Oops. That's "a copy of the *old* page. (try using a different browser)
On Fri, 2003-12-19 at 01:45, Zane Gilmore wrote: > Your browser's cache is probably still holding a copy of the new page. > Have you tried pressing the reload? > > Are there any cache's between you and the web server? > (squid etc) > > It almost certainly won't be the host but what's between you and it. > > > > On Wed, 2003-12-17 at 11:56, thereisnospoon 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 > > -- Zane Gilmore, Analyst / Programmer Information Services Section, Information Technology Dept, University of Canterbury - Te Whare Waananga o Waitaha Private Bag 4800, Christchurch New Zealand Phone +64-3-364 2987 extn 7895
