[Info-vax] ITRC is FCKD

[Rich Jordan]

On Feb 10, 10:09 am, IanMiller <g... at uk2.net> wrote:
> On Feb 10, 3:00 pm, BillPedersen <peder... at ccsscorp.com> wrote:
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> > On Feb 10, 9:35 am, VAXman-  @SendSpamHere.ORG wrote:
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> > > In article <42667dae-c859-4a40-8f15-3da84bc4c... at s41g2000vbw.googlegroups.com>, abrsvc <dansabrservi... at yahoo.com> writes:
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> > > >On Feb 10, 9:08=A0am, VAXman-  @SendSpamHere.ORG wrote:
> > > >> I went to log into ITRC today and when I click on the [continue>>] button
> > > >> on the http: //forums11.itrc.hp.com / service / ciss / loginSelect.do pag=
> > > >e
> > > >> which shows my various IDs (and I have selected the ID that is tied to my
> > > >> SAID) I get:
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> > > >> https: //forums11.itrc.hp.com / service / home / home.do
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> > > >> Could Not Open URL
> > > >> The URL you requested does not exist or is not retrievable at this site.
> > > >> You can return to the HP IT Resource Center home page (itrc.hp.com).
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> > > >> (Error HTTP_404)
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> > > >> --
> > > >> VAXman- A Bored Certified VMS Kernel Mode Hacker =A0 =A0VAXman(at)TMESIS(=
> > > >dot)ORG
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> > > >> All your spirit rack abuses, come to haunt you back by day.
> > > >> All your Byzantine excuses, given time, given you away.
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> > > >I had that earlier as well.  It clearer itself up a few minutes
> > > >later.  Try again and you should be able to connect.
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> > > >Dan
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> > > I just tried to post and got:
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> > > 500: Server Error [%s]
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> > > --
> > > VAXman- A Bored Certified VMS Kernel Mode Hacker    VAXman(at)TMESIS(dot)ORG
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> > > All your spirit rack abuses, come to haunt you back by day.
> > > All your Byzantine excuses, given time, given you away.
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> > A link I saved does not work...
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> > A link offwww.hp.com/go/openvmstothe "ITRC forums" does appear to
> > work.
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> > The primary difference is that my "saved" link is to "forums11" and
> > the actual link from the OpenVMS page is to "forums1" - but you end up
> > on "forums13"...
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> > Seems as if "forums11" is down.  I had reported issues with formatting
> > and such on that portion of ITRC the other day and now, running  under
> > "forums13" it formats correctly.  So much of the web support at HP is
> > now done by "contract" groups and not the people responsible for the
> > product that it seems they get caught up with things and do not keep
> > them accurate or effective.
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> seems to be working now

Not from here.  Within the last 5 minutes from a freshly started
browser the main itrc page displayed with screwed up formatting (like
a CSS file was missing), forums got a 500 error repeatedly, then got
to the forum page (still with screwed up formatting) and any attempt
to enter an actual forum died with a 500 error.  10:45AM Central.

Also getting errors going to links from our 'Partner' newsletter.
Those go to "http://vdccnz2prof.houston.hp.com/redirect.asp?......"
and are dying with 8-digit IIS error codes.  I wonder if there's any
correlation between the ITRC and marketing web problems.

Or just crap servers.  Or the most recent patch Tuesday megadump is
causing problems (it was a big patch tuesday with lots of 'patch
now!!!' and criticals...  those often seem to be followed by random
issues out there on the intarweb)