 98
4.10.1998

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Greg Mueller
Amateur Astronomer, Machinist, Filmnut
http://www.muellersatomics.com/

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Brad Miller
Administrator

Posts: 17775
From: Plano, TX (36.2 miles NW of Rockwall)
Registered: May 99

posted 02-01-2002 08:45 PM

I will look into everything that has been posted on this weekend. If you have something to add that has not been addressed in this thread or the other one (Film-Tech Web Setup), please add it. If you are only having problems that have already been mentioned in these two threads, just be patient please.

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Gordon McLeod
Film God

Posts: 9532
From: Toronto Ontario Canada
Registered: Jun 99

posted 02-01-2002 10:31 PM

Something to add thanks Brad for the great site don't forget that

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Brad Miller
Administrator

Posts: 17775
From: Plano, TX (36.2 miles NW of Rockwall)
Registered: May 99

posted 02-02-2002 04:19 AM

Thank you Gordon.

I am closing this thread since it also pertains to another previous discussion to keep things more organized.

(See Film-Yak "Film-Tech Web Setup")

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