# Error trying to post message **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [March 4, 2010, 2:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/error-trying-to-post-message/531278 "2010-03-04T14:30:17Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Half\_Man\_Half\_Wit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/half_man_half_wit/32/21766_2.png) [@Half\_Man\_Half\_Wit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Half_Man_Half_Wit)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2010, 2:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/error-trying-to-post-message/531278/1 "2010-03-04T14:30:17Z")
A couple of times in the last few days, I’ve received an error upon trying to post a response to a thread. The error was something along the lines of ‘your submission could not be processed due to a missing security token’, IIRC. Usually, hitting the back button and re-submitting seems to solve the problem. Does anybody have an idea what could cause this, and is anybody else experiencing something similar? I recently upgraded to Firefox 3.6, so it might be just me… ---
**Author:** ![TubaDiva](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tubadiva/32/507_2.png) [@TubaDiva](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TubaDiva)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2010, 2:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/error-trying-to-post-message/531278/2 "2010-03-04T14:31:40Z")
Thanks for reporting that. It’s been a while since we saw that sort of message but it’s good to know. I’ll pass that information up. ---
**Author:** ![Half\_Man\_Half\_Wit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/half_man_half_wit/32/21766_2.png) [@Half\_Man\_Half\_Wit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Half_Man_Half_Wit)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2010, 2:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/error-trying-to-post-message/531278/3 "2010-03-04T14:34:40Z")
Well that’s certainly a fast response. Thanks! ---
**Author:** ![manila](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e5b9ba/32.png) [@manila](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/manila)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2010, 4:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/error-trying-to-post-message/531278/4 "2010-03-04T16:49:13Z")
Actually I get this regularly. Curiously enough it’s whenever I am trying to post a drunken drive by!! Most recently I was gonna post a jokey comment in the $50 thread suggesting Confucious or Chairman Mao should have his face on the note seeing as china pwns all your base notes! The SDMB ogs are wise to me! ---
**Author:** ![xash](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/c6cbf5/32.png) [@xash](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/xash)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2010, 11:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/error-trying-to-post-message/531278/5 "2010-03-04T23:14:35Z")
This is a reported bug in Firefox 3.6: [http://support.mozilla.com/en-US/forum/1/565399](http://support.mozilla.com/en-US/forum/1/565399) The only known solution at this time is to downgrade back to 3.5.7. -xash Administrator ---
**Author:** ![Half\_Man\_Half\_Wit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/half_man_half_wit/32/21766_2.png) [@Half\_Man\_Half\_Wit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Half_Man_Half_Wit)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2010, 10:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/error-trying-to-post-message/531278/6 "2010-03-05T10:57:26Z")
Thanks for digging this up, **xash** ; I guess I can live with it till somebody comes up with a fix. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2010, 3:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/error-trying-to-post-message/531278/7 "2010-03-07T03:14:21Z")
I’ve been getting the old “Cannot Display Page” error. If I back up and do it a second time, it works. Once or twice, I’ve had to repeat a third time. (I use Explorer.)