[reposting now that I see this new forum. I got one reply which I don't disbelieve. but I figure a little more input could be educational.]
I've posted before and other people have commiserated about being sat out on one's blind with auto-post checked, being timed out after having acted, being given zero time to repost a blind and unable to do it automatically, etc etc. after one particularly egregious time out I fire off an obscene email to pacific support. I get a polite message with the following advice back, for dealing with my connectivity issues (I have no tech competence to determine whether this should help or whether it is bad for my security):
[uninstall completely.] then: The software is now uninstalled.
If you are connected behind a firewall, please open the following ports:
701, 4095, 4096, 8500 and 8520. I would advise that you contact your
internet service provider (ISP) or the provider of your firewall
software for directions on opening these ports.
Then simply visit
http://setupspcp1.888.com/setups/2.1...pokersetup.exe
and you will be asked to download the new software. Simply click on "ok"
and the download process will begin.
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I don't know how to open ports, whether it could help, or whether it's a good idea overall. (and maybe this download is different??)