Monthly Archives: January 2008

Boring updates: MYprodos login protocol modified

I’ve been working with Davide Villani of Italy to change the login protocol for the MYprodos system to make it more user-friendly and to deal with potential spam problems.

The MYprodos system …

  • Listsall currently available PRODOS projects, campaigns, and services.
  • Allows you to register/subscribe to them, and
  • Allows you to modify your membership details.

Work has gone smoothly. Almost complete.

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Boring updates: Database errors on several PRODOS sites

Earlier today, about a dozen PRODOS project sites, including CelebrateCapitalism.com started displaying an error message related to the database.

The THINKER TO THINKER ™ blogs do not seem to be affected.

I’m currently investigating the matter.

This is not related to the new server mentioned earlier, as we’re still on the old server.

Update: Robert Redl of Vienna, Austria (whom I recommend highly as a coder and troubleshooter)has fixed the problem.

I’ve “xxxx”-ed out some of it, but the error message was:

user warning: Can’t create/write to file ‘/tmp/#sql_6528_0.MYD’ (Errcode: 17) query: SELECT DISTINCT(p.perm) FROM role r INNER JOIN permission p ON p.rid = r.rid WHERE r.rid IN (1) in /home/xxxxxxxxxxxx/public_html/includes/database.mysql.inc on line 121.

The solution, as explained by Robert:

MYSQL ERROR MESSAGE

in the /tmp temoprary directory a mysql file was damaged. After removing it and restarting the mysql server the mysql blocking messages are OK now.

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Boring updates: Moving to new server soon

Have been testing new server and plan to move all PRODOS sites and onlinesystems in the nexts couple of weeks.

Last time sites we migrated to a new server, we had awful problems with text/characters getting scrambled and odd/rogue/wrong characters getting mixed in with regular characters.

So, this time, key websitesand the whole THINKER TO THINKER blog system (with about 200 blogs)is being copied and “test migrated” first – to make sure this doesn’t happen again.

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Tom Delay criticizes Ron Paul on War and capacity to govern

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Tom Delay says:

“Ron Paul, I disagree with on the War on Terror”

… in his interview with PajamasMedia’s Richard Miniter.

The former Republican Party, House Majority Leader also says:

  • I’m not as libertarian as Ron Paul is … but
  • he is a conscience and he stands for his principles.
  • He can’t govern because he doesn’t understand (governing?) …
  • I’ve served with and been with Ron Paul for almost 30 years so I know him probably better than anyone else other than his wife …
  • he’s appealing to the libertarian part of the Party …

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