Problem
Cause
Solution
Seems to work, but no results are in tables
Yahoo!
The script is connecting to Yahoo, but Yahoo's servers are down. Try again after stock trading hours.
Limited range.
Too many simultaneous users exhausting server resources.
Try again later.
Nothing seems to be happening.
You are wrong.
Wait for the search to complete.
Page turns gray quicking after beginning search.
Failed search.
1)Check URL. Make sure you are using the URL from a specific post, not the URL of the message list. 2)Limit your search range. 3)Verify spelling if searching for an alias and/or subject. Search is case-sensitive.
Page turns white after an apparently successful search.
Your search found a lot of stuff.
Continue waiting. The page is still rendering the results. If it stalls permanently, you need more RAM on your video card.
Search is not finding my alias/subject.
Incorrect search parameters.
Verify correct spelling. No such result for search window - Expand post search window.
Search completes, but the report table list is empty (I already checked my input data as per above).
Search failed to find matches because Yahoo is slow.
Double-check the above-described remedy. If you are searching for a recent post, give Yahoo time to catch up. Try again later.
Word Count Search takes a long time.
A lot of words.
Continue waiting.
No links.
No links are available in the 'Long-Range' Search Tool.
Use the 'Standard' Yahoo Search Tool. Max range is about 50,000 posts.
It's still not working, and I hate you.
Yahoo! is broken.
In some cases, the Yahoo thread will not advance the message list to 'Next 40' posts. This halts the search script. The only way around this is to re-define your search around this Yahoo error. Report this message list error to Yahoo! or Messageboardfools.com.