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user cannot post when HTTP referer check enabled #214993 06/28/2008 8:27 PM
Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 122 Jakarta, Indonesia KuKuKaChu member
KuKuKaChu member Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 122 Jakarta, Indonesia	a user has been having problems posting. she says she is behind a firewall, and IT may be attempted to block my site. however, her inability to post only occurs when "HTTP Referer Check" is enabled. what's the connection here? and do i really need to have HTTP Referer Check enabled? JakChat.com -- Forums for Indonesia's English-speaking community Ubuntu-Indonesia.com -- Forums for Indonesia's Ubuntu Users

Re: user cannot post when HTTP referer check enabled KuKuKaChu #214994 06/28/2008 8:53 PM
Joined: Jun 2006 Posts: 16,300 Likes: 116 Portland, OR; USA Gizmo
Gizmo Joined: Jun 2006 Posts: 16,300 Likes: 116 Portland, OR; USA	It's because her firewall blocks the referrer variable from your site; it should have an option to not block it... Some idiots at these firewall companies seem to think it's a vast privacy error to show where a user just came from, which in turn mucks up security. I am a Web Development Contractor, I do not work for UBBCentral. I have provided free User to User Support since the beginning of these support forums. Do you need Forum Install or Upgrade Services? Forums: A Gardeners Forum, Scouters World UBB.threads: UBBWiki, UBB Styles, UBB.Sitemaps Longtime Supporter & Resident Post-A-Holic VNC Web Services: Code Modifications, Upgrades, Styling, Coding Services, Disaster Recovery, and more!

Re: user cannot post when HTTP referer check enabled Gizmo #214996 06/28/2008 9:15 PM
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KuKuKaChu member Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 122 Jakarta, Indonesia	i see. thanks for that. looks like i may have to disable referer checks JakChat.com -- Forums for Indonesia's English-speaking community Ubuntu-Indonesia.com -- Forums for Indonesia's Ubuntu Users

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