Gmail Broken?

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Posted: Mon Aug 11, 2008 9:23 pm

Am I the only one experiencing constant sever errors in Gmail right now? It's in everything I try to do. I couldn't send any messages to my lads. I couldn't save the drafts when they didn't send. And when I logged out, I couldn't even sign back in.

The errors I have been getting, if I remember correctly, were 796 and 602.

Quote:

Oops... the system was unable to perform your operation (error code 796).
Please try again in a few seconds.

Anyone else having this issue? I'm not familiar with Gmail, to be honest. Baiting is the first time I have ever used it. Please tell me this doesn't happen often.

Oh, and the funny this is that I am also having issues with one of my personal Yahoo accounts. Maybe I should check Hotmail too to see it that's broken. Confused

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Posted: Mon Aug 11, 2008 9:25 pm

I'm getting it too. Thought it could have something to do with an angry lad but it's all of my Gmail accounts so it has to be a system error. I can still pull it up from my phone though.

Posted: Mon Aug 11, 2008 9:27 pm

My gmail is working fine.

If your yahoo account is also acting wonky, maybe it's not the provider.

Posted: Mon Aug 11, 2008 9:42 pm

Mine isn't working either. I get this message:

Temporary Error (502)

We’re sorry, but your Gmail account is currently experiencing errors. You won’t be able to use your account while these errors last, but don’t worry, your account data and messages are safe. Our engineers are working to resolve this issue.

Domo

Posted: Mon Aug 11, 2008 9:42 pm

I have it, too, only my error is called "502", which is equally enlightening as "error R2D2/419" would be Very Happy

At first I thought of an attack by the G0om3rboyz... hmm. I guess this means a break for baiting then, sigh.

EDIT Wayne sent me this link http://www.checkupdown.com/status/E502.html

Baiting Guru Joined: 07 Jan 2007 Posts: 2922

502 here-fastmail's working though. Wink

Posted: Mon Aug 11, 2008 9:56 pm

I'm getting an error also. Sad

Posted: Mon Aug 11, 2008 10:03 pm

yep mine's busted!

Argh... just when your lad needs you the most...

Posted: Mon Aug 11, 2008 10:06 pm

Same here

Quote:

Temporary Error (502)
We’re sorry, but your Gmail account is currently experiencing errors. You won’t be able to use your account while these errors last, but don’t worry, your account data and messages are safe. Our engineers are working to resolve this issue.

Please try accessing your account again in a few minutes.

Posted: Mon Aug 11, 2008 10:07 pm

Yeah, error 502 for me.

Posted: Mon Aug 11, 2008 10:07 pm

I've been getting a 502 error for a while, affecting all my accounts Sad

Edit:, seems some people have been experiencing problems since several days ago, but the problem spread significantly today.
http://groups.google.com/group/Gmail-down/topics?start=130&sa=N

Posted: Mon Aug 11, 2008 10:07 pm

See... We are not the only ones who run into technical glitches. Laughing

https://mail.google.com/support/bin/static.py?page=troubleshooter.cs&problem=bugflow&selected=bugflow_signin00_signin03_signin12

Quote:

If you're seeing a 'Temporary Error (502)' message when you try to sign in to Gmail, it means that your mail is temporarily unavailable. These errors generally resolve themselves within a few minutes, so please wait a bit before trying to log in again. Please note that while Gmail is inaccessible, your messages and personal information are safe.

Posted: Mon Aug 11, 2008 10:12 pm

Just got back in but it's slow.

Elite Baiter Joined: 19 Jan 2008 Posts: 1043

6 of my accounts are down. Still got a few that are working, but they are the ones i rarely use. My personal one has been down for ages and i'm expecting an important email.

Posted: Mon Aug 11, 2008 10:16 pm

Quote:

Our engineers are working to resolve this issue.

See, its not just you, Rover, though I suppose they get Tea breaks. And money.

Maybe the 'Yahoo Boys' so hate the 'Gmail jokers', the lads have paid for the bots to leave Eater alone and attack Gmail instead.

Posted: Mon Aug 11, 2008 10:19 pm

^^^ Funny, I was thinking the same thing. Laughing

Posted: Mon Aug 11, 2008 10:20 pm

Some people are reporting that if they switch browsers they can get into gmail - I.E if you are using Firefox switch to (I know) I.E or visa versa

The Google Team wrote:

Hello,

Thank you for your report.

To fix this problem, it may be necessary to clear your browser's cache and
cookies. To clear your cache and cookies in Firefox, please follow these
steps:

1. Log out of your Gmail account and close all other open browser windows.
2. Click the 'Tools' menu at the top of your browser and select 'Clear
Private Data...'
3. Select the 'Cookies' and 'Cache' checkboxes.
4. Click 'Clear Private Data Now.'

In some cases, it may be necessary to clear your cache more than once to
completely fix the problem. If you continue to experience difficulties,
please respond to this message and we'll investigate the issue further.

Sincerely,

The Google Team

Posted: Mon Aug 11, 2008 10:25 pm

Here I was congratulating myself that I had avoided the problem, but then I went to change accounts, and BAM - error 502

How rude!

I was wondering, also, if this might be a DDoS or similar, since so many of the baiters (also known as mugu time-wasters and sources of no money) use gmail?

Posted: Mon Aug 11, 2008 10:27 pm

Actually - read this

http://searchengineland.com/080811-172123.php

Posted: Mon Aug 11, 2008 10:30 pm

Quote:

Some people are reporting that if they switch browsers they can get into gmail

It did work, although slow, like Eater got last night, the trouble was it's so long since I used IE, it only knew passwords for 2 of my accounts. Smile