The Algodoo website is sometimes broken
Posted: Tue Dec 05, 2023 8:43 pm
Hi! I sometimes encounter the following errors on the Algodoo website.
1. When I open http://www.algodoo.com/download/, a page resembling an FTP index page opens. It contains
and a list of downloadable files.
2. Clicking on http://www.algodoo.com/forum or http://www.algodoo.com/algobox leads to a page containing
I have observed these issues on both Chrome and Firefox.
In Chrome, I can reliably reproduce all errors by following these steps:
1. close all tabs with http://www.algodoo.com,
2. open a new tab with http://www.algodoo.com,
3. and click on the "Downloads," "Forum," and "Algobox" links,
4. observe an error.
The errors are fixed by opening another tab with http://www.algodoo.com while the first tab is open.
I can reproduce the errors regardless of accepting cookies in the cookie banner.
In Firefox, I can most reliably reproduce the first error by opening http://www.algodoo.com/download/ in a new private window.
1. When I open http://www.algodoo.com/download/, a page resembling an FTP index page opens. It contains
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<h1>Index of /download</h1>
and a list of downloadable files.
2. Clicking on http://www.algodoo.com/forum or http://www.algodoo.com/algobox leads to a page containing
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<h1>Not Found</h1>
<p>The requested URL was not found on this server.</p>
I have observed these issues on both Chrome and Firefox.
In Chrome, I can reliably reproduce all errors by following these steps:
1. close all tabs with http://www.algodoo.com,
2. open a new tab with http://www.algodoo.com,
3. and click on the "Downloads," "Forum," and "Algobox" links,
4. observe an error.
The errors are fixed by opening another tab with http://www.algodoo.com while the first tab is open.
I can reproduce the errors regardless of accepting cookies in the cookie banner.
In Firefox, I can most reliably reproduce the first error by opening http://www.algodoo.com/download/ in a new private window.