Waiting for www.Mobileread.com

Wetdogeared · 09-02-2009, 12:08 PM

Over the last few days I'm experiencing a lot of "waiting for www.mobileread.com's. And this morning I got timed out while waiting.

This wait can be anywhere from 5 to 30 seconds.

Is anyone else finding the system slow, or is it just me?

Is there heavy traffic causing delays?

WDE.

Ervserver · 09-02-2009, 12:10 PM

no such issue on my end

DixieGal · 09-02-2009, 12:14 PM

It happens to me occasionally. I think it is related to how many dragons are on a page.

Wetdogeared · 09-02-2009, 12:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ervserver

no such issue on my end

Thanks Ervserver, it may just be me. I've been using a wifi connection lately and maybe the message I'm getting is misleading.

WDE.

HarryT · 09-02-2009, 12:30 PM

It's a known issue which Alex is working on.

dreams · 09-02-2009, 12:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Wetdogeared

Over the last few days I'm experiencing a lot of "waiting for www.mobileread.com's. And this morning I got timed out while waiting.

This wait can be anywhere from 5 to 30 seconds.

Is anyone else finding the system slow, or is it just me?

Is there heavy traffic causing delays?

WDE.

Quote:

Originally Posted by HarryT

It's a known issue which Alex is working on.

Thanks, that's good to know since I've been having this same issue a lot and thought it was something to do with my system.

JSWolf · 09-04-2009, 12:04 AM

I think some of the issues are related to Google Analytics and sites like that that can bog things down things to the point of a time out.

pilotbob · 09-04-2009, 12:38 AM

Four (or six) times a day a snap shot backup is run. While that is happening all requests will be queued up since the snapshot needs exclusive access to the database.

Also.... there is alot more traffic here than there was just 6 months ago.

As Harry said, Alex has some plans in the works to deal with this stuff.

That said, MR is still consistently one of the fastest web sites I use.

BOb

columbus · 09-04-2009, 06:01 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by HarryT

It's a known issue which Alex is working on.

I have the same problem at times, I just assumed it was my ISP (Spanish Telefonica) their service is the worst possible. At times my broadband connection is just 32kbs - slower than dial up - and for that I have to pay €40 a month. No cheap deals here

ifonline · 09-17-2009, 12:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by pilotbob

Four (or six) times a day a snap shot backup is run. While that is happening all requests will be queued up since the snapshot needs exclusive access to the database.

Also.... there is alot more traffic here than there was just 6 months ago.

As Harry said, Alex has some plans in the works to deal with this stuff.

That said, MR is still consistently one of the fastest web sites I use.

BOb

...and on the other end of the spectrum, this is easily becoming the slowest site I frequent. It seems to have gotten particularly bad in the past few days. Extremely slow page loads makes for very frustrating reading here.

desertgrandma · 09-17-2009, 12:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ifonline

...and on the other end of the spectrum, this is easily becoming the slowest site I frequent. It seems to have gotten particularly bad in the past few days. Extremely slow page loads makes for very frustrating reading here.

I wonder if it could be your carrier/area? Here.....loading is practically instantaneous. I can certainly understand your frustration, tho.

ifonline · 09-17-2009, 12:41 PM

No idea, except that I don't experience this with any other site I visit. Right now, this site is loading just fine, but it comes in spurts, so I expect to hit a bottleneck again soon enough.

Gaurnim · 09-17-2009, 12:51 PM

Maybe it's also related to the navigator you use.
Firefox with Adblock might be faster than IE or Firefox without.

desertgrandma · 09-17-2009, 12:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Gaurnim

Maybe it's also related to the navigator you use.
Firefox with Adblock might be faster than IE or Firefox without.

Definitely I have Firefox. I did notice a significant improvement when I added Adblock.

Wetdogeared · 09-17-2009, 12:59 PM

I've timed out several times today at the server.

Seems to run great for about 10 minutes, then not so great for about 10 minutes.

WDE.

09-02-2009, 12:08 PM	#1
Wetdogeared Storm Surge'n Posts: 5,781 Karma: 8213195 Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Polar Vortex Device: S0ny PRS-300/350/505/700/T1	Waiting for www.Mobileread.com Over the last few days I'm experiencing a lot of "waiting for www.mobileread.com's. And this morning I got timed out while waiting. This wait can be anywhere from 5 to 30 seconds. Is anyone else finding the system slow, or is it just me? Is there heavy traffic causing delays? WDE.

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09-02-2009, 12:10 PM	#2
Ervserver Wizard Posts: 2,624 Karma: 1008294 Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Iowa, USA Device: Nook Simple Touch	no such issue on my end

09-02-2009, 12:14 PM	#3
DixieGal Hi There! Posts: 7,473 Karma: 2930523 Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Ft Lauderdale Device: iPad	It happens to me occasionally. I think it is related to how many dragons are on a page.

09-02-2009, 12:30 PM	#5
HarryT eBook Enthusiast Posts: 85,560 Karma: 93980341 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: UK Device: Kindle Oasis 2, iPad Pro 10.5", iPhone 6	It's a known issue which Alex is working on.

09-04-2009, 12:04 AM	#7
JSWolf Resident Curmudgeon Posts: 80,784 Karma: 150249619 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Roslindale, Massachusetts Device: Kobo Libra 2, Kobo Aura H2O, PRS-650, PRS-T1, nook STR, PW3	I think some of the issues are related to Google Analytics and sites like that that can bog things down things to the point of a time out.

09-04-2009, 12:38 AM	#8
pilotbob Grand Sorcerer Posts: 19,832 Karma: 11844413 Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Tampa, FL USA Device: Kindle Touch	Four (or six) times a day a snap shot backup is run. While that is happening all requests will be queued up since the snapshot needs exclusive access to the database. Also.... there is alot more traffic here than there was just 6 months ago. As Harry said, Alex has some plans in the works to deal with this stuff. That said, MR is still consistently one of the fastest web sites I use. BOb

09-17-2009, 12:41 PM	#12
ifonline Connoisseur Posts: 89 Karma: 26 Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Braselton, GA Device: Kindle 3, iPad	No idea, except that I don't experience this with any other site I visit. Right now, this site is loading just fine, but it comes in spurts, so I expect to hit a bottleneck again soon enough.

09-17-2009, 12:51 PM	#13
Gaurnim Final Five n°42 Posts: 789 Karma: 3599 Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Lyon, France Device: Cybook Gen3	Maybe it's also related to the navigator you use. Firefox with Adblock might be faster than IE or Firefox without.

09-17-2009, 12:59 PM	#15
Wetdogeared Storm Surge'n Posts: 5,781 Karma: 8213195 Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Polar Vortex Device: S0ny PRS-300/350/505/700/T1	I've timed out several times today at the server. Seems to run great for about 10 minutes, then not so great for about 10 minutes. WDE.