PF Forum Status Indicators

**Ryan** · 06-16-2006, 04:17 AM

In hopes to improve the notification process of non-functioning PostFusion sites, we have added a constantly updated status check to each site. If you will take a look at both the All Sites and Subscribed Sites pages, you will notice a new line underneath the owner that will look something like this:

Quote:

Last Validated: 13 seconds ago

As each balance is updated, the script also checks for validity of the pickup file on each remote forum. If the file validates, the time is reset to 0 seconds. If the file does not validate, the time remains. Before subscribing to any sites or posting on any current subscriptions, we recommend that you make sure that the site was validated recently. If the last validation was hours or days ago, it is probably best not to post at that site until it is fixed.

The next step for this will be notifications to the owners. If a site is down for an extended period of time, the owner will be notified via PM. If the site is down for a continuous 96 hours, it will be removed from the system.

Hopefully this will combat many of the problems we have with non-functioning sites

UPDATE 6/18/06:
Now, when forums go down for 24 hours straight, the owner is notified via PM. He/she will be notified again at 48 and 72 hours. After 96 hours (4 days), the forums will be automatically disabled and the owner will be notified of this as well. The owner will always have the option to reinstall or fix PostFusion and then contact us in private when this has been done. We will simply re-enable your forums and you'll be back in business in no time!

All in all, this means great things for the reliability of the system...no longer do we need to manually check the forums ourselves, and now the owner of each forum will be notified if it goes down - hey, that in and of itself is almost like a free uptime report

**markblair** · 06-16-2006, 06:04 AM

I noticed this earlier as well. This sounds like a great new feature.

**Lpspider** · 06-16-2006, 06:13 AM

Excellent feature.

**Kem Rixen** · 06-16-2006, 10:58 PM

A very cool feature, good job once again.

**Ryan** · 06-18-2006, 05:43 AM

It gets better!

Now, when forums go down for 24 hours straight, the owner is notified via PM. He/she will be notified again at 48 and 72 hours. After 96 hours (4 days), the forums will be automatically disabled and the owner will be notified of this as well. The owner will always have the option to reinstall or fix PostFusion and then contact us in private when this has been done. We will simply re-enable your forums and you'll be back in business in no time!

All in all, this means great things for the reliability of the system...no longer do we need to manually check the forums ourselves, and now the owner of each forum will be notified if it goes down - hey, that in and of itself is almost like a free uptime report

**markblair** · 06-18-2006, 06:06 AM

These are awesome features. You guys rock!

**LarryB** · 06-18-2006, 06:23 AM

Much more to come. now that I have time I should really be kicking out some exciting things.

06-16-2006, 06:04 AM	#2
markblair Forum Addict Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Michigan Posts: 1,956	I noticed this earlier as well. This sounds like a great new feature. __________________ Mark Blair To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. - "Where Professionals Discuss Web Hosting"

06-16-2006, 06:13 AM	#3
Lpspider Forum Addict Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Illinois Posts: 1,338	Excellent feature. __________________ To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. \| To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.

06-18-2006, 05:43 AM	#5
Ryan Forum Guru Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Athens, GA Posts: 10,256	It gets better! Now, when forums go down for 24 hours straight, the owner is notified via PM. He/she will be notified again at 48 and 72 hours. After 96 hours (4 days), the forums will be automatically disabled and the owner will be notified of this as well. The owner will always have the option to reinstall or fix PostFusion and then contact us in private when this has been done. We will simply re-enable your forums and you'll be back in business in no time! All in all, this means great things for the reliability of the system...no longer do we need to manually check the forums ourselves, and now the owner of each forum will be notified if it goes down - hey, that in and of itself is almost like a free uptime report __________________ To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. - Professional vBulletin Skins

06-18-2006, 06:06 AM	#6
markblair Forum Addict Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Michigan Posts: 1,956	These are awesome features. You guys rock! __________________ Mark Blair To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. - "Where Professionals Discuss Web Hosting"

06-18-2006, 06:23 AM	#7
LarryB AF Lead Developer Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: OHIO, US Posts: 1,186	Much more to come. now that I have time I should really be kicking out some exciting things. __________________ Do not post your PF private key in public. Did I help you with this post? If so, pls click the rep button or send money. To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.

06-16-2006, 10:58 PM	#4
Kem Rixen Apprentice Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Massachusetts, USA Posts: 266	A very cool feature, good job once again.

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