Similar to the issue: http://drupal.org/node/451528 I am getting an error in my apache error log trying to find a path that doesn't exist.

I ended up uninstalling the Instant Messenger module and yet the error was still happening. So I delete Drupal including the database (since I'm only testing with it) and the errors are still happening about every 10 seconds.

If this doesn't stop, my error logs will be full by the end of the week.

An example of the error message is:
[Thu May 14 09:19:24 2009] [error] [client ] File does not exist:
/im, referer: http:///test/?q=admin/settings/site-information

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leamas commented

Sorry, the error message looks like this:

[Thu May 14 09:19:24 2009] [error] [client [removed]] File does not exist: [path to Drupal]/im, referer: http://[removed]/test/?q=admin/settings/site-information

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pahariwalla commented

This is not good and very strange.. you say you have uninstalled IM.

The callback to the server every 10 seconds is initiated and controlled by javascript that gets added to the page if you have enabled the "Friend Picker" block. I'm wondering if something is cached somewhere?

An idea - maybe someone else has a browser open from before when you deleted Drupal & the database? If so, once that page was loaded, with the IM blocks, it will keep trying to call the server.

I should be able to fix the javascript so that it shuts itself down if it keeps getting an error on the callback.

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leamas commented

I was thinking it was cached somewhere as well, seeing how it could make these calls without a Drupal even being installed.

I cleared my cache several times, but there is no saying someone from this organization went to it at any time.
Currenly I have been clearing the error and access logs at the end of the day to remove all this excess information.

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pahariwalla commented

I just committed code to fix a number of things as well as some new features. I think that the tarball will update shortly ( look for the date > April 20).. Please download it and let me know if it works now.

Also, I'm not sure of the best logic to stop the "runaway user" who leaves the browser on so I haven't done anything with that yet. Maybe if there has been no msgs sent or received in 10 minutes, then stop looking? Everything refreshed when you refresh the page or go to another page, so no big deal if it stops looking, i guess..

Any ideas?

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pahariwalla commented
Status: Active » Fixed
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pahariwalla commented
Status: Fixed » Closed (fixed)