Search problems
Sep 5, 2008 | 3:50 pm
#361
Join Date: Apr 2005
Posts: 2,312
My fault though for not consulting the pre-existing list before replying to DallasBill. Regardless, the item has been sent to the tech team in charge of working on search ... again. In fact, they're probably cursing me at this very moment for passing an issue along of which they are already aware.
Sep 5, 2008 | 4:00 pm
#362
Join Date: May 2004
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Posts: 7,674
I was just being sarcastic for the no progress part. 
Well, they shouldn't be cursing at you, to say the least, for readdressing the issue that had been brought into light for more than 5 months.
Key-word search is a major part of any search, I assume. Failure to search by specified key word/s in the "thread title" field is simply unacceptable. You've heard the frustration from the mod teams.
I doubt this problem is that challenging so after 5 months we are still in the same place.
My fault though for not consulting the pre-existing list before replying to DallasBill. Regardless, the item has been sent to the tech team in charge of working on search ... again. In fact, they're probably cursing me at this very moment for passing an issue along of which they are already aware.
Key-word search is a major part of any search, I assume. Failure to search by specified key word/s in the "thread title" field is simply unacceptable. You've heard the frustration from the mod teams.
I doubt this problem is that challenging so after 5 months we are still in the same place.
Oct 6, 2008 | 3:05 pm
#363
Join Date: May 2004
Location: Home
Programs: AA, Delta, UA & thanks to FTers for my PC Gold!
Posts: 7,674
Can't perform search by users in the last 30 minutes or so. 
The screen would freezes or just hang. I am also getting this error message in two browser windows:
Not sure if it matters. Two search I tried:
1. right click "FT handle" > Find more posts by "FT handle";
2. Top search (dropdown) > advance search > User Name: Show results as posts
The screen would freezes or just hang. I am also getting this error message in two browser windows:
"Content Encoding Error
The page you are trying to view cannot be shown because it uses an invalid or unsupported form of compression.
The page you are trying to view cannot be shown because it uses an invalid or unsupported form of compression.
* Please contact the website owners to inform them of this problem."
The page you are trying to view cannot be shown because it uses an invalid or unsupported form of compression.
The page you are trying to view cannot be shown because it uses an invalid or unsupported form of compression.
* Please contact the website owners to inform them of this problem."
1. right click "FT handle" > Find more posts by "FT handle";
2. Top search (dropdown) > advance search > User Name: Show results as posts
Oct 6, 2008 | 3:48 pm
#365
Moderator: Flying Blue (Air France & KLM), France and TravelBuzz!
Join Date: Jan 2001
Location: Paris, France, AF F+ Rouge pour toujours, Flying Blue whatever, LH FTL, HHonors Gold, formerly proud SCC Executive, now IC Ambassador, BA down to nobody, Grand Voyageur Le Club
Posts: 12,509
Same message here ...
Oct 6, 2008 | 4:51 pm
#367
Join Date: May 2004
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Posts: 7,674
(Not sure if it's related to the data base error that occasionally happen during the last couple of days. I ran into once around noon today.)
Nov 21, 2008 | 1:58 pm
#370
Join Date: May 2004
Location: Home
Programs: AA, Delta, UA & thanks to FTers for my PC Gold!
Posts: 7,674
Search By Posts IS Down?
Search is not working quite right for me this afternoon.
I got empty page (3 times) when I tried the following around 2:00 CST (w/ both login & logout). The screen had a line of message like "IB Beta Search X.X or something" showing up on a mostly blank page:
1. Click FT Handle > "Find More Posts by FT Handle"
or,
2. "Quick Links"> "My Posts"
I tried again around 2:45 after sign-in. When using Quick Links> My Posts, I was able to see the result but got kicked out from signing in.
Not sure if it matters. I was using Chrome when that happened. I gave IE a try with no such problem.
Was it a browser issue or was the beta search getting funking this afternoon?
I got empty page (3 times) when I tried the following around 2:00 CST (w/ both login & logout). The screen had a line of message like "IB Beta Search X.X or something" showing up on a mostly blank page:
1. Click FT Handle > "Find More Posts by FT Handle"
or,
2. "Quick Links"> "My Posts"
I tried again around 2:45 after sign-in. When using Quick Links> My Posts, I was able to see the result but got kicked out from signing in.
Not sure if it matters. I was using Chrome when that happened. I gave IE a try with no such problem.
Was it a browser issue or was the beta search getting funking this afternoon?
Nov 26, 2008 | 3:32 pm
#372
Suspended
Join Date: Jun 2008
Location: NYC
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Posts: 1,615
Nov 26, 2008 | 4:14 pm
#373
Join Date: May 2004
Location: Home
Programs: AA, Delta, UA & thanks to FTers for my PC Gold!
Posts: 7,674
Is Search Index out of sync AGAIN?
The latest posts in "My Posts" result are on 10/26/08, exactly one full month ago. For me, the result range are from July 2008 through 10/26/08. The search was working fine earlier this morning (around 9:00 CST). Something (either update or "downgrade") must have happened sometimes in between.
May I ask what features have been added in IB Beta Search to cause this new "improvement"?
Nov 26, 2008 | 9:24 pm
#374
Original Member
Join Date: May 1998
Location: Orange County, CA, USA
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Posts: 6,416
Just searched entire FT for "eharmony" because I know there were threads on the subject. Used "1 months" as the timeframe. Got nothing.
Nov 27, 2008 | 12:08 am
#375
Join Date: May 2004
Location: Home
Programs: AA, Delta, UA & thanks to FTers for my PC Gold!
Posts: 7,674
Missing Index in some fora?
However, the whole search result is still less than half of my total posts. I am sure I didn't make 1000 posts in the last 30 days.
Are there certain fora not indexed correctly as well?