Comments for Sprayfly http://sprayfly.com Un cliché de ma Vie. Wed, 20 Aug 2008 03:03:31 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 Comment on Ipod Stuck In Disk Mode by Molly http://sprayfly.com/2006/03/17/ipod-stuck-in-disk-mode/#comment-1153 Molly Sun, 10 Aug 2008 17:53:14 +0000 http://www.sprayfly.com/tech/2006/03/17/ipod-stuck-in-disk-mode/#comment-1153 THANK YOU! I dropped it (not even that bad) 7 days before my wedding with all the music on it for the big day and was freaking out! Really appreciate it! THANK YOU! I dropped it (not even that bad) 7 days before my wedding with all the music on it for the big day and was freaking out! Really appreciate it!

]]> Comment on Postie, Gmail and Wordpress by Trevor http://sprayfly.com/2007/03/03/postie-gmail-and-wordpress/#comment-1077 Trevor Wed, 16 Jul 2008 10:27:51 +0000 http://www.sprayfly.com/tech/?p=128#comment-1077 You are an absoolute star. You are an absoolute star.

]]> Comment on Ipod Stuck In Disk Mode by kelly http://sprayfly.com/2006/03/17/ipod-stuck-in-disk-mode/#comment-1013 kelly Tue, 24 Jun 2008 22:04:25 +0000 http://www.sprayfly.com/tech/2006/03/17/ipod-stuck-in-disk-mode/#comment-1013 I think my ipod is royally screwed I turned it on and it was stuck and would not go past the apple screen I did manage to get it going once from here but its broken again i've tried all the factory reseting with no avail and it now seems it is stuck in disc mode with the do not disconnect icon but its the black and white version (hence me thinking its stuck in disc mode) when you unplug it the apple logo comes up and then tells you to do a factory restore however it wont pick the ipod up in itunes to do so & it shows in my computer as a removable disc, when clickingon this it asks if I want to format but not an itunes format so I am hesitant about doing this. Any ideas? I've come to the realisation that everything on there is gone but it would be nice to get it going and start fresh. Its a 30GB ipod video if that makes any difference. Thanks in advance ;) I think my ipod is royally screwed I turned it on and it was stuck and would not go past the apple screen I did manage to get it going once from here but its broken again i’ve tried all the factory reseting with no avail and it now seems it is stuck in disc mode with the do not disconnect icon but its the black and white version (hence me thinking its stuck in disc mode) when you unplug it the apple logo comes up and then tells you to do a factory restore however it wont pick the ipod up in itunes to do so & it shows in my computer as a removable disc, when clickingon this it asks if I want to format but not an itunes format so I am hesitant about doing this.

Any ideas?

I’ve come to the realisation that everything on there is gone but it would be nice to get it going and start fresh. Its a 30GB ipod video if that makes any difference.

Thanks in advance ;)

]]> Comment on Heart Internet Web Hosting: Wordpress Trackbacks and Pingbacks not supported by Jono http://sprayfly.com/2008/02/21/heart-internet-web-hosting-wordpress-trackbacks-and-pingbacks-not-supported/#comment-987 Jono Sun, 15 Jun 2008 13:29:34 +0000 http://www.sprayfly.com/2008/02/21/heart-internet-web-hosting-wordpress-trackbacks-and-pingbacks-not-supported/#comment-987 Simo Of course Heart won't blanket block all outgoing port 80 connections on their servers. What they do instead is block all outgoing connections on port 80 made via the Apache process - hence blocking any php scripts from having access to the web. Normal server processes such as wget, lynx, rsync and many others are still able to make outgoing connections on port 80, in fact this is pretty vital to allow the server to be maintained. Heart claim that they maintain this policy to protect their users （as they run shared servers). However, many other shared hosts allow outgoing connections on port 80 as standard. Here's some evidence that they have this policy - in the form of a support ticket sent to Heart: Hi Robert I found the following post which seems to pin the problem down immediately - since it relates to another Heart Internet user with the same problem! http://wordpress.org/support/topic/133584 Please can you enable outgoing connections on port 80 for my account? Thanks for your help. Jonathan Lumb On 2008-02-21 08:43:43, Robert Berry changed the ticket status to CLOSE-PENDING and wrote: Hi Jonathan, Thanks for the reply. Sorry but I can't do that, it's a global change and so not something I can do for you. That's disallowed to prevent recursive loops from occuring to the benefit of all customers on the same hardware. Best Wishes Robert Berry Heart Internet Support Need I say anymore? Simo

Of course Heart won’t blanket block all outgoing port 80 connections on their servers. What they do instead is block all outgoing connections on port 80 made via the Apache process - hence blocking any php scripts from having access to the web. Normal server processes such as wget, lynx, rsync and many others are still able to make outgoing connections on port 80, in fact this is pretty vital to allow the server to be maintained.

Heart claim that they maintain this policy to protect their users （as they run shared servers). However, many other shared hosts allow outgoing connections on port 80 as standard.

Here’s some evidence that they have this policy - in the form of a support ticket sent to Heart:

Hi Robert
I found the following post which seems to pin the problem down immediately - since it relates to another Heart Internet user with the same problem!
http://wordpress.org/support/topic/133584
Please can you enable outgoing connections on port 80 for my account?
Thanks for your help.
Jonathan Lumb

On 2008-02-21 08:43:43, Robert Berry changed the ticket status to CLOSE-PENDING and wrote:

Hi Jonathan,

Thanks for the reply. Sorry but I can’t do that, it’s a global change and so not something I can do for you. That’s disallowed to prevent recursive loops from occuring to the benefit of all customers on the same hardware.

Best Wishes
Robert Berry
Heart Internet Support

Need I say anymore?

]]> Comment on Heart Internet Web Hosting: Wordpress Trackbacks and Pingbacks not supported by Simo http://sprayfly.com/2008/02/21/heart-internet-web-hosting-wordpress-trackbacks-and-pingbacks-not-supported/#comment-986 Simo Sun, 15 Jun 2008 11:54:48 +0000 http://www.sprayfly.com/2008/02/21/heart-internet-web-hosting-wordpress-trackbacks-and-pingbacks-not-supported/#comment-986 Heart Internet don't block port 80 outgoing connections. If they did, then even a simple wget from SSH would fail. There must be another reason why Wordpress pingback does not work. Does it try to ping itself? If it does, this will be blocked as Heart block loopback connections. Heart Internet don’t block port 80 outgoing connections. If they did, then even a simple wget from SSH would fail. There must be another reason why Wordpress pingback does not work. Does it try to ping itself? If it does, this will be blocked as Heart block loopback connections.

]]> Comment on Ipod Stuck In Disk Mode by noone http://sprayfly.com/2006/03/17/ipod-stuck-in-disk-mode/#comment-977 noone Tue, 10 Jun 2008 19:36:46 +0000 http://www.sprayfly.com/tech/2006/03/17/ipod-stuck-in-disk-mode/#comment-977 This happened to me out of nowhere, but when I did the reset thing, it went back to normal...and my music was still there. I thought reset would get rid of all my music, but it didnt! This happened to me out of nowhere, but when I did the reset thing, it went back to normal…and my music was still there. I thought reset would get rid of all my music, but it didnt!

]]> Comment on Heart Internet Web Hosting: Wordpress Trackbacks and Pingbacks not supported by Jono http://sprayfly.com/2008/02/21/heart-internet-web-hosting-wordpress-trackbacks-and-pingbacks-not-supported/#comment-975 Jono Tue, 10 Jun 2008 13:38:18 +0000 http://www.sprayfly.com/2008/02/21/heart-internet-web-hosting-wordpress-trackbacks-and-pingbacks-not-supported/#comment-975 Hi Paul Eukhost looks pretty flexible with a much wider range of offerings than Heart Internet - I think they probably know more about what they are doing too! I'm afraid I don't know of any other UK hosts as I now have my site hosted with MediaTemple. Good luck anyway, send me a trackback/pingback when you have migrated :-) Hi Paul

Eukhost looks pretty flexible with a much wider range of offerings than Heart Internet - I think they probably know more about what they are doing too!

I’m afraid I don’t know of any other UK hosts as I now have my site hosted with MediaTemple.

Good luck anyway, send me a trackback/pingback when you have migrated :-)

]]> Comment on Heart Internet Web Hosting: Wordpress Trackbacks and Pingbacks not supported by Paul http://sprayfly.com/2008/02/21/heart-internet-web-hosting-wordpress-trackbacks-and-pingbacks-not-supported/#comment-973 Paul Tue, 10 Jun 2008 10:39:08 +0000 http://www.sprayfly.com/2008/02/21/heart-internet-web-hosting-wordpress-trackbacks-and-pingbacks-not-supported/#comment-973 Its ridiculous that they dont support, cant be much of a problem if everyone else is happy with it. I am wanting a UK host just to make sure for SEO, looking now, any UK host you can recommend. Been looking at http://www.eukhost.com/ seem to have similat features. Its ridiculous that they dont support, cant be much of a problem if everyone else is happy with it.

I am wanting a UK host just to make sure for SEO, looking now, any UK host you can recommend. Been looking at http://www.eukhost.com/ seem to have similat features.

]]> Comment on Heart Internet Web Hosting: Wordpress Trackbacks and Pingbacks not supported by Jono http://sprayfly.com/2008/02/21/heart-internet-web-hosting-wordpress-trackbacks-and-pingbacks-not-supported/#comment-972 Jono Mon, 09 Jun 2008 22:59:34 +0000 http://www.sprayfly.com/2008/02/21/heart-internet-web-hosting-wordpress-trackbacks-and-pingbacks-not-supported/#comment-972 Hi Paul If you are moving to another host, I would strongly recommend Mediatemple's Grid (gs) hosting package. Great value for money and has everything Heart has... and more! Most importantly, you will be able to send and receive trackbacks. I migrated a couple of months ago and have been really pleased with the service - do bear in mind that hosting is in the US though. I have a feeling that Heart Internet are going to lose quite a few users because of this - especially as Wordpress, and blogging platforms in general, become increasingly popular. Jono Hi Paul

If you are moving to another host, I would strongly recommend Mediatemple’s Grid (gs) hosting package. Great value for money and has everything Heart has… and more! Most importantly, you will be able to send and receive trackbacks. I migrated a couple of months ago and have been really pleased with the service - do bear in mind that hosting is in the US though.

I have a feeling that Heart Internet are going to lose quite a few users because of this - especially as Wordpress, and blogging platforms in general, become increasingly popular.

Jono

]]> Comment on Heart Internet Web Hosting: Wordpress Trackbacks and Pingbacks not supported by Paul http://sprayfly.com/2008/02/21/heart-internet-web-hosting-wordpress-trackbacks-and-pingbacks-not-supported/#comment-971 Paul Mon, 09 Jun 2008 21:55:27 +0000 http://www.sprayfly.com/2008/02/21/heart-internet-web-hosting-wordpress-trackbacks-and-pingbacks-not-supported/#comment-971 Been trying to figure this out for ages, went through same as you trying to enable pingbacks. Will post on my blog and leave a trackback, o i cant!!! Truly ridiculous and will be leaving them asap. Been trying to figure this out for ages, went through same as you trying to enable pingbacks.

Will post on my blog and leave a trackback, o i cant!!!
Truly ridiculous and will be leaving them asap.

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