The Official "ZTNet Sucks" Thread

Post by **mahlemiut** » Thu Mar 17, 2005 4:03 pm

Scripts are run on a seperate ZTNet server, so static html files are still accessible.

Haze · Post by **Haze** » Thu Mar 17, 2005 9:07 pm

Yes, but only MARP is down afaik.. other scripts on ztnet are running fine.. usually if it blows it takes the whole thing with it, mame.net forums etc.

Post by **mahlemiut** » Fri Mar 18, 2005 3:05 am

I should have said that MARP scripts were run on a seperate server.

There has been a problem with hung scripts in the past, but these usually only stop database related scripts from working. Although I do see that the news script (http://marp.retrogames.com/news.cgi) is still working.

I have noticed that Zwaxy had logged on to the server at some point this morning, so I presume that he is aware of the problem too. It's a wonder ZTNet hasn't noticed yet, either.

Weehawk · Post by **Weehawk** » Fri Mar 18, 2005 10:46 pm

[Sonium] someone speak python here?
[lucky] HHHHHSSSSSHSSS
[lucky] SSSSS
[Sonium] the programming language

Don't know what channel that came from. They posted it on entensity.com

diabolik · Post by **diabolik** » Sat Apr 23, 2005 4:56 pm

I'm just wondering can everybody else connect normally to MARP? I know I can't. I have also trouble connecting to mame.net, mameworld.net, retrogames.com, etc.

Weehawk · Post by **Weehawk** » Sat Apr 23, 2005 5:13 pm

diabolik wrote:I'm just wondering can everybody else connect normally to MARP? I know I can't. I have also trouble connecting to mame.net, mameworld.net, retrogames.com, etc.

Try a different ISP or going through babelfish?

Might be a DNS problem with your provider.

diabolik · Post by **diabolik** » Sat Apr 23, 2005 5:45 pm

Try a different ISP

I'll try that.

or going through babelfish?

What do you mean by this? Can you give any instructions?

Weehawk · Post by **Weehawk** » Sat Apr 23, 2005 6:03 pm

diabolik wrote:
Try a different ISP
I'll try that.
or going through babelfish?
What do you mean by this? Can you give any instructions?

Go to:
http://babelfish.altavista.com/tr

type http://marp.retrogames.com
in the "translate this webpage" box.

Choose to translate Japanese to English. Since it won't find any Japanese on the site, it will keep the english almost intact. If babelfish (or any other proxy) can hit it, the problem is probably with your DNS .

Also: try adding the line:

Code: Select all

64.237.35.231   marp.retrogames.com

to your hostfile. If you are Win9x it is at:
c:\windows\hosts

If XP:
c:\windows\system32\drivers\etc\hosts

diabolik · Post by **diabolik** » Sun Apr 24, 2005 9:49 am

Thanks. I can connect through babelfish. I'll contact my ISP and ask them what's going on.

Also: try adding the line:
Code: Select all
64.237.35.231   marp.retrogames.com
to your hostfile.

Didn't help.

Weehawk · Post by **Weehawk** » Mon Jul 04, 2005 2:33 am

The TJT · Post by **The TJT** » Mon Jul 04, 2005 10:45 am

Portable-a-dog

BeeJay · Post by **BeeJay** » Mon Jul 04, 2005 10:52 pm

... or a very expensive dog porta-loo......

destructor · Post by **destructor** » Tue Oct 11, 2005 2:05 pm

Again? MARP is unavailable now.

Post by **mahlemiut** » Tue Oct 11, 2005 6:25 pm

Fixed.

For whatever reason, the pre-compiled Python scripts become incompatible and unable to run. It's fixed by simply deleting them, forcing the system to re-compile them the next time they are run. This is something that might occur when Python is updated, but it's not something that should happen as often as it does.

BBH · Post by **BBH** » Fri Aug 18, 2006 11:28 pm