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Re: [LUG] Register of Electors - Voter Registration

 

On Monday 01 September 2008 20:26, martin.gautier@xxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
> Got my registration forms in the post today. Tried to register online at
> www.registerbyinternet.com
>
> Predictably, the site fails with Firefox. With IE I get the login screen
> which asks for x2 security codes (both of which were supplied to me on the
> same piece of paper - what's that all about?). On clicking through I get
> the cryptic
>
> "Unexpected error occured !
> Validation of viewstate MAC failed. If this application is hosted by a Web
> Farm or cluster, ensure that configuration specifies the same
> validationKey and validation algorithm. AutoGenerate cannot be used in a
> cluster."
>
> Since they're aspx pages I guessing this is an IIS site.
Strange - one of the benefits of ASP.NET is its meant to be browser agnostic 
to a large extent.
>
> Oh well. more of my tax-paying money down the drain. Annoying really since
> I'm sure I could have knocked up something more reliable on LAMP in a
> couple of hours...
Can I have some of what your drinking? If its takes you a couple of hours it 
must be a strong brew - or were you including management approval meetings in 
that timescale?
Tom te tom te tom


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