Spell Check issue

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Spell Check issue

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Warning: fsockopen(): unable to connect to www.spellingcow.com:80 in /home/bamboowe/public_html/bb/spell-gw.php on line 139

Sorry! The host [www.spellingcow.com] could not be reached. Please try again later.
I got this error around 13:50 when trying to check spelling before submitting a post.
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That is the problem with going with a third party service. I have been looking at Google's spell checker but it has the same problem and you cannot add names to it. :angry6:

I do have code to install a spell checker that would be dedicated to this site but it would require quite a bit of work to implement. If spelling cow does not upgrade their servers to handle the trafic I might have to install it. angry9:

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Why don't people still use a dictionary anymore? Are we that inept? :lol:
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What's a dictionary :?:
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BigBadBooKing wrote:Why don't people still use a dictionary anymore? Are we that inept? :lol:
Same reason we don't use a typewritter any more.


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webster.com

they even have one of those thesaurus thingys

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I remember taking shorthand in school eons ago.... :cry:
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The new SpellingCow spellcheck seems like a fine solution, but I do not think it is necessary to have it check the spelling automatically on submit. I think it would be better just to allow the user to use the spell check if they wish. Just a suggestion.
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Rich,

If you go to your profile you can turn off the automatic spell checking.

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AH, thanks. User preference is one of the many things that makes the Internet great.
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