what about your isp's cache/proxy? I bet you didn't wipe that! On Tue, 16 Dec 2003 22:56:53+1300 thereisnospoon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> i don't know much about linux or even ftp but anywho:: > > not long ago me and a few mates decided we were gonna start up a half > life:counter strike clan. so we got a few people together, and me > being the labelled computer guy of the group, i was assigned to the > task of sorting out the website. > i can't pay for anything so i signed up for free hosting at > www.portland.co.uk, actually i probably should have made the site > before finding a hosting solution. but anyway, after uploading a > little tester page which simply had the text "something big is coming" > in white text on a black background in the center of a page, all > seemed fine. THEN i tried to update the page to make it into a > redirect for the real main page (by which time i had finished). so to > do this i deleted the page i was updating and uploaded the new one. > the page was called index.html in both cases, the updated and the > tester. > > now, when i typed in http://miraclesinvain.port5.com/index.html into > my browser address bar, the updated page loads. but when i type > http://miraclesinvain.port5.com without specifying the file it loads > the old tester page which was supposed to be deleted. i looked again > on my ftp browser and the tester file was indeed gone. but apparently > not gone. so currently my ftp account is apparently completely > deleted. but the old tester page still shows up. i've tried wiping my > cache and opening it with a range of other apps, opened it from > another computer and deleted all my cookies and tried it all over > again and i can safely say the problem does not lie with me and my > computer. and the problem has persisted for more 5 days so i doubt > it's gonna go away. > > i'd prefer not to change host if i can. portland has a very good offer > and i'd like to stay with them even if there is some more effort > required by me to keep everything running smoothly than would be some > other host that has ads. > > thanks in advance :D > > > >
