Hi there,
Search has been working great up until a week or 10 days ago. Now when I search it says that the configuration has changed and it's downloading the new configuration. This message appears for 20 secs or so, then "Search failed. Search service is inconsistent. Try a bit later, maybe a server rearrangement is in progress." This message has been appearing ever since.
I'm using UE in the UAE where it's common for ISPs to block certain ports - has there been a port change?
Hope you can help,
Andy.
Search service has stopped working - config inconsistant
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ShaggyDragon
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no, here all is working ok and the configuration is set properly.
if you reset the configuration (properties->general->import/search->reset configuration) it is not able to download configuration at all?
i've sent you a pm for a workaround, if it doesn't work then an older configuration page is cached somewhere, to resolve that you could try to access search service once through a proxy (contact me if you don't have one, i'll give you temporary access, the proxy should be set in properties->proxies->search service, then it will use the same proxy to retrieve the configuration).
if something may be cached on your computer by i don't know what program (but it cannot be e.g. internet explorer, since UE retrieves the page with the configuration details directly) just reset the cache.
but if it is some kind of ISP filtering you suspect is the case updating configuration through a SOCKS proxy should do the trick.
if you reset the configuration (properties->general->import/search->reset configuration) it is not able to download configuration at all?
i've sent you a pm for a workaround, if it doesn't work then an older configuration page is cached somewhere, to resolve that you could try to access search service once through a proxy (contact me if you don't have one, i'll give you temporary access, the proxy should be set in properties->proxies->search service, then it will use the same proxy to retrieve the configuration).
if something may be cached on your computer by i don't know what program (but it cannot be e.g. internet explorer, since UE retrieves the page with the configuration details directly) just reset the cache.
but if it is some kind of ISP filtering you suspect is the case updating configuration through a SOCKS proxy should do the trick.
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ShaggyDragon
- Posts: 10
- Joined: Fri Mar 21, 2003 10:36 pm
same problem, you have the page cached somewhere, not so far.
i changed configuration for couple of days to allow server upgrade, i changed it back yesterday.
i think the following can work (actually it was hinted to in the last line of my old reply):
you can use proxy feature, find some public proxy for example and enable local proxy (properties->proxies).
proxies you can get from here:
http://www.proxy4free.com/page1.html
those mostly http, find working one in internet explorer, you need to be able to browse after entering the proxy (check port responds in telnet first).
if local proxy is enabled UE first tries use it to access the page, then if fails it tries without proxy.
the behaviour doesn't depend on "search service" topmost entry in the proxies pane newsgroup list, the entry for search accesses only, what matters for updating configuraions or checking for updates since both are reading web page from the UE website - is local proxy setting only.
this way you most likely will be able to bypass the caching wherever it is.
i changed configuration for couple of days to allow server upgrade, i changed it back yesterday.
i think the following can work (actually it was hinted to in the last line of my old reply):
you can use proxy feature, find some public proxy for example and enable local proxy (properties->proxies).
proxies you can get from here:
http://www.proxy4free.com/page1.html
those mostly http, find working one in internet explorer, you need to be able to browse after entering the proxy (check port responds in telnet first).
if local proxy is enabled UE first tries use it to access the page, then if fails it tries without proxy.
the behaviour doesn't depend on "search service" topmost entry in the proxies pane newsgroup list, the entry for search accesses only, what matters for updating configuraions or checking for updates since both are reading web page from the UE website - is local proxy setting only.
this way you most likely will be able to bypass the caching wherever it is.