Warning: fsockopen() [function.fsockopen]: unable to connect to submissions.ask.com:80 (Connection refused) in
Here is a new error I just found when updating a post:
Warning: fsockopen() [function.fsockopen]: unable to connect to submissions.ask.com:80 (Connection refused) in ……/class-snoopy.php on line 1142
turns out the fsockopen is trying to connect to ask.com and failing.
The XML sitemap generator is the guy trying to make this connection so go to the settings for that plugin and deselect “ask.com” from the list of engines it submits to.
the second error:
Warning: Cannot modify header information - headers already sent by (output started at … wp-includes/class-snoopy.php:1142) in … wp-includes/pluggable.php on line 770
is just a symptom of the first so you can ignore it.
I am going to try turning mine back on in a few days to see if the situation has resolved itself.
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Well, I am not sitemap generator expert but I assume it means ask.com is having issues and can’t accept the request. It doesn’t seem to be any issue with the wordpress site itself.
Yeah, it’s not connecting. I have disabled ask.com for now. Will be checking versions when I get home and make sure if there is a change in their collection process.
Same problem here. Publishing via xmlrpc fails and I had to fire up an HTTP sniffer. Disabled Ask for now.
I get the same warnings in my blog - what do they really mean?