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(vanity) Has Search been disabled on FR for today?
Nov 6, 2012 | (self)

Posted on 11/06/2012 7:31:26 AM PST by JustSayNoToNannies

When I click the Search link, I get a blkank page (Firefox) or an HTTP 403 Forbidden (IE). Has Search been disabled to cut down on server strain? (There may already be posts about this, but I can't find them because I can't search. ;D)


TOPICS: Chit/Chat; Computers/Internet; Miscellaneous
KEYWORDS: frproblem; frsearch
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1 posted on 11/06/2012 7:31:28 AM PST by JustSayNoToNannies
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To: JustSayNoToNannies

I had the same problem most of the afternoon yesterday whenever I tried to search an article before posting it. It took forever and never did load search results.


2 posted on 11/06/2012 7:33:30 AM PST by tsowellfan (KEEP WORKING like we are 10 POINTS DOWN!!!!)
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To: JustSayNoToNannies

I just tried a search from the forum page and got results.


3 posted on 11/06/2012 7:33:50 AM PST by RobertClark (Inside every "older" person is a younger person wondering what the hell happened?)
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To: JustSayNoToNannies
use Google instead - it is very robust

topic site:freerepublic.com

4 posted on 11/06/2012 7:34:34 AM PST by Sgt_Schultze (A half-truth is a complete lie)
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To: JustSayNoToNannies

Go to Google, type your search query and then add “site:www.freerepublic.com” to the end of it.


5 posted on 11/06/2012 7:35:11 AM PST by dfwgator
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To: JustSayNoToNannies
Has Search been disabled to cut down on server strain?
Yes, but sadly, inane vanities still get through.
6 posted on 11/06/2012 7:38:21 AM PST by oh8eleven (RVN '67-'68)
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To: JustSayNoToNannies
I got the same thing when I tried to do a search on Akin - wanted to see what the latest MO polls were showing.

This is what the Chrome message said:

Access to the webpage was denied
You are not authorized to access the webpage at http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/search?m=all;o=time;q=quick;s=%2Aakin.
You may need to sign in.
HTTP Error 403 (Forbidden): The server refused to fulfill the request.

I noted the message above "You may need to sign in." I signed in, but got the same message.

7 posted on 11/06/2012 7:39:48 AM PST by shhrubbery! (NIH!)
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To: oh8eleven
:-p Your mother was a hamster and your father smelt of elderberries.
8 posted on 11/06/2012 7:40:00 AM PST by JustSayNoToNannies (A free society's default policy: it's none of government's business.)
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To: oh8eleven

Nice shot. Made me chuckle. :)


9 posted on 11/06/2012 7:40:14 AM PST by gov_bean_ counter (Hope and Change has become Attack and Obfuscate.)
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To: JustSayNoToNannies

The site is screaming fast today - hope that continues!


10 posted on 11/06/2012 7:40:38 AM PST by acw011 (Great Goooogly Mooogly!)
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To: JustSayNoToNannies

Works for me (IE).


11 posted on 11/06/2012 7:41:17 AM PST by Kirkwood (Zombie Hunter)
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To: JustSayNoToNannies

I tried it just now after seeing your post.

I typed “ohio” into the box above keywords, and got back a bunch of articles with Ohio election themes.


12 posted on 11/06/2012 7:41:21 AM PST by txrangerette ("hold to the truth...speak without fear". (Glenn Beck))
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To: dfwgator
Go to Google, type your search query and then add “site:www.freerepublic.com” to the end of it.

I always assumed there was at least a few hours latency there - but when I filtered on the last 24 hours and sorted by date, I got results as recent as 3 minutes ago. Thanks for the suggestion!

13 posted on 11/06/2012 7:42:18 AM PST by JustSayNoToNannies (A free society's default policy: it's none of government's business.)
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To: JustSayNoToNannies

Go to the following page, type in your search in the upper right hand corner. You can search under keyword, title, user, etc.

http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/*/index?tab=comments


14 posted on 11/06/2012 7:42:51 AM PST by deport
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To: JustSayNoToNannies

I’ve always had faster & better results with Dogpile.com


15 posted on 11/06/2012 7:44:20 AM PST by LADY J (You never know how strong you are until being strong is the only choice you have. - Author Unknown)
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To: JustSayNoToNannies

John found some problem with the servers yesterday and corrected it to get things moving at normal speed today. Whatever he did seems to have worked, but it also broke the search feature.


16 posted on 11/06/2012 7:44:54 AM PST by smokingfrog ( sleep with one eye open (<o> ---)
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To: JustSayNoToNannies

Is this temporary or permanent??


17 posted on 11/06/2012 7:48:57 AM PST by Bon of Babble (The Road to Ruin is Always Kept in Good Repair)
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To: JustSayNoToNannies

Did you do a Search? This thread was posted earlier.


18 posted on 11/06/2012 7:49:04 AM PST by 1rudeboy
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To: deport

keyword still works, but title search doesn’t - at least not for me


19 posted on 11/06/2012 7:49:56 AM PST by smokingfrog ( sleep with one eye open (<o> ---)
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To: JustSayNoToNannies

I forgot to mention - if you posted a reply to the thread you’re looking for - just click on New Posts To You & find it there.


20 posted on 11/06/2012 7:53:34 AM PST by LADY J (You never know how strong you are until being strong is the only choice you have. - Author Unknown)
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