VROC: Suddenly Can't Connect!

Although I've joined a few races in the past week, I suddenly can't connect to VROC. When I click on a race to join, I get one of the two foloowing messages: a) the race is no longer available, or b) "Address Book Backup Exists -- See Help File" or something to that effect. I'm using Netscape 4.5 and a USR 56k external modem (Not a Winmodem). Any help is appreciated. Thanks!

I'll give that a try. Thanks for your help.

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> >b) "Address Book Backup Exists -- See Help File" or something to that > >effect. > Did you look at the online help file? It's just as easy for you to read it as > anyone but here's what you need to know... > Go to your GPL directory and open address.vro and address.ini with Notepad. > Decide which one you want to keep, and make sure it is named address.ini. > Delete the other or name it something other than address.vro or address.ini. > That's all! > glen

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> Although I've joined a few races in the past week, I suddenly can't > connect to VROC. > When I click on a race to join, I get one of the two foloowing > messages: > a) the race is no longer available, or > b) "Address Book Backup Exists -- See Help File" or something to > that > effect.

Easy peasy, I don't know the technicalities behind it, but.... When you use vroc and connect to a gpl race it puts a file in your gpl directory listing the ip addresses you have connected to. When you disconnect it deletes this file. If you get a hanged gpl on-line race and you have to reboot, or otherwise restart your pc, the file is *not* deleted and left on your system. The next time you start a vroc race, it sees this file and refuses to make the connection. All you have to do is go to your gpl directory and delete the address.vro file (do *not* delete the address.ini file) you should then be able to connect ok. If you suffer any future disconnections from a vroc gpl race, you should first go to your gpl directory and delete any address.vro files, before trying to reconnect to vroc races, or it will just throw you out again. 8-) BTW, there is a faq about this very issue somewhere on the vroc/Alison's site? *Peter* #:-)

Actually you probably do NOT want to delete the address.vro file. This file usually is a backup copy of your personal address.ini file. Please check the contents of both address.vro and address.ini before deleting them. % > Although I've joined a few races in the past week, I suddenly can't % > connect to VROC. % > % > When I click on a race to join, I get one of the two foloowing % > messages: % > % > a) the race is no longer available, or % > b) "Address Book Backup Exists -- See Help File" or something to % > that % > effect. % Easy peasy, I don't know the technicalities behind it, but.... % When you use vroc and connect to a gpl race it puts a file in your % gpl directory listing the ip addresses you have connected to. When % you disconnect it deletes this file. If you get a hanged gpl on-line % race and you have to reboot, or otherwise restart your pc, the file % is *not* deleted and left on your system. The next time you start a % vroc race, it sees this file and refuses to make the connection. % All you have to do is go to your gpl directory and delete the % address.vro file (do *not* delete the address.ini file) you should % then be able to connect ok. % If you suffer any future disconnections from a vroc gpl race, you % should first go to your gpl directory and delete any address.vro % files, before trying to reconnect to vroc races, or it will just % throw you out again. % 8-) % BTW, there is a faq about this very issue somewhere on the % vroc/Alison's site? % *Peter* #:-) -- **************************** Michael E. Carver ************************* Upside out, or inside down...False alarm the only game in town. =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=<[ /./. [- < ]>=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=

Aha, I wasn't sure about this? Thanks a lot Michael, I've learnt something new today then? But it *is* the presence of an address.vro file that stops GPL from connecting, Right? So you need to see which address file has the ip addresses in it, and *rename* that file as the address.ini file deleting the other file if its still there. Got it, Cheers..... 8-) *Peter* #:-)