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GW email not working

gorgi
17 years ago

I know that some GW members tried to email me via the

GW (Fig) Forum and I also sent to myself, about 5 Test

messages. I received nothing! What seems to be the

problem? It used to work before! Tried to report it

from the GW 'Contact Us' site, but got an error message...

George (NJ).

Comments (40)

  • bjs496
    17 years ago

    Hi George,

    I sent myself and email and did not receive it. I sent a note to the GW folks and received confirmation that it was accepted. Hopefully, whatever the issue is will be resolved soon.

    Did you receive the email I sent you on Thursday?

    ~james

  • gorgi
    Original Author
    17 years ago

    Thanks James,

    Yes I did (receive it), but that was a 'regular'
    email! Hope GW figures out what the problem is;
    once I reported a 'Search' break-down, and they
    did fix it!

    Your stuff will be going out this Monday,
    to your warm (one star state) of TX...

    George (NJ).

  • pitangadiego
    17 years ago

    As long as the pop-ups are working, all is good.

  • gorgi
    Original Author
    17 years ago

    James, You have email (from me), George.

  • gorgi
    Original Author
    17 years ago

    Jon,
    What is the issue about POP-UPS? I may have some software
    against such vermin (also bugs/updates that comes with all
    that - such (pop-up) producers should just be put against
    a brick wall and shot to plain DEAD!).

  • pitangadiego
    17 years ago

    GardenWeb can't seem to open a window without having a pop-up. The problem is that there legitimate uses for pop-ups, as well, so you can't just tirn them off.

  • pitangadiego
    17 years ago

    Just did a test, and got nothing. But at least the pop-ups work.

  • glenn9643
    17 years ago

    Jon's test message to me was received as I slept last night.
    I sent myself a test message via GW and it worked. I sent James a test message via GW and it failed.????
    Sent George a test message this morning, with a copy to myself... which was received. Seems erratic.

  • bonsaist
    17 years ago

    at least I know it's not just me. I have emailed few people last week few times and have never got it.

    Herman, I've emailed you from GW. I can't find your email. Email me if you got mine.

  • gorgi
    Original Author
    17 years ago

    As of now, I have not received any messages.
    Just sent a test to Glenn. That and many other
    tests to myself say
    "Your message has been sent. Thank you!"
    but then nothing happens. My address is
    correct, I cut and pasted it and worked with
    regular email but not with GW email.
    Just reported it again using 'members services',
    let's see if I get a response this time.
    George.

  • glenn9643
    17 years ago

    Have you guys tried verifying your profile information, and maybe re-entering your email there.
    And also be sure you verify the block at the bottom to allow others to send email to you via the GW site?
    Some entry may have been inadvertently changed by some of the updates/changes to GW since you registered.
    I realize it sounds too simple, but it may help.

    Glenn

  • gorgi
    Original Author
    17 years ago

    I have tried a millionth time by now, just about to start
    tearing my few remaining hairs! I must have done something
    very bad and GW put me in their black book as punishment!
    I do have the checkmark to enable others to send email, and
    I also chose the option to reveal the email address to other
    members (so as to cut/paste it a regular email).
    Also tried different computers and browsers! In all cases
    my test emails to to nowhere (limbo) as my 'technical'
    help requests to GW!

    Also turned OFF my anti-spam software!

    Anyway, for those wish to contact me, here is my VALID
    email address (use you regular email, not GW):

    gorg2@att.net

    George (NJ)

  • pitangadiego
    17 years ago

    It isn't you Gorgi. I sent mysedlf a message, and it went to Glenn, and not me. They have an internal problem. Yours are going to people who are just taking them as spam.

  • gorgi
    Original Author
    17 years ago

    Well,
    Thank you Jon&Glenn for 'the good find' and
    clearing my sanity! In my old 'assembly' micro-computer
    programming language career, that problem was known
    as a pointer (address) bug...

    Now that we a good grip on the issue, WHO should
    report it (and) to WHOM? I for one, is practically
    useless, since all my messages seem to go into LIMBO!

    Hence my original question of 'WHO is in charge of
    this good GW_FF'.

    Thanks,
    George (NJ).

  • bjs496
    17 years ago

    If someone can arrange for the emails I send to go to Marissa Tomei, I'd appreciate it greatly.

    Thanks in advance,
    ~james

  • glenn9643
    17 years ago

    I sent the following message to the "contact us" link:

    I frequent the Fig Forum daily, as well as other forums at GW. A problem has become apparent with emailing other members through their GW page.
    I've tried to send "pitangadiego" an email using his page and he didn't receive it. I can cut and paste his email address showing on the page and send via regular email. He tried to send himself a message from his page, and it was misdirected to my email.
    "gorgi", another member on the Fig Forum, has been complaining for a long while because he doesn't receive any emails sent via GW and generally is not successful in sending any that are received... Apparently they are lost in the mists.
    "bjs496", another member on the Fig Forum who I have tried to send an email via GW unsuccessfully.
    All of these members indicate that they have reviewed their profiles, have entered correct email addresses, and have checked the block to enable them to receive emails from other members.
    I have sent "test" messages to myself that seem to work OK, but have problems when trying to send messages to others who never receive them.
    Please try to resolve the problem. If the option to send an email through GW isn't fixable please delete it so there will be no confusion, but please leave the option to make your email visible to others. Thanks for any help with this issue, and we would appreciate some input regarding a fix, or not.

    Sorry James but I couldn't make those arrangements.

  • pitangadiego
    17 years ago

    James, we are not yet sure that GW is a stable wormhole, so we are not yet able to predict where an e-mail will go, and make appropriate corrections. Maybe in the year 2310.

  • bjs496
    17 years ago

    Well, I guess I'll have to meet her the old fashion way... stalking! LOL I hope Marissa likes figs.

    ~james (going to watch My Cousin Vinnie again)

  • gorgi
    Original Author
    17 years ago

    Thanks Glenn,
    Will keep my fingers crossed for good luck...

  • gorgi
    Original Author
    16 years ago

    After ~3 weeks, no such luck EVER happened!

  • gorgi
    Original Author
    16 years ago

    I think that this is a very serious issue!
    For those of you that sent GW email to anybody
    and got a NO response, do not think that you
    as a totally ignored (a**h***), but MAYBE your
    message NEVER got through. So far I never got
    any email 'not delivered' error message, but
    know that they ended up THERE on MARS somewhere!

  • zergas
    16 years ago

    I experienced what many of you did recently I offered some cuttings for trade and I got email from some users but from other it did not worked so I ended up just posting my email on the thread.
    I agree this is a serious issue and this being a big website with ALLOT of users it should be correct as fast as possible.
    Dan

  • pitangadiego
    16 years ago

    As long as pop-ups work, life is good.

  • gorgi
    Original Author
    16 years ago

    NO, it is not an issue them F*** pop ups!

  • bjs496
    16 years ago

    I posted my email address so it can be seen by members of GW when they try to use the GW email system. Those who have wanted to get a hold of me, have. So far I haven't had a problem with advertising or any other sort of negative emails... and NO that is not an invitation to start.

    There is an update on the FF main page about GW still having problems... apparently they are not getting their own email. They do have an AIM address you can contact them through.

    ~james

  • pitangadiego
    16 years ago

    Here's an idea. Why doesn't someone collect all the e-mail addresses of those interested, and then e-mail the list to everyone on the list, and kiss GW e-mail good bye?

    Gorgi, lighten up.

  • gorgi
    Original Author
    16 years ago

    OK, Sorry.

    As james pointed out, it might be that GW finally
    realized the problem and may working on it...

    Read the red message on top FF home page:

    "April 12th: We are still working to resolve the server issues for the THS forums.
    If you are unable to contact us via email and are trying to report problems
    on other forums, you may send us an AOL instant message to username gardenwebhelp"

  • bjs496
    16 years ago

    if everyone wants to contribute their email address to a list, I will compile it and send it out to everybody (perhaps Sunday night, but I'm open to other dates.) my email address is listed on the GW form you would normally send an email through the GW system. it can be copy and pasted into the address bar of whatever email system you use.

    ~james

  • bjs496
    16 years ago

    I suppose I should have stated I will not automatically add the emails of the GW members which I already have without permission. If I have your email address and you would like it listed, please let me know to include it.

    thanks,
    ~james

  • pitangadiego
    16 years ago

    You should have received mine.

  • gorgi
    Original Author
    16 years ago

    James,
    Maybe we should wait for another ~1 week! As you
    pointed out, GW is working on this issue, and I
    think that it would be BEST if they resolve it.
    This is a major 'brave' task you are getting into.
    How are you going to maintain it. For the sake of
    any 'short term' benefits, I will submit mine...
    Is there any particular format you like it to be,
    e.g., Username, Email-Address, Signature, etc...
    George (NJ).

  • bjs496
    16 years ago

    My offer was for a one time (or a couple of times) deal so that those want to communicate with others can while GW's system is down. I was not thinking of this as a long-term service. I think for something L-T we would need more of a discussion about how to effect it.

    ~james

  • gorgi
    Original Author
    16 years ago

    The RED April 12 GW alert messagehas been replaced by:
    April 16th: We will be replacing the THS server this week and will post details here as they become available. We appreciate your support and patience as we work to resolve these issues. If you are unable to contact us via email and are trying to report problems on other forums, you may send us an AOL instant message to username gardenwebhelp

  • sunslight
    16 years ago

    has all this been resolved?

    I tried to send to someone and no go.

    Does GW have IM to members as other website forums?

    Bob

  • gorgi
    Original Author
    16 years ago

    NOPE!

    Tried another test message to myself yesterday and no go.
    Was planing to ask my teenage daughter to IM them (for me,
    since I never did IM), at the latest RED GW alert
    message:
    "If you are unable to contact us via email and are trying
    to report problems on our forums, you may send an AOL
    instant message to username gardenwebhelp"

    If anything, things got WORSE, I do not if is just my
    computer, but lately, each time I click on a FF thread,
    it takes ages and ages ages... to load/display it.

    George (NJ).

  • glenn9643
    16 years ago

    George,

    I received your GW email April 27 regarding RKN concerning another post. I sent you a reply using regular email and your listed email address, but didn't try to use the GW email because you've posted that it still wasn't working. Did you receive my reply through regular email?

  • gorgi
    Original Author
    16 years ago

    Glenn, Yes I did receive you regular email.

  • gorgi
    Original Author
    16 years ago

    Hurray!

    My GW/FF email SEEMS to be now working!
    Apparently the problem may have been fixed during
    this last current GW HW/SW updates...

    Keeping my fingers crossed,
    George (NJ).

  • ottawan_z5a
    16 years ago

    gorgi
    I just sent you a test message from the GW mail (so you don't have to keep your fingers crossed for long).

  • gorgi
    Original Author
    16 years ago

    GOT IT!
    Thanks ottawan.
    George.