I have read all the comments, and I am getting the same error. The biggest problem I'm having is when I try to submit a blog from within the installation. As soon as you move on to the subject field I get the URL error, and it won't submit the story. If I submit from outside the drupal installation it just flashes red and will submit the story.
I tried this with and without clean URLS and with and without pathauto.
Also as an admin and as a regular user.
If you try and submit the url from http://www.drigg.org, does it work? Is the problem specific to a particular server? What kind of server are you using?
What's the URL?
The pattern here is that I spend 20 minutes working out that the server is responding the wrong thing to Drigg.
The URL of my site is get420.com and it's a my DV server (LAMP Media Temple). I can submit a blog from another url I host, so I don't believe it's the server. When I attempt to submit a blog from within get420.com (drupal install) as a scoop, I get a bad url error and it will not allow the blog to be submitted.
This happens on my brand spanking new drigg site as well, but doesn't prevent the story/scoop from being posted, so... filed under "fix later" (I understand that it might freak users out though, thinking the URL has already been submitted). Every link so far has been red.
(just to clarify - it's only red for the teeniyest moment as the posts is in the process of submitting, that's why I don't think it's such a big deal - might even be a browser issue rather than drigg's fault.)
My site is a social bookmarking site for academic philosophy professors and graduate students. I have a section to submit links to academic journal articles. The problem is that drigg says that URL is not functioning properly.
Furthermore, it won't let you submit the story - so this is a real issue for my site.
Here's an example of a link that is labeled "not functioning" and cannot be submitted.
I actually came here to ask about this. I think we all may be talking about different things though. #1 I have noticed the URL flashes red as it's being submitted... no big deal.
My only problem is that drigg does not like some URLs. I forsee my users seeking a lot of support on this. For instance, a link did not work without an index.html on the end, even though the URL really was functioning without it. (I don't remember the specific site, sorry.) Here is another example I have not been able to figure out.... http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/ I get the error "The URL is not functioning!" even though it obviously is. I can change it to one of their subpages like http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/Animals but that's it. This would be extremely frustrating for my users. 99% are not going to know to try a subpage to get the link to go through, and besides, it's not proper anyway if you are wanting to link to the home page.
and the red url field is in both. In mine, it stays red the whole time you are working on the post. But like everyone else, it doesn't affect the posting at all.
This error - An HTTP error
This error -
An HTTP error 0 occured.
- happens when you try to submit a scoop while the tag textfield's Ajax is still looking up tags.
As for Drigg not accepting perfectly good URLs, can somebody try submitting any story from the site http://boycottnovell.com/
My Drigg installation will not allow me to submit any URL from http://boycottnovell.com/
Test
Let's try something. I hate changing Drupal CORE BUT...
LOOK FOR this in include/common.inc:
// Make sure the socket opened properly.
if (!$fp) {
$result->error = trim($errno .' '. $errstr);
$result->code = -$errno;
return $result;
}
APPEND:
// ADDED BY MERC: fix http://drupal.org/node/193073
if (!$errno){
$errno=-1;
$errstr='Socket not initialized';
}
Story's URL: The URL is not functioning!
I have read all the comments, and I am getting the same error. The biggest problem I'm having is when I try to submit a blog from within the installation. As soon as you move on to the subject field I get the URL error, and it won't submit the story. If I submit from outside the drupal installation it just flashes red and will submit the story.
I tried this with and without clean URLS and with and without pathauto.
Also as an admin and as a regular user.
Thanks
question
Hi,
If you try and submit the url from http://www.drigg.org, does it work? Is the problem specific to a particular server? What kind of server are you using?
What's the URL?
The pattern here is that I spend 20 minutes working out that the server is responding the wrong thing to Drigg.
Merc.
Sorry for the confusion
The URL of my site is get420.com and it's a my DV server (LAMP Media Temple). I can submit a blog from another url I host, so I don't believe it's the server. When I attempt to submit a blog from within get420.com (drupal install) as a scoop, I get a bad url error and it will not allow the blog to be submitted.
This happens on my brand
This happens on my brand spanking new drigg site as well, but doesn't prevent the story/scoop from being posted, so... filed under "fix later" (I understand that it might freak users out though, thinking the URL has already been submitted). Every link so far has been red.
(just to clarify - it's only
(just to clarify - it's only red for the teeniyest moment as the posts is in the process of submitting, that's why I don't think it's such a big deal - might even be a browser issue rather than drigg's fault.)
It is drigg's fault...
Hi,
It is actually Drigg's fault :-D
But, as you can imagine, it doesn't really get _that_ much priority...
Merc.
also, when I try to submit
also, when I try to submit this url
http://specials.rediff.com/news/2008/jul/11sld01.htm
I get this error
Story's URL: The URL is not functioning!
though the url works fine
It's their server
Hi,
If Drigg says that it doesn't work, it either doesn't work or their servers is broken. Rediff's server is indeed broken... so peace.
Merc.
I also sometimes see this
I also sometimes see this error (have noticed it while submitting youtube urls)
An HTTP error 0 occured.
http://www.xyz.com/taxonomy/autocomplete/2
yes I've seen this happen on
yes I've seen this happen on my site, but ur still able to submit the story.
I am curious too...
hi,
I am curious too... anybody?
Merc.
I'm having this problem too
My site is a social bookmarking site for academic philosophy professors and graduate students. I have a section to submit links to academic journal articles. The problem is that drigg says that URL is not functioning properly.
Furthermore, it won't let you submit the story - so this is a real issue for my site.
Here's an example of a link that is labeled "not functioning" and cannot be submitted.
http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/journal/121384126/abstract
The next version...
Hi,
The next version of Drigg will solve these problems -- and will allow to turn off URLs validation.
Please be patient for a week or so.
Bye,
Merc.
I actually came here to ask
I actually came here to ask about this. I think we all may be talking about different things though. #1 I have noticed the URL flashes red as it's being submitted... no big deal.
My only problem is that drigg does not like some URLs. I forsee my users seeking a lot of support on this. For instance, a link did not work without an index.html on the end, even though the URL really was functioning without it. (I don't remember the specific site, sorry.) Here is another example I have not been able to figure out.... http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/ I get the error "The URL is not functioning!" even though it obviously is. I can change it to one of their subpages like http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/Animals but that's it. This would be extremely frustrating for my users. 99% are not going to know to try a subpage to get the link to go through, and besides, it's not proper anyway if you are wanting to link to the home page.
Tested in Safari and Firefox on Mac
and the red url field is in both. In mine, it stays red the whole time you are working on the post. But like everyone else, it doesn't affect the posting at all.