Author Topic: freebmd problems anyone?  (Read 2390 times)

Offline gazza

  • RootsChat Veteran
  • *****
  • Posts: 719
    • View Profile
freebmd problems anyone?
« on: Monday 05 December 05 13:04 GMT (UK) »
Keep getting following error. Anyone else suffering?
Internal Server Error
The server encountered an internal error or misconfiguration and was unable to complete your request.
Please contact the server administrator, problems@freebmd.org.uk and inform them of the time the error occurred, and anything you might have done that may have caused the error.

More information about this error may be available in the server error log.

Offline mikehicks

  • RootsChat Member
  • ***
  • Posts: 140
    • View Profile
Re: freebmd problems anyone?
« Reply #1 on: Monday 05 December 05 13:23 GMT (UK) »
do you have broadband or do you dial up?
If you dial up, try pressing F5 when you get the error.
Cartledge, Rushton, Winnington (Salford/Manchester)
Hicks(Manchester, Monmouthshire)

Offline gazza

  • RootsChat Veteran
  • *****
  • Posts: 719
    • View Profile
Re: freebmd problems anyone?
« Reply #2 on: Monday 05 December 05 14:02 GMT (UK) »
I'm on broadband Mike. I'm not having problems with any other site,just feebmd when I try a search.
Regards Gazza :)

Offline Doedoe

  • RootsChat Member
  • ***
  • Posts: 155
    • View Profile
Re: freebmd problems anyone?
« Reply #3 on: Monday 05 December 05 14:06 GMT (UK) »
hello
have just been  on the bmd   its ok at the moment
good luck Doreen


Offline Llwyd

  • RootsChat Veteran
  • *****
  • Posts: 598
  • Searching,forever searching!!!.
    • View Profile
Re: freebmd problems anyone?
« Reply #4 on: Monday 05 December 05 14:33 GMT (UK) »
Hi there,

Just been having a look around Free BMD,no problems encountered.
 :)
Humphreys; originating in Montgomeryshire and spreading out locally, nationally and internationally.
"Yma o hyd".

Offline Manchester Rambler

  • Global Moderator
  • RootsChat Marquessate
  • ********
  • Posts: 6,574
    • View Profile
Re: freebmd problems anyone?
« Reply #5 on: Monday 05 December 05 15:17 GMT (UK) »
I've been getting the same error message recently, but if I press "Back" and restart the search it works OK.  Mildly annoying, and only on Free BMD - nowhere else.  (I'm on broadband too.)

Rambler
ANT: Nesbit, Potts; CHS: Gosling (Hazel Grove/Lymm), Hinton (Lymm), Johnson (Hazel Grove), Marsland (Hazel Grove), Massey (Daresbury), Sorton (Warmingham); LAN: Jackson, James, Potts (Manchester/Salford); MAY: Caulfield, Griffin (Leveelick); SAL: Goodwin, Johnson (Bridgnorth), Gregory (Wellington); STS: Goodwin, Gregory, Johnson (Wolverhampton); Hallett (Trysull); SOM: Dowding, James, Jones (Bath)

Census information Crown Copyright, from www.nationalarchives.gov.uk

Offline celia

  • Deceased † Rest In Peace
  • RootsChat Marquessate
  • ********
  • Posts: 6,463
    • View Profile
Re: freebmd problems anyone?
« Reply #6 on: Monday 05 December 05 15:35 GMT (UK) »
It's probably just a blip Gazza I got that message once,i came to the conclusion that they were trying to be diplomatic,in telling me i didn't do that right  and to try again ;D ;D
I am not  suggesting you didn't do it right ;)

Celia
Celia 1941-2010
~~~~~~~~~~~~


Rake Lane Burials

M.I.Merchant Marina's Rake Lane

FLORENCE JONES MARRIED JOHN GIBBON HIGNETT IN 1885

Offline Su

  • RootsChat Aristocrat
  • ******
  • Posts: 2,239
  • Every time an Angel smiles a flower grows
    • View Profile
Re: freebmd problems anyone?
« Reply #7 on: Monday 05 December 05 16:31 GMT (UK) »
I have been on freebmd this afternoon, and it has driven me potty.  It has been taking ages for a page to turn up, I even went away and had my lunch, came back and it still hadn't turned up, and I am on the fastest broadband there is.

I kept trying different names, marriages and deaths, same thing.  I nearly gave up, but tried one more time, and up came the pages.

I often get the page you referred to, but do as Manchester Rambler does and press the back button and it works next time.

It's annoying when you just want a quick reference, but we shouldn't really complain as it's free and somebody has kindly done all that transcribing for us.  I apologise to freebmd for moaning  :D

Su
Barnett Altrincham/Manchester
Bates Hindley Lancs
Bowyer Altrincham Cheshire
Cunliffe Hindley
Hollingworth Hale Barnes/Mobberley Ches
Jones Salford/Altrincham
Ramsdale Hindley Lancs
Timperley Warburton/Dunham Massey
Yarwood Great Budworth,Lymm,Dumham Massey

All Census look up transcriptions are Crown Copyright

Offline Llwyd

  • RootsChat Veteran
  • *****
  • Posts: 598
  • Searching,forever searching!!!.
    • View Profile
Re: freebmd problems anyone?
« Reply #8 on: Monday 05 December 05 18:04 GMT (UK) »
Hi there,

Could it be broadband?.I'm not on it and, as stated,have had no problems.
 ;)
Humphreys; originating in Montgomeryshire and spreading out locally, nationally and internationally.
"Yma o hyd".