extern.php not outputting discussions after 1.2.8 update

<?php 

$curl_handle = curl_init();
// Where should we get the data?
curl_setopt ($curl_handle, CURLOPT_URL, 'http://www.sadreminders.com/interaction/extern.php?action=active');
// This says not to dump it directly to the output stream, but instead
// have it return as a string.
curl_setopt ($curl_handle, CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER, 1);
// the following is optional, but you should consider setting it
// anyway. It prevents your page from hanging if the remote site is
// down.
curl_setopt ($curl_handle, CURLOPT_CONNECTTIMEOUT, 1);
// Now, YOU make the call.
$buffer = curl_exec($curl_handle);
// And tell it to shut down (when your done. You can always make more
// calls if you want.)
curl_close($curl_handle);
// This is where i?d probably do some extra checks on what i just got.
// Paranoia pays dividends.
print $buffer;

?>