+TeamThompson Posted January 5, 2005 Posted January 5, 2005 Hi, Is there a known issue with the PQ server? I've got four PQs scheduled to run today but according to the "My Pocket Queries" page none have gone off. Is there a known problem? As an aside, is there any way TPTB could have some sort of server status page so we could go take a quick look and see if there's something up? Something simple for the PQ runner could be: Defined Pocket Queries: 1542885 Scheduled to run today: 87436 Remaining to run: 43994 Run in last hour: 12846 The middle two lines might be more compute intensive to figure than its worth, but the last line would allow us to see if the queue is running without having to post a "Pocket Queries running today?" message. Just a thought... Bruce.
Nudecacher Posted January 5, 2005 Posted January 5, 2005 I have 5 outstanding pocket queries today too. The way I handle pocket queries consistently ends up with them firing off between 10 minutes and half an hour after midnight at the beginning of the day. So empirically, today they are at least 10 hours later than their usual time. Gary Young aka Nudecacher
+Stunod Posted January 5, 2005 Posted January 5, 2005 I finally got one that I submitted last night....it looks like they are starting to run again.
+GrizzlyJohn Posted January 5, 2005 Posted January 5, 2005 It looks like they may have been playing with the code. I was setting up some PQs and got some error messages that after clicking again went away. Happened about four or five times.
Jeremy Posted January 5, 2005 Posted January 5, 2005 We did not update the code on the web site, but the secondary database was dropped due to issues with disk space and the Pocket Query Generator is now hitting the primary database. Tonight we're setting up replication again to adjust to the new (faster) server. Unfortunately, due to the slower speed hitting the primary database, it looks like the PQs will run too slow to send all of the daily Pocket Queries, but new ones should go out fine.
+Markwell Posted January 5, 2005 Posted January 5, 2005 Hmmm.... my new one still hasn't generated an hour after Jeremy's post...
+Sallies Posted January 6, 2005 Posted January 6, 2005 Am still waiting for my PQ that would have normally arrived early last evening (our time). It is now getting into late afternoon and no sign of it! Am desperately waiting for an update before we go caching!
Jeremy Posted January 6, 2005 Posted January 6, 2005 New ones jump to the top of the list. If you need a super updated one you can create a new PQ with the same search options as your other one and it should come through quickly.
+Xangxa Posted January 6, 2005 Posted January 6, 2005 It's been over 40 hours since my last daily PQ ran.
+The Frantic Cachers Posted January 6, 2005 Posted January 6, 2005 Not in a rush to get them, but I have 2 PQ's scheduled to run on Wed and have still not recieved them. Not a big deal though...... Thanks, Mike
+Cymbaline Posted January 6, 2005 Posted January 6, 2005 (edited) I just got my one of my Wednesday queries (one of two that runs twice weekly). Seat-of-the-pants reckoning puts it at about 20-25 hours "late". "Late" is a figurative term here, since the db's were switched, etc. (Edited to correct brain-to-finger disconnect) Edited January 6, 2005 by Cymbaline
+CompuCash Posted January 6, 2005 Posted January 6, 2005 no PQ's here for two days now - none yesterday none today
+Haffy Posted January 6, 2005 Posted January 6, 2005 I ran 2 pocket queries just this morning and got them within minutes.
+slegal Posted January 7, 2005 Posted January 7, 2005 OK, I've seen three responses from Jeremy, none of which say specifically that this PQ problem will go away anytime soon. I'm not interested in bandaid solutions such as recreating my pocket queries so that I can get them sooner. What I want to know is when I will start getting them on a regular (reliable) basis again?
+CompuCash Posted January 7, 2005 Posted January 7, 2005 (edited) still none for today -- and none for yesterday -- wassup Jerremy? Edited January 7, 2005 by CompuCash
+CompuCash Posted January 7, 2005 Posted January 7, 2005 me either - Tue 11:15 AM - I almost always get mine in the morning and they are here when I get home from work.
+planetrobert Posted January 7, 2005 Posted January 7, 2005 Just to add to problems I thought I would try to get a PQ since I ain't tried in like 3 weeks. I got it in my inbox within 15 minutes... AND YES it was an OLD ONE
+Jamie Z Posted January 7, 2005 Posted January 7, 2005 Well, I got the last of my Wednesday PQ at about 10:00pm on Thursday, so I'm all caught up. We'll see if tomorrow's PQs run or not. Jamie
+cscade Posted January 7, 2005 Posted January 7, 2005 (edited) I set up a new one yesterday... I goofed the first time and got a "no results" email, but after I went back and fixed it so it would have results it has never run. Edited January 7, 2005 by cscade
+Xangxa Posted January 7, 2005 Posted January 7, 2005 One of my two daily's ran. The other is still MIA after 3 days.
+TeamThompson Posted January 7, 2005 Author Posted January 7, 2005 Adding a datapoint - my PQs that run weekly ran yesterday and the day before, one of my two weekly PQs have run today. My daily PQs last ran on the 4th. Jeremy: Can we at least have an ETA on when this will get resolved? Thanks! Bruce.
+TeamThompson Posted January 7, 2005 Author Posted January 7, 2005 (edited) Of course no sooner do I send that than I get my second weekly PQ today... still no sign of my daily PQs tho... Cheers, Bruce. Edited January 7, 2005 by TeamThompson
Elias Posted January 7, 2005 Posted January 7, 2005 The PQ generator is running but is extremely slow. We're actively investigating and working to resolve this issue. Elias
+CompuCash Posted January 7, 2005 Posted January 7, 2005 4 days and still no PQ would like to know what caches are available for the weekend -
+Jamie Z Posted January 8, 2005 Posted January 8, 2005 Got my Friday PQ at about 7:00pm CST. My experience, as Elias pointed out, is that they're running, but slow. Jamie
+flask Posted January 8, 2005 Posted January 8, 2005 mine (all old ones) came back in about 10 minures. they always loved me best.
+hedberg Posted January 8, 2005 Posted January 8, 2005 We have three daily PQs, we have received two of them. The third one haven't we recevied since January 4th.
+slegal Posted January 8, 2005 Posted January 8, 2005 I'm still waiting to hear from Jeremy on when the PQ's will start running normally again. I haven't received a PQ for three days and it was a two day wait for those ones. I am a premium member for two reasons, 1) to help keep geocaching.com running well and, 2) to get pocket queries. Well, I'm not getting my queries, so clearly geocaching.com is not running well. Come on Jeremy, when is the problem going to be fixed?
Jeremy Posted January 8, 2005 Posted January 8, 2005 I already posted a workaround above. if you want to get a query back quickly, just generate a new one and it should come through momentarily. Even with the current issues you can still get a new query pretty fast.
+MickEMT Posted January 8, 2005 Posted January 8, 2005 Seems like the problem is clearing up. Jeremy, I know there's nothing much you and the staff can do about this sort of stuff.
Jeremy Posted January 8, 2005 Posted January 8, 2005 The positive takeaway that once the new machine comes online, the capacity of the web server should be even more responsive than it was before. This is good considering the increased interest in Geocaching from new owners of Christmas GPS units.
+Runaround Posted January 9, 2005 Posted January 9, 2005 Is there a problem today? Just wondering, my once a week Sunday PQ didn't show. Thanks.
+Runaround Posted January 9, 2005 Posted January 9, 2005 (edited) OK, today's showed up about an hour after my last post. Edited January 9, 2005 by Runaround
+MariettaGecko Posted January 9, 2005 Posted January 9, 2005 I don't know... I still haven't gotten my weekly PQ Starting to wonder if there isn't some sort of problem with them, since the site says that it hasn't been generated today.
+anotherone Posted January 10, 2005 Posted January 10, 2005 I've got 3 that run daily and have recieved them once since around 1/4. The last time I got the results was about 48 hours ago (1/7 11:15pm) for two of them. The other one (the oldest one I think) ran at 6:18pm on 1/8) Is this going to be more reliable soon?
+jeff35080 Posted January 10, 2005 Posted January 10, 2005 I haven't received mine in 48 hours either
+anotherone Posted January 10, 2005 Posted January 10, 2005 (edited) Last night all 3 of mine fired. Jeff Edited January 10, 2005 by anotherone
+jeff35080 Posted January 10, 2005 Posted January 10, 2005 My old ones finally came after two days but I went ahead and created a new one. Hopefully it'll do better than my old queries
+CaverScott Posted May 28, 2009 Posted May 28, 2009 I have run several pocket queries over the last few days- 4 today alone, and even though they all execute fine, I haven't received any since Saturday night. Any ideas?
+JMTBuzz Posted May 28, 2009 Posted May 28, 2009 (edited) I also have may main PQ that says it runs, but has not arrived physically in my e-mail. This has been since Monday. Update: It just arrived! Edited May 28, 2009 by JMTBuzz
+Allanon Posted May 28, 2009 Posted May 28, 2009 A new one I created as a test was run and delivered in minutes.
+MickEMT Posted May 28, 2009 Posted May 28, 2009 I have run several pocket queries over the last few days- 4 today alone, and even though they all execute fine, I haven't received any since Saturday night. Any ideas? Have you checked your "Spam" or "Junk" folder? Sometimes ISP's decide that the PQ's are junk. If you use Outlook Express, or such, and your ISP has a "webmail.yourispname.com/net/org" site, check that as well. My PQ's have all been running just fine lately. As a side note, if you are experiencing issues with your PQ's generating, but not being recieved, when you post about the issue, it may help TPTB to include your ISP or service name that you get you email through. I.e. Roadrunner.com or g-mail.
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