Tech: Mudcat sloooooooooooooow

15 Oct 11 - 07:37 AM (#3239312)
Subject: Tech: Mudcat sloooooooooooooow
From: John MacKenzie

Is it just me? I've never known it so slow.

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15 Oct 11 - 07:44 AM (#3239314)
Subject: RE: Tech: Mudcat sloooooooooooooow
From: Midchuck

I noticed it yesterday. Not so bad this morning.

But I've known it to be fur, fur, wuss in the past.

P.

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15 Oct 11 - 07:45 AM (#3239315)
Subject: RE: Tech: Mudcat sloooooooooooooow
From: jacqui.c

It does seem to be a bit slow in connecting to threads right now.

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15 Oct 11 - 09:13 AM (#3239349)
Subject: RE: Tech: Mudcat sloooooooooooooow
From: Richard Bridge

Yes, I'm finding it slow, in patches, as if it's checking something before proceeding. It's like Norton antivirus used to be on email in the bad old days - send from your resident email client, it goes to Norton, Norton thinks about checking it, and finally sends it to the modem (those were the days, eh?) by which time the modem has got bored and hung up. It makes me wonder if some prophylactic measure has been installed on the 'cat.

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15 Oct 11 - 09:24 AM (#3239353)
Subject: RE: Tech: Mudcat sloooooooooooooow
From: Stilly River Sage

It has been slow here -yesterday it took forever for pages to load.

SRS

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15 Oct 11 - 09:24 AM (#3239355)
Subject: RE: Tech: Mudcat sloooooooooooooow
From: RTim

Been slow here also!!

Tim Radford

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15 Oct 11 - 09:35 AM (#3239359)
Subject: RE: Tech: Mudcat sloooooooooooooow
From: terrier

As Midchuck says, it's been far slower in the past, but lately it's been running slow all the time. I guess it's all the add ons, ads, etc. It has just got more to do these days. Same all over the net. A necessary evil ;)

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15 Oct 11 - 09:50 AM (#3239365)
Subject: RE: Tech: Mudcat sloooooooooooooow
From: Bonnie Shaljean

Yes, chronic here, for the past few days :-(

Other sites are OK so it's not my connection (which is pretty good anyway).

In fact it got so bad I had to abandon the Cat and go do some actual Work.

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15 Oct 11 - 10:02 AM (#3239367)
Subject: RE: Tech: Mudcat sloooooooooooooow
From: Sandra in Sydney

Bonnie! don't shock us like that! Work is a 4-letter word

sandra (who has also noticed the slooooowness of the Cat)

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15 Oct 11 - 11:08 AM (#3239392)
Subject: RE: Tech: Mudcat sloooooooooooooow
From: gnu

Could be something to do with the big fry?

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15 Oct 11 - 11:34 AM (#3239399)
Subject: RE: Tech: Mudcat sloooooooooooooow
From: MikeL2

hi

Yep slooooooooow here too.

I only have it here, everywhere else is OK.

Cheers

MikeL2

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15 Oct 11 - 12:04 PM (#3239410)
Subject: RE: Tech: Mudcat sloooooooooooooow
From: GUEST,leeneia

I have 4G now. I notice that there's a delay, then BOOP! the entire thread suddenly appears.

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15 Oct 11 - 12:48 PM (#3239433)
Subject: RE: Tech: Mudcat sloooooooooooooow
From: katlaughing

Max has had to work on some things, burning the midnight oil, from what I know. The big fry hasn't helped, that's for sure.

kat

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15 Oct 11 - 01:38 PM (#3239451)
Subject: RE: Tech: Mudcat sloooooooooooooow
From: Joe Offer

Slow all week here in California.
-Joe-

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15 Oct 11 - 03:05 PM (#3239488)
Subject: RE: Tech: Mudcat sloooooooooooooow
From: Q (Frank Staplin)

Slow for me too, Western Canada.
Wha' hoppen?
No problem with other sites.

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15 Oct 11 - 03:14 PM (#3239497)
Subject: RE: Tech: Mudcat sloooooooooooooow
From: jacqui.c

Ah well, at least it's still running - it seems bit faster this afternoon.

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15 Oct 11 - 03:22 PM (#3239504)
Subject: RE: Tech: Mudcat sloooooooooooooow
From: John MacKenzie

I like my web sites fast, and my women slow.

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15 Oct 11 - 03:25 PM (#3239506)
Subject: RE: Tech: Mudcat sloooooooooooooow
From: JohnInKansas

There was a report that Max had to make some emergency equipment substitutions so a "lesser server" might have something to do with it.

Also, I first noticed a delay in responses a little after the most recent off-line event, so there may be "repairs in process."

It looks to me like the bottleneck is in the server queue, since I get a rather longer "waiting for response from mudcat," message than usual; but the transmission speed seems normal once I get to the top of the lineup. That might be helped if "somma youze guys" would go away and reduce the traffic density, but that never worked when I suggested it to the drivers in the next lane on the Seattle freeways, so I suppose it's not worth even a finger salute.

I haven't looked at what kind of traffic load has been hitting here, but the time-lag between posts looks fairly normal, indicating not much change(?).

John

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15 Oct 11 - 03:28 PM (#3239508)
Subject: RE: Tech: Mudcat sloooooooooooooow
From: Megan L

John dear (Mac that is) at your great age women wouldnt need to be slow they would have to be comatose

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15 Oct 11 - 03:54 PM (#3239520)
Subject: RE: Tech: Mudcat sloooooooooooooow
From: John MacKenzie

That's true Meg, but it's the only way I can catch them now

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15 Oct 11 - 03:57 PM (#3239524)
Subject: RE: Tech: Mudcat sloooooooooooooow
From: Bonnie Shaljean

When Mudcat gets stuck it's a test of us
To see who can stay the least stressed of us
But if even for Joe
The pages are slow
What hope can there be for the rest of us?



(Well, I hafta do something to pass the time while I wait...)

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15 Oct 11 - 03:57 PM (#3239525)
Subject: RE: Tech: Mudcat sloooooooooooooow
From: Megan L

Never mind dear boy I will let you borrow the rolling zimmer in a couple of weeks.

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15 Oct 11 - 06:34 PM (#3239610)
Subject: RE: Tech: Mudcat sloooooooooooooow
From: Joe Offer

Well, it's still afternoon here California. Mudcat is moving slow, and so am I.
Time for a nap.

G'nite....

-Joe-

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15 Oct 11 - 07:00 PM (#3239625)
Subject: RE: Tech: Mudcat sloooooooooooooow
From: Bonnie Shaljean

Goodnight? In the middle of the afternoon?? CERN may have found a likely cause for those faster-than-light-seeming neutrinos, but I defy them to explain MudTime.

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15 Oct 11 - 08:43 PM (#3239657)
Subject: RE: Tech: Mudcat sloooooooooooooow
From: JohnInKansas

I'm only three clicks in after Joe left; but it seems much faster now. We may have found a cause?

John

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15 Oct 11 - 09:18 PM (#3239664)
Subject: RE: Tech: Mudcat sloooooooooooooow
From: GUEST

Dump you Cache

ReBoot

Any newbie could tell you that.

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15 Oct 11 - 09:20 PM (#3239665)
Subject: RE: Tech: Mudcat sloooooooooooooow
From: Bonnie Shaljean

And when that doesn't work...?

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15 Oct 11 - 09:25 PM (#3239668)
Subject: RE: Tech: Mudcat sloooooooooooooow
From: Q (Frank Staplin)

Sing a chorus or two of Lazybones- in slow time.

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15 Oct 11 - 11:42 PM (#3239695)
Subject: RE: Tech: Mudcat sloooooooooooooow
From: Joe Offer

Yes, it was a good nap, and I feel much better. Mudcat should be faster now...

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16 Oct 11 - 12:58 AM (#3239709)
Subject: RE: Tech: Mudcat sloooooooooooooow
From: Richard Bridge

Funny, it seems to be so!

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16 Oct 11 - 04:15 AM (#3239737)
Subject: RE: Tech: Mudcat sloooooooooooooow
From: ChanteyLass

Hmm, I haven't noticed a change in Mudcat over the last few days. However, my Yahoo mail has been ridiculously slow. Its spinning color wheel is not a thing of beauty.

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16 Oct 11 - 04:58 AM (#3239743)
Subject: RE: Tech: Mudcat sloooooooooooooow
From: JHW

Here was me just thinking is it Mudcat or is it my new 2012 antivirus, thinking should I start a thread and here it is top of the list!
Slow yes but wth

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16 Oct 11 - 05:04 AM (#3239746)
Subject: RE: Tech: Mudcat sloooooooooooooow
From: Bonnie Shaljean

Still very slow here.

Sorry Joe, ya'll have to sleep harder...

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16 Oct 11 - 05:14 AM (#3239747)
Subject: RE: Tech: Mudcat sloooooooooooooow
From: GUEST,Peter Laban

Not so much slow, there's an about five second delay before the page pops up.

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16 Oct 11 - 05:42 AM (#3239754)
Subject: RE: Tech: Mudcat sloooooooooooooow
From: Bonnie Shaljean

Much more than that for me, even on a different server & puter 35 km away. It obviously varies. Long waits for every page-change. (And it didn't take this message the first time I tried to submit.)

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17 Oct 11 - 03:10 PM (#3240377)
Subject: RE: Tech: Mudcat sloooooooooooooow
From: GUEST, Richard Bridge on a different browser

The improvement seems to have vanished. I think it might be traffic-related. If I'm having an insomniac prowl at 4 am I'll try again, but it's very slow right now (2010 UK time)

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17 Oct 11 - 03:53 PM (#3240407)
Subject: RE: Tech: Mudcat sloooooooooooooow
From: GUEST,MikeL2

hi

I haven't changed anything and Mudcat's much quicker tonight. 9.0pm UK time.

Cheers

MikeL2

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17 Oct 11 - 07:35 PM (#3240516)
Subject: RE: Tech: Mudcat sloooooooooooooow
From: Max

It's a much bigger problem from where I sit. We lost our most powerful machine in the crash last month, and are very near to 100% capacity without her.

Watching my resource monitor lately gives me the same feeling as when my kids are sick. I know, I'm a giant nerd... you have no idea...

Been trying to reallocate resources, but haven't been able to make a dent. We're maxed out. I ordered a little hardware to get our whole database into RAM which should speed things up a great deal. Couple of days and she'll be snappy.

I'm holding off on the purchase of a new server, for now, because mudcat 2.0 is on the horizon and relies on a completely, and I mean 100%, different schema than we have now. Strengthening the current infrastructure may not serve the next.

Whole lot of action here at the cabin of solitude --the physical home of mudcat.org, Max, Merle and the monkeys. Wish I could fill you in on what's to come, but it has been shown that you can't be trusted. :)

...exciting times ahead to be sure.

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17 Oct 11 - 08:36 PM (#3240540)
Subject: RE: Tech: Mudcat sloooooooooooooow
From: GUEST

You will notice a "longer path"

"Ping" and "Trace Route" have added a couple more "hops." Google is transfiguring

Recent news articles explain a fragile-thread that is ALl but GOREd.

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17 Oct 11 - 09:26 PM (#3240564)
Subject: RE: Tech: Mudcat sloooooooooooooow
From: Bill D

"......exciting times ahead to be sure."

I'm not sure some of our hearts can take too many "exciting times" ☺

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18 Oct 11 - 12:23 AM (#3240603)
Subject: RE: Tech: Mudcat sloooooooooooooow
From: Max

Hmmm, I coulda swore... must have been removed this from the Mudcat FAQ. We had a policy on this... let me look in the archives...

Ah, there it is.

WHEN MUDCAT IS DOWN: a) make a regrettable decision but not regret it b) jump your husband/wife and do it "saucy" (I know you're old, NO EXCUSE!) c) write a song AND d) let go (of all shame, anger and guilt) forever. (yes, it's really that easy)



Also, I like MY women aggressive, mildly intoxicated, impulsive, and forgiving.

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18 Oct 11 - 12:42 AM (#3240605)
Subject: RE: Tech: Mudcat sloooooooooooooow
From: Sandra in Sydney

make a regrettable decision - does this mean less Mudcatting?

dunno if I can let go, but I'll try

sandra

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18 Oct 11 - 04:17 AM (#3240637)
Subject: RE: Tech: Mudcat sloooooooooooooow
From: John MacKenzie

Mr MacKenzie regrets, he's unable to jump today; Maxie
Mr Mac he's decided not to jump today.
I don't got no velvet gown,
No gun, and no lover to shoot down; Maxie
So regrettably I decided, not to jump today ♫♪

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18 Oct 11 - 07:14 AM (#3240688)
Subject: RE: Tech: Mudcat sloooooooooooooow
From: johncharles

It is not just mudcat. Everything seems to be slow at the moment in the Uk. Several friends have noticed the same thing over the last 3/4 days.
john

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18 Oct 11 - 09:47 AM (#3240753)
Subject: RE: Tech: Mudcat sloooooooooooooow
From: Max

Ya'll should quit hauling Google into court. They may be more interested in providing you goodness. Just sayin...

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18 Oct 11 - 09:59 AM (#3240759)
Subject: RE: Tech: Mudcat sloooooooooooooow
From: John MacKenzie

Who needs goodness, when badness is so much more fun?

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16 Nov 11 - 09:43 AM (#3258060)
Subject: RE: Tech: Mudcat sloooooooooooooow
From: John MacKenzie

Veeeeeeeeeeeeerrrrrrrrrrrry slow again at the moment. Maybe it's the trip across the pond

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16 Nov 11 - 09:58 AM (#3258070)
Subject: RE: Tech: Mudcat sloooooooooooooow
From: katlaughing

Or, over the Rocky Mountains...slow on the Western Slope, too.

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16 Nov 11 - 10:02 AM (#3258074)
Subject: RE: Tech: Mudcat sloooooooooooooow
From: GUEST,Peter Laban

Very mixed today, long wait for pages to load at times, sometimes it will just time out but at other times all is just fine. So if there's a problem, it's not a really consistent one.

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16 Nov 11 - 10:05 AM (#3258075)
Subject: RE: Tech: Mudcat sloooooooooooooow
From: BTNG

one adapts to the hamster on the wheel method...oh a now tell us something we don't know

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16 Nov 11 - 10:05 AM (#3258076)
Subject: RE: Tech: Mudcat sloooooooooooooow
From: Barb'ry

Mainly ok here as well - mind you, I'm so used to slow speeds I probably can't tell the difference!

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16 Nov 11 - 10:10 AM (#3258081)
Subject: RE: Tech: Mudcat sloooooooooooooow
From: GUEST,999

I think he's doing stuff with the server. Since I don't read too fast anyway, it's working fine.

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16 Nov 11 - 10:15 AM (#3258086)
Subject: RE: Tech: Mudcat sloooooooooooooow
From: BTNG

There are some people who feel the need to rush around at high rates of speed all day, I never could understand that concept, or as my mother was wont to say, "going nowhere fast".

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16 Nov 11 - 11:46 AM (#3258148)
Subject: RE: Tech: Mudcat sloooooooooooooow
From: Beer

And I thought it was my computer.
ad.

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