Startup Problems

[simoncn]

The issue is caused by third-party firewall software that my hosting provider has installed and enabled for all users of their hosting service. This appears now to be blocking some requests that weren't blocked previously. This isn't caused by any changes that I have made to MinimServer.

I did make a change in MinimServer update 257 (released on 28th January) to show a "Please wait" pop-up message when the firewall blocks a request. This appears to be producing multiple messages in some cases instead of a single message and I presume these multiple messages are the cause of your difficulty with using MinimServer.

It is difficult and time-consuming for me to develop a fix/workaround for the firewall blocking issue and related problems (such as multiple "Please wait" messages) because I have never seen this problem myself. This means I need to create a simulation testing framework that imitates what the firewall is doing (as far as I can deduce from user problem reports) so that I can test my new code that is intended to fix the problem. I am working on this and I will send you a test build containing this new code as soon I have something that appears to be working.

As an interim step before this full fix is available I can create a special test build that removes the "Please wait" message with no other changes. This should make MinimServer more usable for you. I should have this interim test build available tomorrow and I will send you a PM when it is available with details of how to install it.