Re: Canadian Walmart Photo Centre Problems?
Doug Mitton wrote:
> On Sun, 09 Nov 2008 21:10:30 +0100, you wrote:
>
>> Doug Mitton wrote:
>>> On Sun, 09 Nov 2008 18:00:15 +0100, you wrote:
>>>
>>> References: <bwllV-628-45@gated-at.bofh.it>
>>>
>>>> Doug Mitton wrote:
>>>>> Hi All;
>>>>>
>>>>> I'm looking to see if anyone can confirm a change on the Walmart Photo
>>>>> web site. It appears it has gone "Internet Explorer" only as I can't
>>>>> get Konqueror or Mozilla on Linux (or WinXP) to work. The clerk at the
>>>>> store says she is processing online orders. It was working fine for the
>>>>> last couple of years and up to 1 month ago. The "look" is now different
>>>>> also.
>>>>>
>>>>> I submit photos regularly online then go to the store and pick them up.
>>>>> My main use of this though is to send pictures to my parents in another
>>>>> province who do not have a computer.
>>>>>
>>>>> Sometime in the last month it appears they have started using a new
>>>>> "shopping cart" vendor. Regardless, the new system allows uploading,
>>>>> editting and the like BUT as soon as you select photos to send to the
>>>>> "Shopping Cart" the list is empty and the message states "you must
>>>>> select size, finish and quantity prior to submitting your order".
>>>>>
>>>>> As you might expect there is no "Contact Us" link on the photo site or
>>>>> the shopping-cart software. I have sent a message via the main Walmart
>>>>> page but it is a Mon-Fri only system.
>>>>>
>>>>> Regardless, do any other Linux using Canadians use this service, is it
>>>>> working for you and if so, what browser are you using?
>>>>>
>>>>> TIA!
>>>>>
>>>> what happens when you change your browser identification to IE?
>>> Hhmmm ... I thought I had that already selected, BUT apparently not.
>>> Once selected I find that I get an:
>>>
>>> Server Error in '/' Application.
>>> Runtime Error
>>>
>>> <!-- Web.Config Configuration File -->
>>>
>>> <configuration>
>>> <system.web>
>>> <customErrors mode="Off"/>
>>> </system.web>
>>> </configuration>
>>>
>>>
>>> Notes: The current error page you are seeing can be replaced by a
>>> custom error page by modifying the "defaultRedirect" attribute of the
>>> application's <customErrors> configuration tag to point to a custom
>>> error page URL.
>>>
>>> <!-- Web.Config Configuration File -->
>>>
>>> <configuration>
>>> <system.web>
>>> <customErrors mode="RemoteOnly"
>>> defaultRedirect="mycustompage.htm"/>
>>> </system.web>
>>> </configuration>
>>>
>>> This doesn't look good at all!
>>>
>> hmmmm. I would say you either crashed one of the servers or at least
>> confused it?? See what happens if you get an email response from them,
>> maybe send another to them with the error message pasted into the email,
>> Im curious to see their response.
>>
>> Walmart IT is definately pro linux, surprises me they would stoop to
>> this level, maybe the photo portion of the site is outsourced who knows?
>>
>> steve
>
> Thats interesting, I had never read that Walmart IT is Pro-linux!
> But, I'm sure the check-out portion at least is out-sourced(?).
>
> I'll report back with whatever I get in response.
>
> Thanks!
yeah they got in on that whole ms/novell thing a couple years ago with a
sles deal.
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