Flightsim.com Status???

[TARPSBird]

Has anybody successfully logged on to Flightsim.com for downloads and/or forums in the last 12 hours or so?

[tigisfat]

Has anybody successfully logged on to Flightsim.com for downloads and/or forums in the last 12 hours or so?


Yes I have, everything should be up and going there. Make sure you find your new password email.

[fsafranek]

I was over there earlier tonight and tried to download a file but
it said I had to login first and then wouldn't accept my login.

Something's messed up. Glad to hear I'm not the only one.

What new password email? I haven't made any changes.

[TARPSBird]

OK, now I can log in with the temporary password they sent me yesterday, I just can't change it yet to something personalized. Frank, what they apparently did with me during their password conversion project was to delete my original Flightsim.com log-in name "photobird" and retain my "TARPSBird" forum log-in. Request an e-mail to confirm your log-in name and get your new temporary password.

[boxcar]

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First Class Members should not be affected, using their main site login & password to access both
the file library as well as the forums there. Last word from Rick, the fine administrator over there:

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" http://forums.flightsim.com/vbfs/images/smilies/smile.gif We have enabled logins at this time.

Not all accounts have been transferred yet. About 90% have
been. The registration, password and email change pages are
still disabled until the import completes.

Thank you for your patience.

If you notice anything peculiar, please bring it to our attention via
a PM or email. The comment link on the home page works also.

Rick "

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That was about 14 hours ago. I know for a fact that Rick has been working 16 hour days for the
last 6 weeks to get the upgrades together. Well over 300,000 accounts there. Just as with our
recent upgrades here, some hitches are to be expected.
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[PeteHam]

I logged in this morning with my old password, but then couldn't download the file initially cause there were 500 downloads going on and tried about 5 or 6 times before I was successful.

The 500 download limit could be another way to pay an annual member fee for unlimited access.

Pete.

[wombat666]

I logged in this morning with my old password, but then couldn't download the file initially cause there were 500 downloads going on and tried about 5 or 6 times before I was successful.

The 500 download limit could be another way to pay an annual member fee for unlimited access.

Pete.

Same thought crossed my mind.
Then again, I only had to wait a few moments and we were away.
:running:

[lifejogger]

I received a new password from Flightsim but still can't get logged in. But I can get to the forums with my old password. Very frustrating.

[Henry]

i have 2 accounts there one for the forums and one for downloads
so it gets confusing i did receive a new password
but i do not know what account:173go1:
just checked and cannot access either
H

[Terry]

I just downloaded a file using the password they sent me, never use the forum.

[srgalahad]

As with many changes to forums where an email gets sent out, check your spam/junk mail in case it got intercepted. Mine read like this:


As you may know, we have been working to bring single sign-on
to our users. Because vBulletin stores the password encrypted,
we had to assign you a new password to make this work. You are
free to change the password once you have logged in.

Your new FlightSim.Com password is --------

Please use this with your forum username to access the system.
It will log you into both the forums and the file library.

If you are a current First Class Member, please ignore this message.
Your password will not change.

Mine worked fine this morning and password changed succesfully</pre>

[boxcar]

I received a new password from Flightsim but still can't get logged in. But I can get to the forums with my old password. Very frustrating.


Am seeing you logged in there now, my friend. Frustrating for you & others, no doubt, but looks like it didn't take long to get it worked out.
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[boxcar]

i have 2 accounts there one for the forums and one for downloads
so it gets confusing i did receive a new password
but i do not know what account:173go1:
just checked and cannot access either
H


If you are a 1st Class member, anyone, then try your old main-website password.
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[fsafranek]

I suspect my email change last month didn't take. I never got
an email about a new password. I'll write them directly.
Thanks for the info.
:ernae:

[boxcar]

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Above I'd stated "Well over 300,000 accounts" when it should be "Well over 30,000 accounts". Out of those there are presently pushing 4,400 active ones. There are also almost one & a half million posts altogether between the old & new systems. That is a whole lot of work to get done & get it all working together.
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[Henry]

finally got it fixed
back in now
actually its better to have the same log in for the forums and downloads
i always had 2
H

[dominique]

I actually received the same email twice in a five hours period each with a different password, the second one beginning with :
Please ignore the previous email and use this info. Thank you

[boxcar]

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Indeed, H. :) 2 for 1 deal now, heh. The latest news from Rick @ FlightSim:

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What should users expect:
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Paid Members

If you had a First Class Membership, the same name in
both forums and the file library and at least one post, your
file library password will work with your forum username.
If you had a First Class Membership, and your email addresses
matched and at least one post, your file library password will work
with your forum username.

If you had a First Class Membership, and a good email address
but we could not match your username or email address,
you can use your file library password with your file library
username.

If you had a First Class Membership, and a bad email address
you can use your file library password with your file library
username but you will need to update your email address.
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Free Members

If you had at least one post in the forums, we emailed you
a new password to use with your forum username.

If you did not have a post in the forums, just use your original
password and username.

http://www.flightsim.com/RecoverPwd.php (http://www.flightsim.com/RecoverPwd.php) may be used to retrieve
account info.

We apologize for any inconvenience we may have caused.

Thank you!
FlightSim.Com Staff "


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* Posted in the Outer Marker forum there, stickied at the top.
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