Posterous import failing miserably

dlightsmedia · Member · Apr 11, 2012 at 7:42 pm
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For a few weeks now, yes, weeks, I’ve been trying to import my Posterous blog, to this newly created wordpress blog.

WHAT I CAN SEE
In the Import Posterous Page it reads:
host name – xxx.posterous.com
email – linked to posterous
password – of posterous

WHAT THE SUPPORT PAGE LOOKS LIKE
In the instructions page: http://en.support.wordpress.com/import-from-posterous/ it reads:
host name – xxx.posterous.com
USER NAME – OF WORDPRESS BLOG
password – for what I’m not sure

Can anyone help? I only get an email that says it “has failed and to contact support,” who is not available?

THANK YOU for all help in advance!!!

The blog I need help with is: (visible only to logged in users)
timethief · Member · Apr 11, 2012 at 7:44 pm
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Hello there,
I can’t help you so I have flagged this thread for Staff attention. Please be patient while you wait.
dlightsmedia · Member · Apr 11, 2012 at 7:45 pm
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You are lovely!
staff-blorbo · Staff · Apr 11, 2012 at 7:53 pm
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That should actually be your Posterous email address. Have you tried entering that?
dlightsmedia · Member · Apr 11, 2012 at 8:19 pm
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Hello, yes, thank you, many times.

(Does it matter, I wonder, that my posterous and newly crated wordpress blog have different email addresses?)

The only thing that I can see as a glaring difference, is the 2nd input field:

Mine reads = email address (of posterous.)
Support Instructions read = wordpress blog name.

Any ideas?
staff-blorbo · Staff · Apr 11, 2012 at 9:42 pm
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What is the URL of the Posterous blog?
dlightsmedia · Member · Apr 11, 2012 at 9:49 pm
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The URL is: http://dlights.posterous.com/

Do you have an idea? : )
designsimply · Member · Apr 11, 2012 at 9:56 pm
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I checked the Posterous importer page for dlightsmedia.wordpress.com and I found that you entered the username with a slash at the end “dlights/”.

I’ve reset the importer for you. Can you try again and leave out any slashes?
staff-blorbo · Staff · Apr 11, 2012 at 9:58 pm
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That URL isn’t loading for me. You should probably contact Posterous about that if a second import doesn’t work.
dlightsmedia · Member · Apr 11, 2012 at 10:12 pm
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designsimply – have done so, thank you very much, fingers crossed!

macmanx – it is not opening? You cannot see it at: https://dlights.posterous.com/
(a – “see you later” note appears on the top though — that’s odd.)

Can you try again?
staff-blorbo · Staff · Apr 11, 2012 at 10:54 pm
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Hm, now it’s working. I wonder if they’re having some intermittent issues over there.
dlightsmedia · Member · Apr 11, 2012 at 11:03 pm
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macmanx – do you also see the “see you later” note at the top?
staff-blorbo · Staff · Apr 11, 2012 at 11:04 pm
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Yes, I see that too. I’m not sure what that is. Maybe you should check with Posterous.
dlightsmedia · Member · Apr 12, 2012 at 12:23 am
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designsimply — just received a “fail” email again trying to import: http://dlights.posterous.com/ to dlightsmedia.wordpress.com

no / at the end as you suggested.

nothing appears to be wrong, but, when I sent the request through again a second ago from the tools –> import –> posterous, all of the text on the page vanished. The only thing I can now see is the “help” button in the upper right corner.

There appears to be something wrong with wordpress, beyond not being able to import my blog.

Help!! : )

Any ideas?
staff-blorbo · Staff · Apr 12, 2012 at 8:06 pm
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Can you please try clearing your browser’s cache, then check the import page again?

Also, please check with Posterous about that notice. I have a feeling that it’s interfering.
dlightsmedia · Member · Apr 15, 2012 at 7:46 pm
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timethief, macmanx and designsimply whew! all is well!

Fabulous help!

Thank you endlessly!
Your friend,

DLightsMedia
staff-blorbo · Staff · Apr 15, 2012 at 8:35 pm
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You’re welcome!

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