"How to I get my responses?"


"Do I have to check back here to get responses to my Ad?"

This comes up quite often, despite that this is listed in two places in the Ad Registration process. First, in the "Terms and Conditions" it states that all responses are forwarded to your E-mail address. Also, upon successfully completing a Personal Ad, there is a large BLINKING statement which reads Messages sent to this Personal Ad will be forwarded to your E-mail address at yourusername@whereever.com.

If you aren't getting any E-mail about your Ad, that's because your Ad isn't being sent mail.

"All I get is a 'Transfer Interupted' on (some page)"


"Where is the rest of the page? It's no all there!"

This is not a problem with the server, the problem is with your browser. Most browsers when they retrieve a web page, will hold on to a copy of that page in case it needs it again. This is called caching, and makes subsequent requests for the page much quicker.

The problem is that most web browsers (such as Netscape and Internet Explorer) will sometimes incorrectly retrieve a page (Transfer Interupted, etc) and cache the bad page. Even a RELOAD does not always correct this.

To solve this problem, clear your browsers cache. Do not send mail asking how this is done. There are several browsers on the market, and we don't pretend to all about all of them. If you can't figure it out, call you local technical support, Internet Service Provider, or whoever you got your software from. They should be able to tell you how to clear your cache.

"I submitted my Ad, but it's not there yet"

First, make sure you received E-mail from webmaster@montagar.com confirming your Ad. If you did not receive this mail message, your Ad was not completed.

At the top of the "Personal Ad Review" is a highlighted link called "Submit This Ad to the Database". This link must be followed to preserve and enter an Ad.

If you did received your mail message, then your Ad is entered into the database. Your problem is most likely related to your browser caching the wrong data. Try clearing your cache, and trying again. For more information about cache problems, click here.

"I can't send mail to an Ad"

By far the most common problem heard is why do I get a "Unable to locate host" or some other message when I try to respond to a Personal Ad.

This is generally caused by your Web Browser not being configured correctly to send mail or your Web Browser does not understand how to send mail. You have two options:

"How do I delete a Personal Ad?"

Go to the "Personal Ad Maintenance" page, choose the "Delete A Personal Ad" option. Enter the Ad Number and the Ad Password, and that Ad will be deleted. If your Ad was created on or before Jun 13, 1995, a generated password should have been mailed to you telling you what your password was set to.

"Can I get a more anonymous E-Mail account?"

E-Mail to Personal Ads are blind-forwarded to you. That means that they do not know your true E-Mail address unless you respond. However, you may wish to use one of the other services on the Internet to get an alternate E-Mail address.

One of the services is WhiteICE. This service can provide a E-Mail address and web page for you. You can access your E-Mail from any Internet Service Provider, so it can stay the same even if you change providers. Additionally it will block "junk mail" to this account, so you can use this address other places without worrying about your InBox filling up with ads you didn't ask for. This service is $10/year.

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