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I've noticed sporadic breaks in the AA Online Help documentation links Cloudflare host error.

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    I've noticed sporadic breaks in the AA Online Help documentation links Cloudflare host error.

    Same error knocked out the message board a while back, - I've reported it.
    Insanity: doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results.
    Albert Einstein, (attributed)
    US (German-born) physicist (1879 - 1955)

    #2
    I think Clouflare are having a few issues.
    My Hosting company reported a CF issue but that is one, out of 30 sites and apps.
    Balloons cause trouble!
    See our Hybrid Option here;
    https://hybridapps.example-software.com/


    Apologies to anyone I haven't managed to upset yet.
    You are held in a queue and I will get to you soon.

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      #3
      Still an issue - no response.
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      Insanity: doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results.
      Albert Einstein, (attributed)
      US (German-born) physicist (1879 - 1955)

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        #4
        Is the page supposed to have an extension of xml?

        html pages work from UK
        https://documentation.alphasoftware....ity/index.html
        https://appsbydesign.co.uk/

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          #5
          The message board was offline because of an issue in ZebraHost's data center. Cloudflare was unable to reach it since it was offline, and instead presented an error page.

          Documentation was interrupted by Cloudflare because it decided it didn't like our SSL certificate even though it is configured to specifically trust it. We have put a new certificate in place that Cloudflare is happy with.

          Lenny Forziati
          Vice President, Internet Products and Technical Services
          Alpha Software Corporation

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            #6
            Thanks Lenny
            Insanity: doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results.
            Albert Einstein, (attributed)
            US (German-born) physicist (1879 - 1955)

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              #7
              Still not working.. https://documentation.alphasoftware....rity/index.xml


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              Insanity: doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results.
              Albert Einstein, (attributed)
              US (German-born) physicist (1879 - 1955)

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                #8
                Lenny thanks for looking in to this however it's not working .

                https://documentation.alphasoftware....rity/index.xml

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                Insanity: doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results.
                Albert Einstein, (attributed)
                US (German-born) physicist (1879 - 1955)

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                  #9
                  Why is the extension "XML"? .... I too get this cloudflare error but once I change XML to HTML the page loads normally.
                  Mike Brown - Contact Me
                  Programmatic Technologies, LLC
                  Programmatic-Technologies.com
                  Independent Developer & Consultant​​

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                    #10
                    Yes I know - but it gets a little time consuming. - They are trying to figure it out.. something about Zebrhost - really?

                    Pete
                    Insanity: doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results.
                    Albert Einstein, (attributed)
                    US (German-born) physicist (1879 - 1955)

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                      #11
                      I had a few problems too, but it will settle down.
                      See our Hybrid Option here;
                      https://hybridapps.example-software.com/


                      Apologies to anyone I haven't managed to upset yet.
                      You are held in a queue and I will get to you soon.

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                        #12
                        Originally posted by peteconway View Post
                        They are trying to figure it out.. something about Zebrhost - really?

                        Pete
                        The documentation errors do not have anything to do with ZebraHost. The previous message board outage did. Zebra experienced "an extensive and unexpected journaling verification/repair on our cloud and had to perform some emergency maintenance" which caused the MariaDB database that backs the message board to time out on every access attempt.

                        As of 2:15 PM Eastern time, all remaining documentation issues should be resolved. If you have any remaining URLs which do not work, please forward them to bugs at alphasoftware.com

                        Lenny Forziati
                        Vice President, Internet Products and Technical Services
                        Alpha Software Corporation

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