Alt.Binz forum
New Alt.Binz versions => Requests => Topic started by: tvholic on September 30, 2008, 05:46:30 pm
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If a search fails because the search engine is down (ie, timed out), there should be some sort of status message displayed so we don't keep retrying with different search terms.
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Don't know about the other engines, but Newzleech either displays 'Error during transfer' or something a like over here..
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Newzleech either displays 'Error during transfer' or something a like over here..
Really? Because Newzleech is down right now, and I'm not getting anything (using version 0.28.2).
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your not looking in the right place. it doesn't appear where the results would be or on the search button but on another task-elements in the tab... look around...
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your not looking in the right place. it doesn't appear where the results would be or on the search button but on another task-elements in the tab... look around...
Okay, I see it says "Aborted" in the status field. So I'd suggest there should be a "Failed" or "Timeout" status to distinguish it from a user-initiated abort. Also, I think the status field should change while a search is running, instead of showing the status of the previous search.
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It doesn't show 'Aborted' here, but 'No results'. This is obviously dependent on the status codes received from the site and - because currently it's a DNS issue with Newzleech - which DNS servers you're using. OpenDNS redirects to OpenDNS guide, for example, so Alt.Binz receives a page, just not one with any recognisable results. Usually the error messages are unambiguous.
Anyway, 5 seconds with your browser is enough to see what's really going on. It's hardly deal-breaking. :P