Engine Doctor Posted March 29, 2009 Share Posted March 29, 2009 Hi all . Is anyone else having trouble getting onto the BMFA classifieds ? For a couple of days I keep getting " error check data base settings" every time I try to log on . Regards E.D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ultymate Posted March 29, 2009 Share Posted March 29, 2009 The problems at their end apparently, someones posted the following on another forum where I moderate which may help to explain :- I can only give you what I know, I too am not in possession of all the facts. What I can say is the ads admin are volunteers, they are unpaid and giving an awfull lot of their time to administer a system which through no fault of their own is not really fit for purpose, the software is old, the email server they are using has problems but they are relatively minor issues, hopefully those issues will be sorted in an upgrade that is due soon. The biggest problem the ads admin are dealing with is the sheer number of malicious registrations from both abroad and in this country, with people doing multiple registrations, registering with invalid details, etc etc. The ads admin are simply applying the Terms and conditions as they have been given from above, whether the terms and conditions are fit for purpose is not really their issue, however they have to work to them. The T&C's are there to try to cut down the number of scammers that have used the site in the past and are still trying to use it by registering multiple accounts or getting others to list their items for them. In many respects this is a no win situation for the BMFA and the ads admin, have fairly restrictive T&C's and people moan, have afree for all and more people get scammed and guess what, people moan the BMFA is not protecting them enough. Admittedly there has been a lack of communication however I would prefer they carry on trying to keep the scammers at bay. Hope that helps Edited By Ultymate on 29/03/2009 12:08:44 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul@scc Posted March 29, 2009 Share Posted March 29, 2009 Hi E.D I was just about to ask the same question. I've got the same message for the last couple of days. The rest of the BMFA site is OK, just classifieds Thanks Ultymate. Edited By paul@scc on 29/03/2009 12:14:55 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Engine Doctor Posted March 29, 2009 Author Share Posted March 29, 2009 Hello all . Glad its not just me ! I thought somthing may have gotten into the system ? I'm glad they are trying to stop the Scammers as they are a real pain . Hopefully a small update on the BMFA homepage will appear . Keep up the good work BMFA . Regards E.D. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
winchweight Posted March 30, 2009 Share Posted March 30, 2009 They are back up! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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