Re: I would like to ask a favour of you all...


"MacP" <micheil@xxxxxxx> wrote in message news:43bf6917.28269875@xxxxxxx
> As many of you know, I have an on-line business; The Backhaul Network.
>
> If you type Backhaul into Google, the first listing to appear, (at
> present anyway), is my business, at; www.backhaul.net/
>
> This is a business I started in 1993 and its function is to provide
> information about loads for truckers across North America, from Canada
> to Mexico.
>
> A backhaul is a term used in many industries, such as telephones,
> electricity, space technology - and the trucking industry. In the
> trucking industry it is used as the name for the most important load a
> trucker needs; not the load that takes him away from home, but the
> return load that enables him to pay his way back home.
>
> In North America, 70% of all goods are moved by truck. It would be a
> valid statement to say that North America depends on its truckers to
> keep its various economies moving, from Alaska to Newfoundland to
> Yucatan. Truckers have an excellent reputation as helpful,
> knowledgable people to n=meet when your in trouble. I personally
> admire their honesty and honourable attitudes, and in thirteen years
> of dealing with thousands of them, only four have ever tried to take
> advantage of me.
>
> On 25th August 2005, the building housing the Backhaul Network's
> server in a district of New Orleans called Metairie, was flattened by
> Hurricane Catrina. Last week, all the repairs were completed and the
> Backhaul Network is back on-line.
>
> However, something unique has occurred for which my expensive
> programmer has no answer and I would like to ask any of you who can be
> bothered, to look at a defect which is visible on some computers but
> not on others.
>
> For example, it is visible on my computer and on those of two friends
> who use the same ISP here in Western Canada, but not to the technician
> working at the ISP. It is not visible to the programmer in New
> Orleans.
>
> What I need to know to help track down where this flaw is coming from
> is where it can be seen. Of course, if anyone understands or knows
> what is causing the problem, that would be ideal. Please tell me what
> you see and where you are located, either by posting a note in this
> thread or by emailing me at: micheil@xxxxxxxx
>
> This software uses frames, a decision made by a previous programmer.
>
> In the frames for the pages which show loads available, (30 loads per
> page after page) no loads can be seen on my and similarly affected
> computers. On other computers, the loads appear as normal.
>
> To start, please copy and paste this URL to the browser of your choice
> - and if you'd like to test two or three browsers, great! I have
> tested Mozilla (Firefox) Netscape and IE and none show me the loads,
> only a black space.
>
> ONE:
> htttp://www.backhaul.net
>
> TWO:
> You will see a big square filled with pictures. At the top left hand
> corner is a yellow button which says "ALL LOADS". Click on it.
>
> THREE:
> This takes you to a page which asks you to search by entering your
> preferred parameters. In this case, don't bother unless you want to
> see what's available in your area of North America (Europe is still
> under construction). Simply go to the bottom and press "SUBMIT"
>
> FOUR:
> This page will either show you available loads or else will be a frame
> outline with information like the number of available loads showing
> outside the frame area. Inside the frame area, if you do not se loads,
> there will be a black space. Please let me know which you got, by
> posting here or by emailing me at micheil@ shaw.ca. Please include
> your city and country, as many British city names are duplicated in
> the US and Canada, from Inverness, Nova Scotia to Birmingham, Alabama!
>
> I know from looking behind the frames that the loads are there as
> normal. It is just that they do not appear onscreen as they should. I
> am hoping that this is a purely local problem and not worldwide, as
> many loads are delivered from overseas to North American ports and
> picked up via my website from there.
>
> Allow me to thank you in advance for your help!
>
> MacP
> "Mur a bi i gun tarrag, 's ann LEAMSA!"
> "If she ain't nailed down, she's MINE!"
>

Hi MacP

Aberdeen Scotland

running a newly installed version of Windows XP with Service Pack 2 and
Internet Explorer 6.

I can't see any loads, only the black box. Moving over the black box it says
in the bottom left hand corner. 'This opens a new browser window.' I tried
switching off my pop-up blocker to see if that made any difference. The
message changed but I still couldn't see the loads.

I also tried permitting the site under the privacy policy, but it still just
gave me a black box.

I'll ask my daughter to see if she has any bright ideas, but it may be a day
or two before I get her as she's going to Edinburgh for the weekend.

Neb


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