Tech! Why can't I post messages longer than a couple of paragraphs?

[castille]

Every time I want to bore people with a long and rambling post (bigger than the box, so the up/down arrows become active) my computer/the site refuses and I get the "Internet Explorer cannot display the web page" message.

Why is this? Is there a dullard scan between clicking and the post appearing? And if so why does it only apply to me?

dont know what the problem is but you could try firefoxinstead

Hmm, that's weird, I can't recreate it.

I would try clearing out your cache and restarting IE - or as Zippi suggests, try downloading www.firefox.com as an alternate browser.

Is Firefox really so much better? Why? [presses download]

Cali - diehard geeks use lynx..

Please remember that other browsers are available...

oh, lynx the browser not lynx the awful antiperspirant stuff..

and LL - FF3 is even better than the current version of Firefox..

I think MNHQ cut really really boring messages. And if you are known to be a crashing bore they have a pre-set limit on the length of all new posts.

They haven't cut my posts here yet though.. [feels LL's finger hitting delete..]

ie never works properly for me, firefox is my preferred choice

Firefox is the dog's bolleaux

Better than IE

nope it's lynx.. ...Linux is the type of OS.. ...lynx is the browser... [geek]

I actually have Firefox on my laptop. I tried it and... it crashed before I even got to the Active Convos page.

Am now a long way from being convinced of its superiority

Will try and find my cache. Which by definition must be well hidden

(am I boring you yet?)