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Discussion in 'Meta-forum Discussion' started by florianalexandru05, Nov 8, 2021.

  1. florianalexandru05

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  2. kdgalla

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    It's not just you. I get kicked out of the forum for about 10-15 minutes when I click on the link.

    I've seen the same thing happen in another long-running thread. It never got fixed and the thread author just started a new thread to continue.

    My theory is that something on that page is triggering some kind-of anti-DDOS feature on the server. Like maybe too many embedded images or something. I really don't know, though.
     
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  3. florianalexandru05

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    Wow, thanks for the insight, at least now I have an idea. Perhaps I posted to many times to fast? I did make 3 posts in a row but this never happened before. I wish I could edit my post now haha.
     
  4. @UnityMaru could you please look into it? It's a forum-wide issue for me now. Either it is truly forum-wide or it affects people, who visits the thread linked in OP.
     
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  5. kdgalla

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    Yeah. what happens to me is- I go to that page. The page itself loads fine. Then I'm "Access Denied" from everything on the forum for several minutes. It's like my IP address is blocked or something.
     
  6. florianalexandru05

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    Weird, I'll try to clean up some of the pages of the thread maybe that will change something.
     
  7. florianalexandru05

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    That is interesting, things seem to work fine for me aside from that one link, maybe I should investigate around too. Regarding my thread, I went on page 2 that seemed to work for a while, tried deleting pictures and renaming the title but it only made it worst now. Maybe Kdgalla is right, making a new thread seems to be the only way.
     
  8. florianalexandru05

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    Can you send me one of those links?
     
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  10. BennyTan

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    Just tried it and was blocked form the forum for a while as well. Fascinating. Probably some sort of bug/flaw in the forum security. So just for the record, at least 4 people (including me) have replied here and confirmed that this is an issue.
     
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  11. florianalexandru05

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    Does it work now? It seems to be working for me and others I asked? Never mind, it's still doing the same thing.
     
  12. Deleted User

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    Clicked the link, it opened first time, closed the tab to make sure, opened it again, and then "Access Denied". I was about to type a comment confirming that there's an issue with the link thread, as soon as I started typing, the font was really "bold", even though "bold" is not selected, then I continued typing my comment anyways. And then suddenly this page turned into "Access Denied" just like the link you posted! Closed entire Chrome, opened the forums again and "Access Denied"! I cleared my browser history and now it's working again. I think your account is cursed .. LOL
     
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  13. florianalexandru05

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    Haha, that's fine, I think it's just that thread, I must have created this bug after posting too fast, next time I will avoid doing that.
     
  14. Desert-Tiger-Games

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    Same thing happened for me few days ago. I was just checking some posts and checked on a profile. After that access denied. Its just you can not reach the forum at all.
     
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  15. Shreddedcoconut

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    Possibly it's some kind of anti-DDOS (like @kdgalla said) that locks the page after a huge amount of messages, maybe to stop spam? Or, maybe it's just a glitch, who knows :confused:
     
  16. zombiegorilla

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    I believe this is a certificate issue that staff has resolved this issue. I'll leave thread open just in case.
    Moving to the proper place.
     
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  17. Deleted User

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    Nope, it's still not resolved "Access Denied"!
     
  18. zombiegorilla

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    Make sure your cache (not just history) is cleared and the url/link you are following is "https". Also try shift+refresh on the page to make sure. If still a problem, I'll follow up with the admins.
     
  19. florianalexandru05

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    Now it happened to another one of my long-running threads "Dwarven Expedition pack". I can't share the link because it kicks me out as soon as I try to get on it. I linked the store page instead, the link to the forum thread is the highlighted " Development Thread". Also non of the above tricks worked for me.

    https://assetstore.unity.com/packages/3d/environments/dungeons/dwarven-expedition-pack-154571

    Maybe something is wrong with my account?
     
  20. All of this is true in my case:
    If it is your account, it has effect on my browser too since I just tried to visit again your asset store page (this link).
    The page was loaded without a problem I could scroll and everything. As soon as I hit page 2 (but based on previous experience doesn't matter what forum page) I got the Access Denied page.
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    This is a latest Firefox. I still can browse in my Chrome, obviously, I'm writing this on Chrome.

    Edit: ~5-8 minutes while I can get back control and visit the forum again without Access Denied. I couldn't measure exactly, I was too impatient to sit here and refresh when it comes back. :D
     
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  21. Deleted User

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    1. The link itself is clearly "https".
    2. Trying to refresh doesn't work.
    3. Cleared everything(history, cache, etc) multiple times, still, not working. You can see all checkboxes are checked/ticked (Chrome):

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    Yes, your account is cursed and you need to call a priest to apply holy water asap! Nah, I'm just messing with you :D

    Seriously though, I really don't know what the problem is, it seems to destroy the browser and you need to clear everything. This is really weird and bizarre :confused:


    I think you have a job to do today, Admins! ;)
     
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  22. This is still happening.
     
  23. Desert-Tiger-Games

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    Yes its just now happened to me but this time waiting for like 10s solved my issue but after that I wanted to write it in here. As soon as I sarted to write same msg appeared but this time to my surprise it was in a forum popup format. And I had to wait some more to this problem solved itself again so I can post this reply.
     

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