Yo Rob,
That has happened to me a few times. I just click on the Back button and try againand, it works for me after that! No big deal.
The reason that it happens, I have no idea....:^D
Clifton

Ok then. That's cool, just thought it might be only me.

Rob.T.

It deals with the database engine used for storing the messages. In order to maintain the integrity of the data in the midst of multiple source update activity, there are certain resources that must be used in a single-thread manner. When two requests for that resource hit at exactly the same time, one is chosen to be the "loser" and is dropped. When you get that message, your request happened to be the "loser". There are times when you don't get the notification because someone else "lost".

I don't sweat it when it happens.

Bill [1.75]

Lately i've been getting it loads, prehaps 1 in 10 times.

Which must mean either;

a) I've been checking messages at busier times of the day than usual, or,

b) I'm a natural loser! More likey!!

Rob "Loser" T

My first thought when I saw the word loser was "Oh,no they're onto me now!" lol

Yo Bill,
LOL!! Heck, why not just put Loser agian later! LMAO!!! :^D
Clifton

Yeah, I've gotten it a few times

Me too....
Always wondered,just never asked...
Peace Ed

Actually, from a geek perspective this is interesting because it happens when there is a "standoff". Your request locks some resource and needs to lock another. Someone else has that resource locked and needs the one that you have locked. The system can't just make one of you wait, so it flips a coin and shoots the loser (figuratively, that is). Without the standoff situation, it just makes you wait.

With more than you want to know...
Bill [1.75]

Thats cool stuff Bill, and you explained so that even I could understand it!lol

Thanks Rick! I was hoping at least one person would find it interesting.

Bill [1.75]

lol. That's awesome! Good to know. I used to just think it was a little glitch, and didn't think much about it... Now it seems more fun! Like a little game, even if I did lose... =D

And you never know when you win....

My god, it's like women. You only ever know when you lose :-)

lol... but hey, if you think that everytime you get to see a message, you win... then geez, you're winning all the time!! =D

And if your girlies aren't letting ya know when you're winning, you've gotta find yourself a better one... ;-D

Gotta find myself one, full stop :-) Hahahahaa

hehehe... good luck with your search :-)

Nah, too busy right now. Got to become Dr Steve, then get out of this place and find myself a nice German girl that my mother will approve of. :-)

Ah, I see :-)... it seems doctors never have problems getting the girls ;-)... plus all the germans gals I've met, are sweet as pie... So, I'm sure you'll have NO problems :-D

Oh yes. I love Northern european women. So much better than the Brits, and nice and tall. Mmmmmm. 5'10- 6' athletic girls rule. Not shotput "women" though. :-)

Nothing wrong with most british women, and i should know i live in england.

Peace
Rich

Yes, so do I.

lol.. those shotput gals could stop a freight train with one arm... :-D

Nice use of the word 'gal'. Novel.

Do you have a german exchange person or something then??

Huh? No, I am half German. My mother was born in Kln

Ah...the 4711-town...darn, Stevo, does this mean you're 50% Colognial? LMAO

Sean :)

I guess so, but the Germans are pretty good at trying to colonise places too, aren't they? Like, Belgium..... :-)

Sorry, I've just noticed the joke. Yes, Cologne, very good... :-)

Stevo, I was referring to this:



"Echt Klnisch Wasser"

This perfume exists for ages and is produced in the Glockengasse number 4711...
Very refreshing when the weather is hot! LMAO

Sean :)

"Real"?!?!?!? Hahahahha

I bet it's not so real after a few.

Fawlty Towers .... sshhhhhh they're Germans !!!! more great stuff !!!!

Don't mention the war!

It was you who started it!

If you're refering to WW2 then don't worry, it's been 55 years now, a lot of wounds have healed.

Dont worry Tom, its part of a scene in Fawlty Towers with John Cleese.
/ John

YEESSS!! i'm sorry, now i remember that scene. It's been a while since they showed it on tv here.
:)

Ahhhh, no, it's OK Tom. It's a joke from an old british sitcom. :-)

Thanks Bill

for demystification of the computerese geekery. Even I understood. Seriously...thanks for the simple to understand explanation.