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Discussion => Security => Topic started by: BreakOnThrough on August 09, 2013, 12:01 am

Title: Sorry, your query failed or an unexpected response was received.
Post by: BreakOnThrough on August 09, 2013, 12:01 am
Is anyone else getting this message on the Tor browser homepage?
Title: Re: Sorry, your query failed or an unexpected response was received.
Post by: blster666 on August 09, 2013, 12:07 am
Is anyone else getting this message on the TBB homepage?

Same here. I also noticed something strange upon log-in to SR. The sign-on page went to home page in an instant which never used to happen. I did however dl the latest tor browser yesterday so maybe that got something to do with it.
Title: Re: Sorry, your query failed or an unexpected response was received.
Post by: BreakOnThrough on August 09, 2013, 12:14 am
Yeah I'm a bit worried with all the security issues going on recently... I've had the latest update for quite a while I'm sure.
The Vidalia control panel still says "connected to the tor network".

Anyone more knowledgeable have any ideas?
Title: Re: Sorry, your query failed or an unexpected response was received.
Post by: DELYSID25 on August 09, 2013, 12:37 am
Is anyone else getting this message on the TBB homepage?

What is TBB??
Title: Re: Sorry, your query failed or an unexpected response was received.
Post by: BreakOnThrough on August 09, 2013, 12:39 am
Is anyone else getting this message on the TBB homepage?

What is TBB??
Tor browser bundle/tor browser I mean
Title: Re: Sorry, your query failed or an unexpected response was received.
Post by: hahahahaha on August 09, 2013, 12:58 am
is it still safe to use SR?
Title: Re: Sorry, your query failed or an unexpected response was received.
Post by: NickNack on August 09, 2013, 01:02 am
https://www.torproject.org/projects/torbrowser.html.en          Looks fine to me.

When you updated, did you unpack in a different location?... or just overlay your old version?  If the latter, that can cause problems.
Title: Re: Sorry, your query failed or an unexpected response was received.
Post by: sclerogal on August 09, 2013, 01:05 am
Same message here when launching TOR bundle.  Onion icon states connected to TOR network, and allows connection to SR. However, I am concerned with the error.  Anyone  have insight, please let us know, this is a big concern.
Title: Re: Sorry, your query failed or an unexpected response was received.
Post by: sclerogal on August 09, 2013, 01:14 am
I updated this am (again), I was already up to date, but installed again anyway.  I got in the am (after installation) without the message.  I don't think it's related, since other people are receiving, and I got in w/o error this am.  Is Astor around to answer this one??
Title: Re: Sorry, your query failed or an unexpected response was received.
Post by: thelorax on August 09, 2013, 01:18 am
its not a problem its just the server they use is not working right to pick up responses its happened before
they said if you can go to onion sites ITS WORKING!!

so if you are here it works.. they will fix it.. matter fact its happened like 3 times the past 2 months
Title: Re: Sorry, your query failed or an unexpected response was received.
Post by: Sappaloth on August 09, 2013, 01:24 am
same here, with or without the use of VPN
Title: Re: Sorry, your query failed or an unexpected response was received.
Post by: i push the kush on August 09, 2013, 01:27 am
Same message for me and my browser bundle is properly updated....  >:(
Title: Re: Sorry, your query failed or an unexpected response was received.
Post by: sclerogal on August 09, 2013, 01:38 am
+1 Lorax for the helpful answer!  And to the next couple of helpful replies too.
Title: Re: Sorry, your query failed or an unexpected response was received.
Post by: NickNack on August 09, 2013, 01:43 am
Oh... that "home page".


Note the last line....
Quote
Tor Check Outage on 03 and 04 July 2013

Over the past 24 hours https://check.torproject.org has been unavailable due to excessive DNS queries to the exitlist service. It seems there are a number of individuals and companies with commercial products relying upon this volunteer service. We finally hit the point where we couldn't keep up with the queries and simply disabled the service.

This is a volunteer service offered as a proof of concept. We strongly encourage people to run their own. The code is available at https://svn.torproject.org/svn/check/trunk/.

The new Tor Browser 3.0 alpha series includes a new way to detect "tor or not" locally, without relying on a single point of failure service. This is the first step towards finally retiring check.torproject.org for good.

As of 09:00 on 04 July 2013, the service is re-enabled. We reserve the right to take it down as needed without notice.
 
https://blog.torproject.org/blog/tor-check-outage-03-and-04-july-2013
Title: Re: Sorry, your query failed or an unexpected response was received.
Post by: weed4me6969 on August 09, 2013, 10:18 pm
its not a problem its just the server they use is not working right to pick up responses its happened before
they said if you can go to onion sites ITS WORKING!!

so if you are here it works.. they will fix it.. matter fact its happened like 3 times the past 2 months


+1 thelorax  THANKS!