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I've checked Max's information on cookies and have searched various threads here. But nothing I've tried is helping.
These pages are downloading extremely slowly--nearly 30 seconds for a page, sometimes longer. Whereas on Google, the pages come up very quickly, within about 2 to 7 seconds, depending upon the link.
Not being computer savvy, I've done everything I can think of to make my computer faster, even though I realize my computer's not the problem.
Are you all having the same problem? Is WAD downloading pages unusually slowly these days? If not, is there something I can do to speed up WAD on my computer?
Many thanks for any help here.
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Are you all having the same problem? yes
Is WAD downloading pages unusually slowly these days? yes
is there something I can do to speed up WAD on my computer?
DSL or broadband... DSL or broadband...
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Dear WW: I have a big hard disk, plenty memory, a fast processor, and DSL. I can't tell when the trouble is with AWAD server and when it is accursed pacbell.net that is the trouble.It has taken me ten minutes to be able to reply! It takes a lot of fun out of participating in the board. I have trouble using other sites, but not so bad.Bill
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Well, they say, "Misery loves company," but it would be nice to access that company a bit more quickly.
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Well, they say, "Misery loves company," but it would be nice to access that company a bit more quickly.
Logically, of course, it would just make you more miserable more quickly.
I'm pretty sure that AWAD sits on a duff server and one with pretty limited bandwidth available to it. I think I've suggested before that if someone knows of a fast server with great gobs of unused capacity and access to good bandwidth then they should tell Anu.
The idiot also known as Capfka ...
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Logically, of course, it would just make you more miserable more quickly.
...and more quickly to experience love.
So, now we wait for someone to suggest that capacious great gobber of a fast server to suggest to Anu.
Love,
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I, for one, am mystified when you guys complain about this. On my computer, the only time the 'wad is slow is when the rest of the internet is slow. Otherwise it's very fast.
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Tonight the board is downloading very quickly. I defragmented two of my drives (rather, my computer defragmented them for me; thank you, computer) and things are chugging along much better. However, I don't think the defrag' had anything to do with the good speed I'm enjoying.
Movin' right along,
DubDub I sure wish there were a lot of action on the board to celebrate this happy turn of events.
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It was lousy all morning and afternoon, but is much better this evening. I wonder what made the difference.
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One thing that mayhelp is to clear out your internet cache. This is a place that stores all of the little files that are associated with a page view. Sometimes there are 30 or even 50 files that get put together to display an internet page.
There are various ways of doing it, but the result is often much faster time particularly on AOL. Try this. If all you are cleaning out is your temporary internet files it cannot hurt.
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