On Fri, 5 Jun 2015 00:43:51 +0300 Reco <recovery...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi. > > On Thu, 4 Jun 2015 17:36:01 -0400 > German <gentger...@gmail.com> 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? > > > > > > It's possible. Every time you use a browser you're telling > > > everyone interested that you're using Linux. It's a part of > > > User-Agent string. And it's easy to change (using privoxy on your > > > own PC) regardless of the browser you're using. > > > > > > Reco > > > > > > > > > > Oh thanks, that's something. What's this privoxy is? > > You're joking, right? Ok, I'll play along. > > apt-get install privoxy -y > > x-www-browser /usr/share/doc/privoxy/index.html > > Run first command as root, the second as a normal user. > > Reco > > No, I am not joking and thank you. I am not as linux computer savvy as you. I think I'll try your suggestion. -- 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/20150604175854.77695...@asterius.asterius.net
