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Forum: News 09-26-2018, 12:23 PM
Replies: 25
Views: 5,792
Posted By Alexander Turcic
Well thanks, I guess. Ahh yes, that...

Well thanks, I guess.



Ahh yes, that must be me. Let's stroll down memory lane. Verticalscope you say?
Forum: General Discussions 07-15-2018, 06:02 PM
Replies: 36
Views: 3,968
Posted By Alexander Turcic
Mostly controls which occur during the...

Mostly controls which occur during the registration phase. They have been quite effective, but lately, spammers figured a way around them, partly due to a logical bug in the code introduced by yours...
Forum: Announcements 08-23-2017, 02:29 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 35,284
Posted By Alexander Turcic
As a little bonus we also removed Google...

As a little bonus we also removed Google Analytics. Never used it anyhow. :D
Forum: Announcements 08-23-2017, 09:06 AM
Replies: 20
Views: 35,284
Posted By Alexander Turcic
So instead of ping mobileread.com you will have...

So instead of ping mobileread.com you will have to say anklopfen mobileread.com from now on. :chinscratch:
Forum: Announcements 08-23-2017, 08:23 AM
Replies: 20
Views: 35,284
Posted By Alexander Turcic
Sounds like fun, doesn't it? Google is your...

Sounds like fun, doesn't it? Google is your friend. (https://translate.google.com/) :D
Forum: Announcements 08-23-2017, 07:34 AM
Replies: 20
Views: 35,284
Posted By Alexander Turcic
The main server runs on a single-CPU Xeon E3-1275...

The main server runs on a single-CPU Xeon E3-1275 v5, with 64GB Ram, and 2 x 480 GB Samsung PM863 disks. It's barebone Debian 9, with a couple of docker containers to run the legacy PHP & Mysql apps...
Forum: Announcements 08-23-2017, 05:21 AM
Replies: 20
Views: 35,284
Posted By Alexander Turcic
MobileRead Server Migration completed

We are back! MobileRead is now happily serving from Germany (https://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=289766). ;)

If you think something something went wrong due to the migration - like,...
Forum: Announcements 08-22-2017, 02:55 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 26,579
Posted By Alexander Turcic
I am not so terribly fond of 1and1 & co. :o No,...

I am not so terribly fond of 1and1 & co. :o No, it's going to be colocated @ Hetzner. I have been using their services for over a decade with predominantly positive experiences.
Forum: Announcements 08-22-2017, 01:28 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 26,579
Posted By Alexander Turcic
If everything goes as expected (...), we...

If everything goes as expected (...), we shouldnt't have this problem since the current server will continue to run for at least 72 hours and act as a reverse proxy. Requests to the old server will...
Forum: Announcements 08-21-2017, 02:13 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 26,579
Posted By Alexander Turcic
Scheduled Server Migration Aug 23 (Wednesday) @ 4:00am EDT

Ladies and Gentlemen,

This coming Wednesday at 4:00am EDT, MobileRead will be offline for approximately one hour. We're going to move our server equipment to a new location in Germany. That's...
Forum: Feedback 01-23-2017, 03:39 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 3,533
Posted By Alexander Turcic
I promised it so many times (...) that I am...

I promised it so many times (...) that I am hesitant doing time estimates. On the positive side, been working again on preparing the migration ever since switching over to HTTPS. It'll also involve...
Forum: Feedback 01-19-2017, 03:14 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 3,533
Posted By Alexander Turcic
I agree - it's something that has bothered me too...

I agree - it's something that has bothered me too for some time. I'd like to see how it works / looks with the new forum software and then make the changes if necessary.
Forum: Feedback 01-17-2017, 02:43 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 1,994
Posted By Alexander Turcic
Not a problem. I added them.

Not a problem. I added them.
Forum: Feedback 01-13-2017, 03:03 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 2,490
Posted By Alexander Turcic
A bit late... but for reference,...

A bit late... but for reference, projects.mobileread.com may have the answer:

https://projects.mobileread.com/reader/users/porkupan/PRST1/
...
Forum: Feedback 01-11-2017, 12:35 PM
Replies: 26
Views: 8,442
Posted By Alexander Turcic
Working fine here... :chinscratch: Did you try a...

Working fine here... :chinscratch: Did you try a few times? It seems like the first time one requests the image from Google, they will create it from the spreadsheet. Once it's created, it should...
Forum: Feedback 01-11-2017, 10:51 AM
Replies: 26
Views: 8,442
Posted By Alexander Turcic
Did you try to refresh before or after posting in...

Did you try to refresh before or after posting in this thread? Because initially there was indeed a bug where the proxy received the image URL with escaped HTML characters which wasn't supposed to...
Forum: Lounge 01-11-2017, 09:09 AM
Replies: 16,265
Views: 1,107,431
Posted By Alexander Turcic
Snow meets King's Landing aka Dubrovnik. Nothing...

Snow meets King's Landing aka Dubrovnik. Nothing goes, a complete stillstand on the roads.
Forum: Feedback 01-11-2017, 03:15 AM
Replies: 26
Views: 8,442
Posted By Alexander Turcic
Generally the problem with these spreadsheet...

Generally the problem with these spreadsheet links is that Google occasionally times out loading them or just slows down a lot. When it's too slow (the proxy client has a timeout value of 3s - we...
Forum: Feedback 01-10-2017, 04:17 PM
Replies: 26
Views: 8,442
Posted By Alexander Turcic
Actually a more likely scenario is: The old...

Actually a more likely scenario is:

The old link used to be http://calibre.kovidgoyal.net/. Today when you clicked on that link it should have redirected you to http://calibre-ebook.com. The issue...
Forum: Feedback 01-10-2017, 04:07 PM
Replies: 26
Views: 8,442
Posted By Alexander Turcic
Well, first, thanks for pointing out the link -...

Well, first, thanks for pointing out the link - it was quite outdated and I replaced it with the current Calibre homepage URL.

Just a guess since I didn't get this error when following the old...
Forum: Feedback 01-10-2017, 02:43 PM
Replies: 26
Views: 8,442
Posted By Alexander Turcic
Interesting. Yeah, it's definitely related. For...

Interesting. Yeah, it's definitely related. For security reasons, we now proxy external images in posts (via https://usercontent.mobileread.org). This way we can protect your privacy by preventing...
Forum: Feedback 01-09-2017, 06:55 AM
Replies: 26
Views: 8,442
Posted By Alexander Turcic
Thanks Kovid. Still ironing out a few small...

Thanks Kovid. Still ironing out a few small issues, but I am also glad we finally moved over.
Forum: Feedback 01-09-2017, 05:21 AM
Replies: 28
Views: 3,609
Posted By Alexander Turcic
Tapatalk was confused when we switched to HTTPS...

Tapatalk was confused when we switched to HTTPS yesterday. They don't follow 301 redirects, i.e. we had to manually adjust the forum URL in their control panel. Alas, their control panel was broken...
Forum: Feedback 01-08-2017, 10:20 AM
Replies: 28
Views: 3,609
Posted By Alexander Turcic
It went quite smoothly - I've been preparing the...

It went quite smoothly - I've been preparing the migration for the past week or so. Will write a short announcement later. Tapatalk should then be fixed as well. :p
Forum: Feedback 01-08-2017, 09:07 AM
Replies: 28
Views: 3,609
Posted By Alexander Turcic
Most likely related to Mobileread.com going...

Most likely related to Mobileread.com going HTTPS-only today. Will need to update the settings on Tapatalk's side later - then it should work again.
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