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#173385 - 01/13/07 11:31 AM Question for a friend
ADWOFF Offline
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I have a friend who is having trouble accessing our board from her laptop. This is what she said:

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I am on my laptop, and I can't seem to post on the board. I keep getting the message:

The host from which you are accessing the board is not recognized as a valid host. This is more than likely related to a firewall issue that is blocking the referer variable. Check your firewall settings and try again.

Please use your back button to return to the previous page.

I don't see anything different on this computer from what I have on my desktop, and I use ZoneAlarm on both.. The only thing different is I am using a wireless connection on this computer.


Any advice would be appreciated.

~Sue
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#173390 - 01/13/07 12:21 PM Re: Question for a friend [Re: ADWOFF]
gliderdad Offline
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Here is another post that was made on this It should help you
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#173426 - 01/13/07 06:53 PM Re: Question for a friend [Re: gliderdad]
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Thanks for linking, i was afraid i was going to have to type that out again... lol
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#178426 - 02/15/07 03:24 AM Re: Question for a friend [Re: Gizmo]
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Heya Everyone~

I need to revisit this for a moment or two.

I think the deal is fixed in the control panel, but I'm still having some people having difficulties.

Here's one person's message:

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The host from which you are accessing the board is not recognized as a valid host. This is more than likely related to a firewall issue that is blocking the referer variable. Check your firewall settings and try again.

But, for some weird reason, I can PM folks. (????)


How is it that she cannot post but can PM?

Weird.

~Sue
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#178427 - 02/15/07 04:23 AM Re: Question for a friend [Re: ADWOFF]
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thats odd, cas i know your hosts list is set properly, because I set it lol...

Urmmm, ask when she last had the issue
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#178433 - 02/15/07 07:41 AM Re: Question for a friend [Re: Gizmo]
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 Originally Posted By: Gizmo
thats odd, cas i know your hosts list is set properly, because I set it lol...

Urmmm, ask when she last had the issue


Heya Giz~

Just happened yesterday.

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#178434 - 02/15/07 07:57 AM Re: Question for a friend [Re: ADWOFF]
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hummm, ask her to try it again, and give you the exact url to the page that gives her the error.
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#178435 - 02/15/07 07:58 AM Re: Question for a friend [Re: Gizmo]
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Also, try to find out if she's using a firewall or virus scanner, and try to find out versions (norton internet security also can be quite the fickle pickle)
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#178459 - 02/15/07 02:00 PM Re: Question for a friend [Re: Gizmo]
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Sue!!!!!!!

Sue, are you really going to have a problem with people posting to your forums from a web page that is not on your site? I'm betting no. I'm betting that is not a problem for most sites. If you don't think it'll be a problem why not just run that off completely and not worry about it?
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#178653 - 02/17/07 07:23 PM Re: Question for a friend [Re: David Dreezer]
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 Originally Posted By: David Dreezer
Sue!!!!!!!

Sue, are you really going to have a problem with people posting to your forums from a web page that is not on your site? I'm betting no. I'm betting that is not a problem for most sites. If you don't think it'll be a problem why not just run that off completely and not worry about it?


Huh? LOL

What can I turn off? I'm more than just a little brain dead right now.


Giz -- didn't see your second message -- I'll ask her about security & what-not.

This is her latest message:

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We cannot proceed.
The host from which you are accessing the board is not recognized as a valid host. This is more than likely
related to a firewall issue that is blocking the referer variable. Check your firewall settings and try again.

Please use your back button to return to the previous page.

From: http://adwoff.com/messageboard/ubbthreads.php

(What I was trying to send had the URL of http://adwoff.com/messageboard/ubbthreads.php?
ubb=newreply&Number=237275)


~Sue
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#178659 - 02/17/07 07:48 PM Re: Question for a friend [Re: ADWOFF]
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pm's probably don't check the referrer - that would be why she could pm but not post.

To turn off the referrer check go to your

control panel -> primary settings -> advanced settings

and check this box:

Disable HTTP Referer Check?

then submit the button at the bottom of the page.
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#178732 - 02/19/07 01:37 PM Re: Question for a friend [Re: ADWOFF]
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Ok, the problem that she is getting is that you have the refer checking on. And evidently her firewall or browser or ... whatever... is blocking that.

My question to you is.. do you really need it on? What that does is protect your board from people trying to post to it from a different website. Is this an issue for your board, do you think? I'm betting no.
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#178739 - 02/19/07 03:36 PM Re: Question for a friend [Re: David Dreezer]
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ummm... you said that already 3 posts up - you can't outspam gizzy, he's the master of stating/ re-stating the obvious ;\)

\:D
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#178745 - 02/19/07 04:51 PM Re: Question for a friend [Re: AllenAyres]
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Yeh i know, stop trying to implode the universe, thats my job...
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#178749 - 02/19/07 05:03 PM Re: Question for a friend [Re: AllenAyres]
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 Originally Posted By: AllenAyres
ummm... you said that already 3 posts up - you can't outspam gizzy, he's the master of stating/ re-stating the obvious ;\)

\:D


Ya, you're right. Oh well. \:\(
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