The Dreaded Proxy Error

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The Dreaded Proxy Error

The Proxy Error has been rearing its ugly head a lot lately, which is frustrating when you are trying to get to so many blog posts at once and have limited time.

Here are a couple of tricks to prevent you from throwing your computer out the window in frustration: Frustrated

When you get the proxy error just hit the back button and clear your cache and go right back to where you wanted to go. Often it will take you there. Sometimes you have to do that a couple of times.

Don't clear the cache before you hit the back button or you will be banished from the site and will have to go back and log in again.

If you get a proxy error after you have submitted a blog or a comment, don't resubmit it. Believe it or not it has been submitted. When you see two or three identical comments on someone's post that is because they kept resubmitting it.

The server is overwhelmed with content and so much activity at once. That is the good news and the bad news. But I am sure things will be done to accommodate the continued growth of the site.

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Posted by Jane Peters - Los Angeles Real Estate (310-473-6919) on 03/11/2010 08:43 PM

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66 Comments on The Dreaded Proxy Error

MAR

2010

Jane, I just posted a question to this exact subjuect. So it may not be my computor, That is good and bad news. Can't tell my wife that. lol

Jane, we've all been experiencing the same thing lately. Too much activerain activity,..

William, we will keep it our secret.

Leah, as I mentioned, good news bad news :)

I just read William Feela's post about the same subject. Thanks for giving guidance in this area to both of us. Charlie Gantz, Greenwood, IN; J.D., M.B.A.; Owner/Principal Broker, Atlas Commercial Real Estate, LLC

Charles, you are welcome.

Jane, the old proxy error is frustrating...but just think how much google juice we are generating!! :) Thanks for sharing how to fix the problem. :)

Jane,

Hopefully this will all get fixed soon. It sounds like AR needs a hardware upgrade.

Brian

Sonja, yes, that is the good news :)

Brian, it's software I am sure.

Growing pains. And like you say, that's good news.

I've tried that but frankly it's been so unstable lately that I believe that some over haul work needs to be done by the administrators. i was in Las Vegas at the Luxury Portfolio Conference week and as one of only bloggers, I was showing a group of people my AR blog and my outside blog. It happened 4 times out of 10 and frankly was a bit embarrassing.

I have to disagree with the comments that this is growing pains. We have been growing steadily and if this platform is not stable and consistently functional, it will make us look bad!

Tammy, it sure is.

Russell, I am sure they will have to make an upgrade soon because the system won't be able to sustain much more.

Any time I start to see a lot of proxy errors I just take that as a reminder that I should probably be doing something else -- like walking my dog or grabbing my camera and taking some pics.

Thanks for the tips Jane. Proxy errors and bad gateway have been a royal pain of late.

Oh it is killing me. Driving me crazy. I started drinking recently because of the proxy errors

It's been months of this for me unfortunately. I think as you stated, there are times when the server just gets toio much info coiming in, and it gets overwhelmed ...

... either that or it hates us BRITs ???

Jane~ growth can be frusterating at times!

John, there you go. Do something to calm yourself down and come back to face it.

Al & /or Peggy, I am sure they will address them soon.

Eric, oh, dear. Do you need an intervention? Hi, my name's Eric and I am addicted to proxy errors....

Sheldon, I think us Brits just have an inferiority compled :)

Dawn, with growth comes growing pains :)

Jane,

I just hit the refresh button and it usually goes right where I'm trying to go... haven't had to clear the cache. The comment thing is frustrating. I have taken it for granted that it went through and then discovered that it didn't but if I resubmit, lo and behold it did go through both times! :)

Judi, the refresh probably works too, I just like to clear all the ugly stuff out of the cache. I really do think that most of the time it does submit, but now I have stopped checking and just move on. It takes too long to keep going in and out. Thanks for the tips, Judi.

Jane, I have using the back button for some time when I get a proxy error....

We have all noticed it. We are a growing community.. and it does come with its ups and downs..

Rebecca, I don't know I think it works better if you clear out the cache, but maybe not.

Darren, it sure does.

MAR

2010

Great advise. I normally just press the F5 button and the page magically appears.

Leolinda, another great suggestion. Thank you.

Jane.....thanks for that info....I normally just curse at it....my results are not that great....an Armenian temper!!!

Jane on January 19 when I wrote "The Great AR Debate" there was just slightly over 170,000 members on AR. In under 2 months, more than 7000 members have joined, thus the Dreaded Proxy Server error.

I've tried hitting the refresh button and that sees to work, but can you tell me HOW to clear the Cache?

BTW, thanks for adding me as an Associate.

Hi Jane,

Great advice. It's a problem we have been having for several months and it is frustrating! Yesterday trying to get three open houses in with slides took a ridiculous amount of time and they are still not right! Growing pains for sure!!! Thanks for helping will try it.

It really is a pain in the neck! I guess it is time for another upgrade on the server at AR.

Jane:

The dreaded "proxy error" and "bad gateway" always slow down the process. I keep my cool over it until I actually lose data. That has happened to me doing market reports. I will try your suggestion.

Jane...I too have been experiencing these errors and have been hitting the back button, which generally fixes the problem (sometimes only for two or three entries). Fast growth seems to always lead with glitches. Hopefully, there will be a permanent fix soon.

cosmic cow

Jane, I too am among the frustrated, Foxfire was working better that IE explorer but it too has been a problem. This is a good problem as AR is gaining in a bigger voice in the Real Estate world.

Thanks for the info.

Jane I am going to reblog this in some other groups as I think it will help others, thanks.

Barb, you are welcome.

Charita, back at you. You need to clear your cache anyway on a regular basis. It is under options. In Firefox it is clear history and in IE it is delete, but be careful you don't delete your passwords, etc.

Dorie, actually this morning nothing worked. I couldn't get in for a long time. But I do think clearing th cache helps.

Bill, are you volunteering? :)

Claudette, you shouldn't lose data. That really hasn't happened to me. For some reason it grabs it and stores it. You can always keep saving to ensure that this doesn't happen again.

Carra, we can only hope :)

Nick, thanks. I am sure they will fix it soon since it can't sustain much more growth.

I like to think the proxy error is due to programmers innovating at the WW HQ of AR, it isnt!? :)

Scott, maybe they can innovate a way to stop the proxy errors :)

Hi Jane ~ I don't know if it's my super powers or what but I think my record for multiple comments was 29!! It doesn't seem to be related to the dreaded Proxy Error - it happens when I'm writing the comment, not submitting it. I think I hit some key or something and multiple comments post - each with one or few more letters than the last - until the final comment has everything I had typed until the explosion. It's nuts!

Liz

Liz, that is totally weird. Maybe the computer can't wait to post your brilliant comments :)

I much prefer being told that I have a "proxy error" versus that I have "invalid parameters." So I've gained few pounds!!! Does it really need to be posted on my screen???!!! -- Tanya in Montreal

Tanya, LOL. You actually read that stuff huh?

Grrrrr! is so right! Thanks for the tip to curb my computer frustrations.

MAR

2010

Carol, I hope it helps.

Great advice, Jane. I'll try the cache clearing trick!

Ruth, hope it helps.

Jane, I've seen so many posts bitching about proxy errors, and I love this advice on how to handle it.

Pat, I hope it works. It seems to for me.

Jane - It does get frustrating at times, but it just seems to come with the territory. Thanks for offering some advice on how best to deal with it. Looks like from all the comments you have struck a chord with a lot of AR people.

Troy, since posting this it got worse. It interrupts the inspirational flow :)

MAR

2010

Russel hit it right on the head. There is no excuse for server problems on a commercial website such as this. Thousands of other websites operate with similar traffic and content without these problems.

He was embarassed when 4 times out of 10 if failed, just think how much of the google juice you spent the last few years building gets erased when the google spider tries to index your page and it cant or it is slow as crap.

This is a major problem and one that active rain has received many complaints about and seems to not give a crap about.

Jane, I have developed an irritated growl when I see the Proxy error... I should train myself to replace the growl with something more positive... Yeah!

Thank you Jane for passing on a solution rather than just another rant. Take care.

Well, it appears that we have all been there with this proxy error and invalid parameter stuff - or Bad Gateway....

I got so frustrated that I actually stopped trying to comment, because, well, who has the time to try to coddle Active Rain? I don't. Now I just try to do my stuff on my perceived off times - i.e. you won't see me here on Monday morning : )

Oh, and here I thought I had a stalker ... good to know I'm not the only one. Now if I can just get rid of someone who calls himself "Red Hat" and his friend "Apache" I'll be good!!

Robert, well I am sure they are working on it.

Don, try playing your favorite song in your head.

Frank, you are welcome.

Dedra, I have not found quiet times yet. Although AR does tend to speed up on its own for no apparent reason.

Cynthia, you most certainly aren't. And for the last part, huh?

MAR

2010

Jane, thanks for the tips. I've been so frustrated by all these proxy errors, some days I just want to quit!

Gary, hang in there. It has to get better.

Jane,

I tried to leave a comment earlier and guess what... the dreaded proxy error! In fact, it booted me out and it took me several attempts to get back.

I always try to look for the positive too, but I am struggling in the tolerance department here. I hope you are right that this will get better soon. I am closing my eyes now and trying to play my favorite song in my head.

Judy

Judy, it has been getting worse since I posted this. But that cache clearing does work. Also, just click and go off to do something else. That way you are not sitting waiting for it to go through.

Jane, I am reblogging you, so Claude can quit crying about the proxy errors...I mean, how much can one wife take?

Jane, print it up and post it on the wall so he can look at it.

I'm waiting for the new giant server that will make this go away so we and our clients can get back to the frivolity of tapping at will...sans proxy error

Claude, now you have to go comment on your wife's blog.

MAR

2010

Jane so that is the problem? That stuff just makes me a little Peeo'd. Now you've put a face on for me. Thank alot. In the midst of blogging and posting i don't need to be slowed down.

Robert, it has been getting worse actually and no amount of cache clearing has helped. Although it does sometimes.

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