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Cannot login or search or register on the forum

Postby enri69 » 01 Jul 2014 19:44

Hi!

I'm currently logged from another IP not the one I usually have at home or work. If I try to login or search or register from my IP (84.20.77.3) I get this page

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Error 403: Forbidden


If you get this page trying to login or register on forums, it means our security system thinks you're using spam relay or your ISP address is blacklisted.

Please read the following to fix the issue:

- Try reaching the page using some other web browser, like Firefox or Chrome.
- Ensure your computer is free from contamination by viruses, trojans, spyware, anti-adware, anonymizers, etc.
- It's also possible your IP address is blocked due to spam. Check that you are blocked on any of the following:
* http://dnsbl.sorbs.net/
* http://www.dronebl.org/
* http://blogspambl.com/

Note that it could take up to 24 hours for those blacklists to be updated.

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I checked and my Ip is not blacklisted and no help from irc...

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Re: Cannot login or search or register on the forum

Postby kdean » 02 Jul 2014 07:48

Actually when I check at the following link it shows your IP address on quite a few blacklists.

http://multirbl.valli.org/lookup/84.20.77.3.html

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Re: Cannot login or search or register on the forum

Postby GwenDragon » 27 Oct 2014 08:26

Cant login with Opera 12.17 in forum at 2014-10-27 08:26 CET.

Error page shows:

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Error 403: Forbidden If you get this page trying to login or register on forums, it means our security system thinks you're using spam relay or your ISP address is blacklisted. Please read the following to fix the issue: - Try reaching the page using some other web browser, like Firefox or Chrome. - Ensure your computer is free from contamination by viruses, trojans, spyware, anti-adware, anonymizers, etc. - It's also possible your IP address is blocked due to spam. Check that you are blocked on any of the following: * http://dnsbl.sorbs.net/ * http://www.dronebl.org/ * http://blogspambl.com/ * http://proxybl.org/ * http://cbl.abuseat.org/ * http://www.tornevall.net/ * http://www.efnetrbl.org/ * http://www.swiftbl.org/ Note that it could take up to 24 hours for those blacklists to be updated. - If all of the above did not help you at all, please ask for support on IRC.
//EDIT: Same problem with openid login at VLC bugtracker :(

Please fix this for Opera 12 users.

Login works with Opera Developer 26.0.1656.5

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Re: Cannot login or search or register on the forum

Postby Jean-Baptiste Kempf » 10 Dec 2014 11:31

Too many spammers uses those user agent. Sorry, but no.
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Re: Cannot login or search or register on the forum

Postby K14 » 15 Mar 2015 06:07

I am able to log in via my PC (using Pale Moon), but when I try to log in via my tablet (Nexus 7) using Chrome, I get :

No route found for "GET /ucp.php"

Edited to add:

I just tried Firefox on the tablet, got same result.

FWIW, my PC is connected via dialup modem (I live in flyover country, The Land that Broadband Forgot), and my tablet is using ATT wireless, via prepaid SIM (Straight Talk).

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Re: Cannot login or search or register on the forum

Postby TheBigTime001 » 26 Mar 2015 13:31

The no route error has happened to me before, mostly on when connection speeds have been low. Perhaps the packet timing is very sensitive, but my ISP has been painfully slow before (promised at least 8Mbps and some nights I was lucky to get more than 150Kbps), so maybe the packet delivery times out on slow connections? As I am not an admin, I can only speculate, but other servers I have been on have failed to login on a slow connection before. If possible, try running ping and traceroute to the forum IP, it may not necessarily be packet timeouts (as ping would indicate), but it could just as well be another point along the connection line (your connection may be routed through as many as 50 gateways). Perhaps the admins know more, but either way, it would be interesting to know where your failure is occuring.
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Re: Cannot login or search or register on the forum

Postby pstone3 » 21 Apr 2016 16:11

Update 2016:

This has something to do with you IP or IP BLOCK being banned or black-listed.
Same thing happening to me right now but works via VPN.
I'm using google for DNS on the banned version so not sure if it's google or VLC blocking this without looking at their code as there's the possibility to login is calling a server that google may be blocking.
VLC is the ONLY site I've ever experienced this on.

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Re: Cannot login or search or register on the forum

Postby Neonbible » 25 Apr 2016 22:44

Having the exact same problem! Why would I be blacklisted?

As with the poster above me, I have only ever experienced this on this forum.

I am now logged on using my mobile internet.

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Re: Cannot login or search or register on the forum

Postby Mr Wolf » 27 May 2016 23:01

Hi! In these days, I'm experiencing the same problem: when I try to login, I get: No route found for "GET /ucp.php"
It seems an IP problem, since now I'm connected through proxy server.

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Re: Cannot login or search or register on the forum

Postby ajmas » 06 Jun 2016 16:16

From what I understand it is down to blocks of IPs being blocked. I experience this myself when roaming between coffee shops. Some places just don't connect, while others do. One of the challenges with running a forum is trying to keep the spammers at bay, but in doing do there is some collateral behaviour. There is no perfect solution yet.

Admittedly a better error message could be better, but that is something for the future.
Providing logs, messages, configuration info (VLC, OS, Hardware) and a clear explanation of the issue always helps the problem solvers help you, even if they don't end up solving the issue. Just think what you would need if you were solving someone else's problem. Additional: Always looking for eager and capable MacOS X developers to join the VLC team - for more information see here.

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Re: Cannot login or search or register on the forum

Postby Jean-Baptiste Kempf » 14 Jun 2016 15:17

Yes, we heavily block IPs to avoid spam.
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Re: Cannot login or search or register on the forum

Postby Mr Wolf » 15 Jun 2016 13:01

I am no spammer. :-| :( :cry:

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Re: Cannot login or search or register on the forum

Postby Jean-Baptiste Kempf » 28 Jun 2016 08:45

I am no spammer. :-| :( :cry:
We prefer to be on the safe side :)
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Re: Cannot login or search or register on the forum

Postby _fred_berg_ » 02 Aug 2016 15:39

I know this is not part of the topic, but its about the accounts, I want to update my picture but cant find where to edit??
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Re: Cannot login or search or register on the forum

Postby Jean-Baptiste Kempf » 03 Aug 2016 23:35

I don't think you can.
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Re: Cannot login or search or register on the forum

Postby Excalibur » 01 Oct 2016 15:04

I also cannot login onto forum. I'm also gettong "No route found for "GET /ucp.php"".

Seriously what's the deal? I will pm to Admin my IP, to be unblocked, if needed.

I wanted to login to post something, now I cannot. I haven't been for a while.

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Re: Cannot login or search or register on the forum

Postby Delarno » 02 Oct 2016 14:04

It sounds like you have been blocked by the system or the administration. I would advise you to contact them maybe they will restore your account

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Re: Cannot login or search or register on the forum

Postby Excalibur » 03 Oct 2016 10:09

No. It seems that they've blocked whole IP range from my ISP. I'm typing this from mobile data provider. I'm currently on work, with same ISP as I have at home and I still cannot login.
This really needs to stop. Either they make better spam protection for forum, or just leave it unblocked.


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