On Thu, 4 Jun 2015 22:12:44 +0300 Reco <recovery...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi. > > On Thu, 04 Jun 2015 19:29:43 +0200 > Sven Arvidsson <s...@whiz.se> wrote: > > > On Thu, 2015-06-04 at 13:21 -0400, German wrote: > > > I had some discussion on some message board. After a while I got > > > banned for no obvious reason. So I have decided to create another > > > account with a free proxy, cleaned my cookies and continue to do > > > some conversations with a members with which I have enjoyed > > > talking. I successfully created account with web proxy, could > > > logging in, but can't post on the message board. The message I > > > got was that I am not permitted to post. So, I believe that the > > > server can identify me somehow. Any ideas what can be done in > > > this situation so I can post? Thank so much for all of your > > > insights. > > > > It's not impossible that they detected the proxy and won't allow > > postings from it. > > Or it's possible that the proxy in question sends that funny > X-Forwarded-For HTTP header which contains the original IP *and* the > message board checks it too. I still think that it is nothing to do with proxies. Might that be that my computer name is filtered or as I said earlier the whole linux system is subject to filtering? > > Or the proxy intercepted forum's login credentials so they can be used > to spam the message board in question. The possibilities are endless. > > The fine point of the story - don't trust the proxy *you* do not > control. Even if they don't charge you for using it. Especially if > they don't charge you. > > Reco > > -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: https://lists.debian.org/20150604153712.4787c...@asterius.asterius.net
