Reporter: mrpulley
[Submitted to the original trac issue database at 11.18pm, Tuesday, 2nd June 2009]

After a variable time of editing on Potlatch (using 'edit with save' mode), when saving I get the error message "Sorry - the connection to the OpenStreetMap server failed", along with the dreaded red triangle in the corner. Once this error occurs, there seems to be no way to save the changes made. I have tried clicking on 'retry', also clicking on cancel, waiting a few minutes, then trying again, but I still get the message - it seems to be a permanent connection failure that is only 'cured' by reloading the edit window (losing the last change). It seems more common when there are several ways to upload at once, but sometimes even uploading a single way at the start of the session can be enough to set off the problem. (Potlatch still 'knows' there are unsaved changes.) This happens both at home (MacOS 10.5) and at work (Windows XP).