Website Issues and Upgrade
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Category: myHanse Notices
Forum Name: Announcements from Hanse
Forum Description: Information and Updates from Hanse
URL: https://www.myhanse.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=6040
Printed Date: 27 March 2026 at 01:44
Software Version: Web Wiz Forums 12.06 - https://www.webwizforums.com
Topic: Website Issues and Upgrade
Posted By: Webmaster
Subject: Website Issues and Upgrade
Date Posted: 12 November 2011 at 20:42
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Hi, This morning I logged on to find that a spammer was actively spamming the site with large volumes of posts. This was having an adverse performance impact on our other main sales sites and so we took down myHanse in order to stabilise our web servers and get our corse sites back online. Once that work was completed we have now upgraded the myHanse.com site to the latest version of WebWiz forum. There are some features (such as picture upload) that are not working at this moment but should be fixed shortly. There are also a lot of new features that I have not really looked at yet. If you have any other issues please either post them in this topic, or email help@myhanse.com Thanks, Jonathan
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Posted By: Peter Russell
Date Posted: 12 November 2011 at 21:09
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Thanks and lets hope this solves the spamming problem. Its never easy working as a system administrator. If it works you get no thanks and if it does not, well... If this does not improve the situation could I suggest we have an application/vetting process for members prior to admitting them as being able to post? That should hopefully stop the casual spammer that we've seen over the past weeks. ------------- Peter Russell Hanse 370 hull 499 "Outnumbered" http://outnumbered.the-russells.net" rel="nofollow - http://outnumbered.the-russells.net |
Posted By: holby
Date Posted: 12 November 2011 at 21:17
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Well done Jonathan, Webmaster, thanks.......................
Dave ------------- Hanse 301, tiller steering, Volvo 2010 (10hp) 
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Posted By: Peter-Blake
Date Posted: 13 November 2011 at 09:34
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Thanks a lot. Great news!
------------- Blake 370 
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Posted By: H8jer
Date Posted: 13 November 2011 at 10:45
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Hi Jonathan You're the Man.  I am so glad now. ------------- Hanse 370#487 30HP 3-cabin |
Posted By: JohnA
Date Posted: 13 November 2011 at 11:31
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Nice to get back to normal again. MyHanse is a superb world wide site and is certainly one of the very best sites of it's kind. Attacks by spamming fools are always difficuly to repel, and I don't have the technical expertise to make any other suggestion other than to suggest perhaps that a small annual subscription be introduced to help maintain the site, and also to discourage such activity such as spamming and suchlike. Regards, John ------------- Hanse 320 #464 'Discovery' |
Posted By: holby
Date Posted: 13 November 2011 at 12:01
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aaaaaaargh, no please, no no charging...................
I am sure Jonathan, has/will sort it...
 To be honest, in the past, I have seen people moaning about the spammers and the webmaster, ( and yes it is annoying and troublsome) but as someone said, when all is working well, very few people congratulate the Webmaster, but when there is a problem, critisism of him is high, even down to suggesting that the forum be taken away from him.
How sad. I think we should let Jonathan just get on and do the things he has to do when he can do them, and be grateful that he does..........
Dave ------------- Hanse 301, tiller steering, Volvo 2010 (10hp)
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Posted By: kirkelund
Date Posted: 13 November 2011 at 16:02
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Thanks Jonathan What a relief that you took action on this. Hopefully no charged subscription to this forum will ever be needed. Most of our problems (or some of them at least) could probably be solved with a suitable verification procedure when setting up members profiles. Ole, ------------- Kirkelund "Amani" Lynetten, Copenhagen, Denmark Hanse 342 (grey hull, wheel steering, deep draft keel, Jefa rudder - RUD34) |
Posted By: Johan Hackman
Date Posted: 13 November 2011 at 16:22
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I have three issues: Some of my pictures are gone. My best guess is that the new software does not recognize the Swedish letters å, ä and ö. The Swedish section cannot be read because these three letters are changed into incomprehensible symbols. My signature is acting up. Every time I try to change it my website link goes awkward. I am not able to display all letters. Other than that I just want to let you know that your work is much appreciated, Jonathan! Johan -------------  http://www.johanhackman.se" rel="nofollow - http://www.johanhackman.se |
Posted By: Johan Hackman
Date Posted: 13 November 2011 at 16:30
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Now all the letters are displayed but I cannot get rid of the "<". Johan ------------- http://www.johanhackman.se" rel="nofollow - http://www.johanhackman.se |
Posted By: Webmaster
Date Posted: 13 November 2011 at 17:08
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Hi Johan, I have now changed the encoding settings for the site so you should have character support for all of your pics and posting. The other issue you are having with the < I have worked out. You are only allowed 200 characters for your signature. I can find no way of changing this at the moment. Your signature required a </A> at the end and I suspect the method you are using shows it, but when you save it only 200 characters are saved and so you end with a < Hope that helps. Jonathan
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Posted By: Webmaster
Date Posted: 13 November 2011 at 17:23
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I have just made another update so that users can add their current boat to your profile info. Jonathan Webmaster
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Posted By: Peter-Blake
Date Posted: 13 November 2011 at 17:53
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thanks jonathan, added my boat and building year in profile
------------- Blake 370
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Posted By: holby
Date Posted: 13 November 2011 at 17:53
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thanks, i like the fact that you can translate the whole of the topics from the Sweden, Denmark and Italy sections.
Dave ------------- Hanse 301, tiller steering, Volvo 2010 (10hp)
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Posted By: H8jer
Date Posted: 13 November 2011 at 18:05
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Hi Would it be possible to have a link to active topics since last login placed top on main page? The page still works but I can't find the link. http://myhanse.com/active_topics.asp" rel="nofollow - http://myhanse.com/active_topics.asp Again Super work Johathan. Working overtime or are you in Asia? ------------- Hanse 370#487 30HP 3-cabin |
Posted By: Johan Hackman
Date Posted: 13 November 2011 at 18:10
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H8jer, you will find that the Active topics button is now a "New posts" button. My signature is sorted. I had to shorten it a bit. The Swedish section is now ok but the three Swedish letters I talked about in my previous post (that came out right when I wrote them) changed to the strange symbols. Let me try again: å ä ö Å Ä Ö. Current boat is a great addition to the profile! Johan ------------- http://www.johanhackman.se" rel="nofollow - http://www.johanhackman.se |
Posted By: Johan Hackman
Date Posted: 13 November 2011 at 18:14
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So the letters work now, but Ole's signature looks weird. And I am looking forward to when we can upload pictures. Johan ------------- http://www.johanhackman.se" rel="nofollow - http://www.johanhackman.se |
Posted By: H8jer
Date Posted: 13 November 2011 at 18:15
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Thanks The Danish forum is displayed correctly. æøå ÆØÅ. I doesn't understand Swedish so I think it is better that you post in English....  ------------- Hanse 370#487 30HP 3-cabin |
Posted By: Idelfix Too
Date Posted: 13 November 2011 at 19:40
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Good job, I think, maybe it was necessary. I had to register myself all over again ...... ------------- "Idelfix too" Hanse 430e -08 Keep sailing in free wind http://suhrfa.blogspot.se |
Posted By: Martin&Rene
Date Posted: 13 November 2011 at 21:45
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Having been the webmaster on a simple web site on my local sailing club I can partly appreciate the effort required in keeping MyHanse going. I have learnt so much from the site since buying my 341 2 years ago, so it congratulations to those involved. I am sure there are some things which seem awkward on a new version, just because they are different, but one point I found useful was being able to search forums in forward or reverse date order. On first glance this seems to be missing. Am I missing something? ------------- Martin&Rene Hanse 341 Dipper Wheel steering, 3 cabin layout, normally based in Scotland |
Posted By: holby
Date Posted: 14 November 2011 at 06:48
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Sorry to see we have been hit again by spammers, after all your hard work as well. Dave ------------- Hanse 301, tiller steering, Volvo 2010 (10hp)
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Posted By: franko
Date Posted: 17 November 2011 at 14:43
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EDITED: Good work Jonathon, but where is the 'edit' (or should it be 'idiot') button for those of us who can't spell? Franko (Bad spellers of the world untie) Thanks Peter |
Posted By: Peter-Blake
Date Posted: 17 November 2011 at 15:26
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@franko: you find the edit button under "post options" ------------- Blake 370
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Posted By: silversailor
Date Posted: 25 November 2011 at 23:05
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There used to be a "Printable Version" button. Where did it go? Thanks. ------------- Silversailor South Haven, MI USA S/V Legacy 2010 Andrews 28 |
Posted By: holby
Date Posted: 03 February 2012 at 09:08
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Jonathon, it is a bit disapointing to see still the posts for watches, handbags, etc from the spammers, is this something we now have to accept all the time? Especially after your work to install the new software........
Dave ------------- Hanse 301, tiller steering, Volvo 2010 (10hp)
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Posted By: paulb
Date Posted: 24 February 2012 at 19:29
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Dear Webmaster
I have been a forum member for 6 years , but have noted that I not been receiving the usual plethora of emails from the 315 forum for the past few months.
Please let me know how I reinstate the mailings ------------- 'Keep a Grip'!, Paul B Cloudy Bay - Hanse 315 #574 |