New Feature

Wow, I hadn't even thought of DNS issues because I was first made aware of the strange errors at the same time I had made changes to the DD code. The DNS server would have changed about 5 or so days prior to that. So of course, I went off down the path of something…

This entry is mostly a test to make sure I can still post new entries… I’ve updated the database schema to begin changes for the ‘friends only’ entries and work has begun on the code changes necessary for the new feature. I hope that it won’t be too ominous and that it’ll all be done…

Its come to light that rather more people than expected were using the /userdata/username/images URL to show pictures in their diaries, judging by the amount of email we’re getting on the subject. The URL format has never been advertised as the way to show graphics in your diary, as, indeed, its only intended to store…

Friends Only entries absolutely require cookies in order to work. If your computer, for whatever reason, is not accepting cookies from us (or is deliberately corrupting them as some (brain damaged) personal firewall software seems to do) then you will probably experience the following symptoms; You enter your login name and password into the Friends…

Is it possible for you to provide me with a list of diaries I am on the notify list of before the change? I’m on lists of folks who hardly ever update. I’m afraid I’ll forget to add myself to them without a reminder. Unfortunately, that’s one of the biggest reasons for the change –…

To answer some of the comments left previously… No diaries were lost, it was the BACKUP that was missing a diary. Nothing has happened to the primary database… If we could afford to pay ourselves anything for running the site, we could consider employing other ‘intern DBAs’ and indeed, if that were the case, they…