Can't delete private message...

BWX · Feb 25, 2004, 10:54 PM

That sums it up-- the thing keeps coming back- and when I delete it, it throws up a message that it is an "invalid message" and to contact webmaster.. Very strange.

edit--
Well, I finally deleted it- but I couldn't delete it while reading it ( inside the view where you read the message), I had to delete it from the list view- then it was instantly replaced with another PM I got from someone else. Another weird thing is that the original message I was trying to delete, I had already deleted the last time I was logged in... Hmm, must have been a bug.

Zardon · Feb 25, 2004, 10:58 PM

if you want we can try and clear your messages, is it just one message in your inbox? or sent ?

BWX · Feb 25, 2004, 11:02 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Zardon
if you want we can try and clear your messages, is it just one message in your inbox? or sent ?

I just edited my message-- NO! please don't clear me messages, lol- thank you..

I think it's all cleared up.. I think.. When I just returned to this message I had to refresh to see your message and the edit I made to my message though... Another strange thing.. hmm..

Edit
Well, when I just made this reply- I saw my yellow PM indicator on, then when I came back after writing this message, it was off again.. Very weird.. I dunno.

BWX · Feb 25, 2004, 11:06 PM

I will delete all my cookies and log off, then log back on-- If that doesn't help I'll post back- It must be something with my cookies or something..

Zardon · Feb 25, 2004, 11:12 PM

very interesting

Judas · Feb 25, 2004, 11:15 PM

depending on what you might have done... i've done this a few times... you can get the new message indicator to show up even though you don't have a single message.... i did this by getting a new message.. or sending myself one.. deleting it... then hit back.... going into the forums.. and it would pop up...and i wouldn't be able to delete it from within the message.... had to do it outside.. it really messes up when it does... but i haven't been able to recreate the problem to much.... tried it about 4 times ...1 of the 4 times is messed up..

BWX · Feb 25, 2004, 11:23 PM

Well I did boot up from the boot-floppy I made from this thread:

http://www.hardwareheaven.com/showthre...threadid=38565

My connection seems very slow as well. I wonder if it has anything to do with that?

O well, I'm going to clear cookies and reboot normally and see if it makes a difference..

Zardon · Feb 25, 2004, 11:29 PM

is your machine slow or just your internet connect? there are some quite nasty viruses floating around atm.

BWX · Feb 25, 2004, 11:39 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Zardon
is your machine slow or just your internet connect? there are some quite nasty viruses floating around atm.

Nope, just my connection. I installed Sygate Firewall on this HD until I get my main one going again too- so I don't think it's a virus, I haven't even opened any emails on this OS install.

Plus I just ran Adaware. I don' t know- I'm gonna reboot normally and see if anything changes.

BWX · Feb 25, 2004, 11:47 PM

Well I booted normally and everyhting is back to normal- speed is right up to where it was

http://www.toast.net/performance/res...loadtime=0.906

Very wierd, I don't understand why booting from a floppy into XP would cause any problems. Oh well. Maybe that didn't have anything to do with it after all, hard to say.

BWX · Feb 26, 2004, 03:46 AM

WTF!?!?! Now the same message is back in there again! LOL- this is crazy.. It wasn't there all night, I come back to DH and the same message is there AGAIN.. Very stange.

It was delivered at 2:03PM today- I have deleted it at least 12 times. I don't want any of my other PM messages deleted, but this is carazy. It's from Mazuko- It was a message I wanted, but now it won't go away. I don't understand.

It's like the server keeps sending it to me- but when I try to delete it, it says "invalid message, contact webmaster"

It must be a bug of some kind.

I also cannot make it so none of my sent messages automatically go into my "sent messages" box, even though I selected that option in my settings to not put a copy in my sent items...

I dunno- seems weird..

Maybe it's because I haven't been checking my emails (because of my HD problems)- and all my email notifications are being bounced back? I get my emails through my ISP's POP server which is full, so maybe thats why? It seems like that would be a good explination, but it still doesn't seem like that should happen.. The whole reason I'm trying to save all my info on my original HD is so I don't loose all those messages, so if I poll that pop server, none of them eill be on the server when I get my Outlook express going again on the correct HD.

I will disable getting email notifications for PM's temporarily and see if that helps. If it does, I think I may inadvertently found a forum bug. (or maybe it was a known issue?)

BWX · Feb 26, 2004, 04:45 AM

I'm just going to turn off PM's all together- I cannot delete any PM's I get- 2 more I have gotten and when I delete them, they show as deleted.

Then I hit refresh, and they are back- as simple as that. Not deleting, and if I try to delete them from within the page where you read them, and not in the list- it goves an error message. I dunno-

BWX · Mar 13, 2004, 02:20 AM

I forgot to come back here and reply- I know what happened-

It was stupid IE6, for some reason on that XP install someone (I) had the internet option "check for new pages" set to never.. I have no idea how it got set like that. Try it out and try to post a few posts, it's great fun. Or to be really cruel, go into someone else's PC and set that setting to never- It will make them think the web page they are on is broken...

Judas · Mar 13, 2004, 03:00 AM

lol.. interetsing..

Feb 25, 2004, 10:54 PM	#1
BWX unplugged Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: USNY Posts: 19,665 Rep Power: 109 System Specs	Can't delete private message... That sums it up-- the thing keeps coming back- and when I delete it, it throws up a message that it is an "invalid message" and to contact webmaster.. Very strange. edit-- Well, I finally deleted it- but I couldn't delete it while reading it ( inside the view where you read the message), I had to delete it from the list view- then it was instantly replaced with another PM I got from someone else. Another weird thing is that the original message I was trying to delete, I had already deleted the last time I was logged in... Hmm, must have been a bug. __________________ Last edited by BWX; Feb 25, 2004 at 11:00 PM.

Feb 25, 2004, 11:06 PM	Thread Starter #4
BWX unplugged Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: USNY Posts: 19,665 Rep Power: 109 System Specs	I will delete all my cookies and log off, then log back on-- If that doesn't help I'll post back- It must be something with my cookies or something.. __________________

Feb 25, 2004, 11:23 PM	Thread Starter #7
BWX unplugged Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: USNY Posts: 19,665 Rep Power: 109 System Specs	Well I did boot up from the boot-floppy I made from this thread: http://www.hardwareheaven.com/showthre...threadid=38565 My connection seems very slow as well. I wonder if it has anything to do with that? O well, I'm going to clear cookies and reboot normally and see if it makes a difference.. __________________

Feb 25, 2004, 11:47 PM	Thread Starter #10
BWX unplugged Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: USNY Posts: 19,665 Rep Power: 109 System Specs	Well I booted normally and everyhting is back to normal- speed is right up to where it was http://www.toast.net/performance/res...loadtime=0.906 Very wierd, I don't understand why booting from a floppy into XP would cause any problems. Oh well. Maybe that didn't have anything to do with it after all, hard to say. __________________

Feb 26, 2004, 03:46 AM	Thread Starter #11
BWX unplugged Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: USNY Posts: 19,665 Rep Power: 109 System Specs	WTF!?!?! Now the same message is back in there again! LOL- this is crazy.. It wasn't there all night, I come back to DH and the same message is there AGAIN.. Very stange. It was delivered at 2:03PM today- I have deleted it at least 12 times. I don't want any of my other PM messages deleted, but this is carazy. It's from Mazuko- It was a message I wanted, but now it won't go away. I don't understand. It's like the server keeps sending it to me- but when I try to delete it, it says "invalid message, contact webmaster" It must be a bug of some kind. I also cannot make it so none of my sent messages automatically go into my "sent messages" box, even though I selected that option in my settings to not put a copy in my sent items... I dunno- seems weird.. Maybe it's because I haven't been checking my emails (because of my HD problems)- and all my email notifications are being bounced back? I get my emails through my ISP's POP server which is full, so maybe thats why? It seems like that would be a good explination, but it still doesn't seem like that should happen.. The whole reason I'm trying to save all my info on my original HD is so I don't loose all those messages, so if I poll that pop server, none of them eill be on the server when I get my Outlook express going again on the correct HD. I will disable getting email notifications for PM's temporarily and see if that helps. If it does, I think I may inadvertently found a forum bug. (or maybe it was a known issue?) __________________

Feb 25, 2004, 10:58 PM	#2
Zardon DriverHeaven Founder Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 32,480 Rep Power: 177	if you want we can try and clear your messages, is it just one message in your inbox? or sent ?

Feb 25, 2004, 11:12 PM	#5
Zardon DriverHeaven Founder Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 32,480 Rep Power: 177	very interesting

Feb 25, 2004, 11:29 PM	#8
Zardon DriverHeaven Founder Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 32,480 Rep Power: 177	is your machine slow or just your internet connect? there are some quite nasty viruses floating around atm.

Feb 26, 2004, 04:45 AM	Thread Starter #12
BWX unplugged Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: USNY Posts: 19,665 Rep Power: 109 System Specs	I'm just going to turn off PM's all together- I cannot delete any PM's I get- 2 more I have gotten and when I delete them, they show as deleted. Then I hit refresh, and they are back- as simple as that. Not deleting, and if I try to delete them from within the page where you read them, and not in the list- it goves an error message. I dunno- __________________

Mar 13, 2004, 02:20 AM	Thread Starter #13
BWX unplugged Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: USNY Posts: 19,665 Rep Power: 109 System Specs	I forgot to come back here and reply- I know what happened- It was stupid IE6, for some reason on that XP install someone (I) had the internet option "check for new pages" set to never.. I have no idea how it got set like that. Try it out and try to post a few posts, it's great fun. Or to be really cruel, go into someone else's PC and set that setting to never- It will make them think the web page they are on is broken... __________________