I am on my work computer right now which often has strange and unexplainable problems but when I click on the [view] link to see the hidden overflow messages in any discussion it just refreshes the page and the messages are still hidden. Is anyone else having that problem or is it just this computer?

I've not experienced this. Is it anything to do with the old http referer issue?

I don't think so, my http_referer still matches. I just upgraded to the latest internet explorer, deleted all offline content and cookies, and it's still doing the same thing. But I guess it's just this computer.

i just tried it in firefox, no prob...and my work has a dsl that's almost dial up slow?

The overflow code sets a browser cookie to say you want to view the comments if I'm not mistaken. Perhaps your browser is blocking cookies altogether?

I checked into that but it is allowing all cookies. If it weren't I wouldn't even be able to log in to the site :-\

I had a problem with that a while back. It doesn't always work for whatever reason. I have tried on various computers but doesn't always make a difference.

Interesting... I'm on my home computer and it works fine here. I have no idea what the underlying problems are with that work machine...

Torque,

try firefox, there are a number of us in the world that have gotten over IE...it's not that hard a learning curve and i will hold my tongue on IE...

Well I've been trying for a while to make peace with firefox but I still hate it. I prefer to restrict what internet explorer allows rather than use a browser that won't allow the things I want. Also I have spent countless hours trying to get certain features of my website to work on mozilla browsers with very limited success. I hate that it doesn't look the way I want it to on every computer but I can handle it. What I cannot handle is it not looking the way I want it to on my OWN computer, because I'm just selfish like that :).

For everyone else my website is something to have fun with for a little while but for me it is an every day portal to just about everything I use the internet for. Until I have a website that works the way I want in firefox I'll be sticking with internet explorer. Besides I have no problem with internet explorer. My crappy work computer would suck and have problems with any browser :)

I always use firefox. The irony of course, as you may well be aware, is that because mozilla browsers are by-and-large standards compliant, they are actually showing websites correctly. So, if something doesn't work in firefox, but does work in the non-standards-compliant IE then chances are it is probably coded 'wrong'. This irony is of course further compounded by the fact that the vast majority of people viewing a site will be using IE, so you have to code it wrong to suit them.

I'm no expert, but there are various ways of making sites pretty much cross-browser compatible that I've used before - through CSS hacks and whatnot.

Anyway, that doesn't get us any nearer solving the overflow anomaly...

I know it would be easier to build a website that works in firefox and then make it work in IE than to try to convert one made fire IE so that it works in firefox. But I didn't have firefox back when I created my website and now I just don't have the energy to start over from scratch. Even if I did that I still wouldn't be able to troubleshoot it regularly for macs, since those browser snapshot services just don't cut it when it comes to dynamic coding.

Oh well, as for the overflow thing, I have learned that the mental anguish from trying to solve the problems with my work computer are not worth the reward so I just move on. As long as it's only that computer I don't care about it :). I just wanted to make sure it wasn't a site-wide bug that had popped up.

The initial problem sounds like it is due to your browser not accepting the cookie for whatever reason. I have no way to force the browser to store the cookie, so if the cookie size limit is reached then it might just ignore any future cookie storage requests.

Concerning cross-browser coding. I usually do initial development with Firefox and only use features that I konw to be well supported in modern browsers (IE5+, Mozilla, Safari, Opera). I also try to use the w3c.org's html validation service when possible.

It is a problem with the permissions on teh networked compouter. If this a machine in an office with a pretty large intranat then it is not uncommon for a network Admin to set permissions on the local machines as to where their browsers can go. I've not seen it as much with smaller LANs but it is prevelent with larger ones. the eaisest way around it is to make adjustments in the browsers proxy server settings. I used to do that with IE at a school I worked at.

It will really depend on how smart your sys Admin is..lol. There are dozens of ways to work around but a good network Admin will close most of them. Thje proxy change works most times being it is overlooked. A google search for free proxy servers might help. It will allow you to change more settings that might be being blocked.

I use firefox personally and have noissues ith it on any website that is not rn by Bill Gates

It's a very small office and I'm the closest thing there to a system admistrator. There is no proxy server, just a small router network. I set the whole thing up. I'll have to see if the problem exists on the other office machines next week but I have a feeling it's just the one computer...

Hmmmm, that is odd. It would have to be in cookie mgmt as was said earlir or maybe the browser wont display pics and/or place holders? IE is a little funny and I am noty as proficient with it as I used to ber being a firefox user the last year or so. i've had better luck getting to the bottom of a problem with moxilla browsers then with IE since XP. That and Bil Gates makes me angry. Anyone with a decent firewall and clicks start\search will see why when your machine goes to connect to sa.windows.com and all I want to do is look in my machine for a file..lol.I have six hard drives and lose things sometimes. BTW..I did call microsoft tech support and they say that it doesn't do that. I sent a screenshot to them..I think I found area 51 of the internet :-/