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Why might I not be able to ask a question or post an answer from the Mozilla Firefox 3.6 Web browser

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In several instances, I have composed a response to someone's question from the Mozilla Firefox Web browser version 3.6. But the answer was never posted. I then had to reenter my post via another browser such as Internet Explorer 8.

Any ideas?

By the way, even this entry was first typed into the Firefox browser....but I copied the text to the clipboard, "just in case" :--)

........and.....indeed. My question went off into never-neverland - or as one used to say in the computer industry, the "bit bucket". The system gave me no indication that there had been any error. To the contrary, it returned "Done".

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updated Feb 28, 2010
posted by Janice
Have you tried Opera? It is far and above, the best browser. - jeezzle, Feb 27, 2010

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Thank those of you, too, who have written that you are not having problems with Firefox. I like its interface and otherwise will continue to use it. But not here at Span¡shD!ct.com - not until I can figure out how to report and then determine why I lose posts...and fix the problem! I will use Opera...and perhaps have a look at Chrome.

This afternoon I entered a comment to another entrant's post and also composed a rather long response to someone who had helped me. I failed to notice I was still in Firefox - the colors are similar at the top of the screen to this Opera - reds...And I lost both.

I suppose there is a simpler remedy: I should write shorter entries smile smile

updated Feb 28, 2010
posted by Janice
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HI Janice, actually, we use firefox to test the site, so that should be the best browser to use. I also use crome, works fine, very fast. Explorer does give a lot of problems.

updated Feb 28, 2010
posted by 00494d19
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Using Firefox 3.6, no problems posting responses.

updated Feb 28, 2010
posted by samdie
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I just lost a "comment" entry from the Firefox browser. Disappointed, I think I cannot use 3.6 anymore.

In any case, I had already begun to take jeezle's advice and have downloaded Opera. The interface is indeed very fast!

Y le doy las gracias también a usted, Juan60. Debo enterárme cómo se comunica un problema tal como esto a Mozilla. ..hmmm...quiezás mañana. Hoy quiero escuchar lo español de Manuel Vasquéz Montalban: Pepe Carvahlo y una desconocida.

updated Feb 28, 2010
posted by Janice
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No he tenido problemas con Firefox 3.6. Puse esta respuesta con Firefox. Así, se puede hacer. Lo siento que este no resuelve su problema.

updated Feb 28, 2010
posted by JBlanco
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Ah...sporadically...:-( Indeed! After posting this problem yesterday, I saw a few "answers [sic]" get posted! and figured my problem must somehow have been resolved. Thus I didn't take the precaution just now of copying a post to the clipboard on the chance that "Done" might again mean "Gone".

hmm...I wonder if that long post I just struggled with might be found in that cache I should have first cleared somewhere. But if so, however would I get it back out?

Thank you, jerma, I think I might download and try the Opera browser. What do you use?

updated Feb 28, 2010
posted by Janice
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Nice note Janice. I have similar problems sporadically. Typically, clearing the browser cache seems to fix the problems (whatever they may be). But this isn't really a fix or a work around per se.

updated Feb 27, 2010
posted by jerma