Have forum notifications suddenly stopped?

Sslaxx · Fri 25/03/2011 09:58:34

Has anyone else not been receiving topic notification emails lately? Because mine just suddenly stopped as of the 21st.

Dualnames · Fri 25/03/2011 11:10:05

I stopped receiving them for years now.

Also calendar is broken.

Ultra Magnus · Fri 25/03/2011 14:18:10

Yep. PM notifications stopped for me too around the same time.

Also this.
http://img97.imageshack.us/i/screenshot20110325at141.png
http://img690.imageshack.us/i/screenshot20110325at141.png

(In case anyone didn't get that, I currently can't send any PMs because apparently 2>6.)

Stupot · Fri 25/03/2011 14:22:20

It's probably time for a forum upgrade $:-\$

Sslaxx · Fri 25/03/2011 14:46:53

Quote from: Stupot on Fri 25/03/2011 14:22:20
It's probably time for a forum upgrade $:-\$

To 1.1.13? Or different forum software altogether?

Moresco · Fri 25/03/2011 17:49:34

Quote from: Sslaxx on Fri 25/03/2011 14:46:53
Quote from: Stupot on Fri 25/03/2011 14:22:20
It's probably time for a forum upgrade $:-\$
To 1.1.13? Or different forum software altogether?

My vote is on different forum software altogether. Invision Power Board or VBulletin, but I would first go with IPB. Otherwise if it must be free, go phpbb. I don't think I can find very much to like about SMF. If you HAVE to use it, I guess...but the search feature is crap, it's slow, it looks bad.

One more thing, what's up with the server giving these Fast-CGI errors daily? I get them for hours on end sometimes and I just give up.

Calin Leafshade · Fri 25/03/2011 17:53:46

Agreed, the website/forum is in dire need of some attention

Atelier · Fri 25/03/2011 18:55:24

Other than not having the ability for polls and queued posting I don't see a problem.

Kweepa · Fri 25/03/2011 23:30:33

Yes, it works perfectly for my needs.

I'd be wary of upgrading for the sake of it. The last thing I'd want to see was to lose every post on the forums...

Sslaxx · Sat 26/03/2011 00:50:04

Quote from: Kweepa on Fri 25/03/2011 23:30:33
Yes, it works perfectly for my needs.

I'd be wary of upgrading for the sake of it. The last thing I'd want to see was to lose every post on the forums...

Keeping backups of the database would help with losing posts. And it'd be prudent to do a dry run if they were going to switch to other forum software.

Pumaman · Sat 26/03/2011 15:03:25

The server was upgraded to a better one on Tuesday, it seems like the e-mail system broke in the process. It should now be back up so you should start to receive notifications again over the course of today.

straydogstrut · Sat 26/03/2011 15:15:07

Ah so that's why I got the gazillion email notifications today, and not because of that little thread about Nexus;-)

I would like to see a better search feature, other than that though forums work fine for me. Oh except for the bug I get when trying to post in Safari, but now I use Chrome anyway so i'm not fussed.

Phemar · Sat 26/03/2011 15:41:57

Quote from: straydogstrut on Sat 26/03/2011 15:15:07
I would like to see a better search feature.

Seconded. The current one isn't very good