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Send Dan a screen shot of the error you're getting: dan@hybridz.org

The issue is with the additional security added since the big hack earlier this month. According to Dan its gone ape **** and is blocking people it shouldn't.



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Yeah, same thing I've been getting here...

The proxy workaround uses a proxy anonymizer to hide where you (and your computer) are really coming from. You connect via HTTP proxy through someone else's computer or server (and therefore IP/location), and the information they receive is forwarded on to you. This works great if you want to hide where you are coming from, but not so great if you want to hide from your end where you went. The TOR network does the same thing, but uses an ever changing web of servers to make backtracing through the network an impossibility. If I remember correctly, its idea stemmed from the government's need to allow untraceable communication between operatives (could be wrong, but that's what I heard).

What I did was just use the HTTP proxy through a site such as http://www.guardster.com/free/. I enabled scripts, so the forum scripts would load, then typed in hybridz.com. It's a bad idea to login on these sites unless you know the proxy server is VERY trustworthy, since I could technically submit my own server to them, and then log passwords and credit cards as people visit websites (though why you would need anonymity to order something is beyond me).

ANYWAY.....point is: The proxy makes it look like I am actually visiting from say, Mr. Joe TweedleDee from Chicago, though I am really in SoCal. Forums automatically log visitor IPs, especially those of registered users. If you are a registered user and visited on your home network, your IP might be blocked. HOWEVER, since Mr. TweedleDee in Chicago probably doesn't have an account here, his IP is not logged as a user, and therefore not in the system to be blocked.

*deep breath* Probably more than you wanted to know, but interesting stuff I used to be totally into. Both these systems are actually very old ways of hiding traffic, but because of the way our infrastructure works, we're stuck with them. Why? Because in this world, we use networks, meaning you MUST be contacting something from somewhere. Thus, if you want to be tracked, you have to make it look like you came from somewhere else. Until we have an system which allows one way communication between a user and website (which is impossible if you want to SEND anything [order forms, upload pictures, posting on a forum]) or switch to a completely anonymous algorithmic networking system....you always have to be coming from SOMEWHERE. At least, that's how I understand it. :P

I don't think your grammar or typing had anything to do with it. I have known some individuals to be banned for wizz poor grammar and sentence structure/punctuation but I don't think your post qualifies for the above comment. As far as I know the security issues have been fixed. I suppose there could be some lingering effects. Make sure you had a location posted with your name, weren't posting too large pictures etc. I've been on hybrid and classicz for a fair time now and value both forums. Not sure what beef blue had but I don't think it is fair to dismiss the site so quickly. There are significant archives with very beneficial information at hybridz, and I have always found the admins fair, although often strict to stick to the rules.

me too. It's been on and off last few days. Sometimes I can access, sometimes, not.

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Must be "ON" again as I had no problems accessing new messages @ 5:33 PST 12/28/12.

Denis

The proxy thing sounds interesting as a clue, but I wonder if it wasn't just coincidence. I'm still locked out as of 6:15.

It seems to go off and on. There must be a trigger somewhere.

I've been wanting to register on this forums for some time and this topic made me register right now. I too have been having the same problem. But for me I haven't been able to access it at all. It's been this way since Monday, well for me.

The proxy thing sounds interesting as a clue, but I wonder if it wasn't just coincidence. I'm still locked out as of 6:15.

It seems to go off and on. There must be a trigger somewhere.

Yeah, I would think so... But idk what it is... At the moment, I can still access the site via proxy, but not if it's coming from my home network. :-/

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