Trouble Accessing PricelineAndExpediaBidding?
May 2, 2001 | 2:07 pm
#1
Original Poster
Join Date: Apr 2000
Location: Richmond, VA
Posts: 411
Trouble Accessing PricelineAndExpediaBidding?
Are you, having trouble accessing the Priceline and Expedia Bidding board? (If you are unfamiliar with it, the board is a wonderful forum for learning of successful bidding strategies at Priceline.com) If so, you are not alone! Apparently some change at ezboard is preventing access for many people. I had emailed Sheryl and she referred me to Steve, another moderator. He granted me permission to reproduce his letter:
>
> Good afternoon. Sheryl took the liberty of
> forwarding
> your email to me as I am one of the moderators at
> the
> PricelineandExpediaBidding board and I too have been
> experiencing problems accessing the site.
>
> I have had several emails with Vanchau of Ezboard
> and
> we have figured out it is a DNS problem, but Vanchau
> thinks that it is my corporate IT department's
> problem
> and not his server's problem. Perhaps you can send
> him and email and let him know that you are having
> the
> same problem? His email is [email protected]
>
> I do have a work around solution for you. I have
> found that if I go to the site utilizing an
> anonymous
> web surfing proxy site, it then works (you are
> bypassing your local DNS server by doing this.) So,
> try this to see if it works:
>
> Go over to http://www.safeweb.com/ and then put this
> URL into the address box:
> http://pub4.ezboard.com/bpricelinean...iabidding.html
>
> Let me know if this works,
> Regards,
> Steve100
This technique works fine for me, maybe it will for you too!
May 2, 2001 | 9:15 pm
#2
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: May 2000
Location: RDU
Programs: AA LT Gold, Breezy 2
Posts: 12,608
Whatever problems there were seem to have been fixed - I was able to get in the "old-fashioned" way just now without a problem.
EZboard has been doing a bunch of technical upgrades both of capacity and software version, so I wouldn't be surprised by the occasional intermittent outage.
EZboard has been doing a bunch of technical upgrades both of capacity and software version, so I wouldn't be surprised by the occasional intermittent outage.
May 2, 2001 | 10:23 pm
#3
Join Date: Mar 2001
Location: you can't affordably get there (anywhere) from here (central MT)
Posts: 345
I registered over a week ago. Still haven't gotten my email that acknowledges the registration (although I was told I would!). So I haven't able to post. Too bad. I've wanted to share a couple of bidding successes. Oh well . . .
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