Help Alistair

[Pandora]

"Hi there, I'm 'Alistair' from the GTA Place forums, just wondering, can you

get on the forums?

I can't get on, for some reason it's denying my IP address, but my account

is still there, not blocked or anything (I don't see any reason why it would

be) - do you mind doing me a favour and starting a forum topic on it in

General Discussion :: Lifestyle :: Computer + Tech and post this message

(without my email address) in there, call the thread something like 'Help

Alistair!' lol I dunno.

I can still view the site if I use proxify.com (sort of means the site

doesn't know your IP address) which means I can read other people's posts,

look at mine and other people's accounts (which is how I got your email) but

I can't login and post!

I've emailed the moderator but no help yet

Thanks a lot if you do help me btw!

Alistair"

Mail 2:

"Okay, now I can't view the forums with proxify.com anymore

So now the problem is it always says I am not permitted to use the board!

Please can you email me what the reponses to the thread are?

Also, ask if it can be my firewall that's doing it (I use ZoneAlarm and

Avast Antivirus)."

Quote from the mail Alistair sent me. Basically just asking for help. Thought this would be more appropriate then Computer + tech.

[Alistair]

Yes! Help!

Okay, I somehow managed to get on the site using a different anonymous-proxy site, and it lets me log in (woo!)

But my problem is not solved.

It doesn't make sense that all of a sudden I can't access the site (it just comes up with that error all the time) and the day after I can read posts using proxify.com, all of a sudden that doesn't work anymore!

But at least I can kind of get on the site now, just it's a little slow using this no-proxy thing (whatever it does!) and I'd like to get to the bottom of it, so please please help if you can.

I tried emailing the moderator and Chris but the emails didn't seem to send, I dunno, so if a mod can help I'd be grateful!

Thanks for any help people

UPDATE:

Right, now proxify is letting me on, must have been too many people on it or something! Still can't get on normally tho

Edited May 9, 2007 by Alistair

[Chris]

I will check your IP. Could that your with an ISP that a spammer once used and you've now got his IP.

EDIT: There was an IP very similar to yours on the ban list from 2 years ago. I've removed it now, so try logging in as normal.

[Alistair]

It still isn't working

Same error

[Gerard]

You checked his IP? He wasn't using his own, he was using a proxy - you checked the proxy's IP and unblocked another proxy with a similar IP.

Alasdair: go to WhatIsMyIP and tell us the number it gives you. If you would prefer it to be anonymous, PM it to myself or Chris.

[Spaz The Great]

You checked his IP? He wasn't using his own, he was using a proxy - you checked the proxy's IP and unblocked another proxy with a similar IP.

Alasdair: go to WhatIsMyIP and tell us the number it gives you. If you would prefer it to be anonymous, PM it to myself or Chris.

Couldn't you check one of his older posts? o.o

[Chris]

You checked his IP? He wasn't using his own, he was using a proxy - you checked the proxy's IP and unblocked another proxy with a similar IP.

Alasdair: go to WhatIsMyIP and tell us the number it gives you. If you would prefer it to be anonymous, PM it to myself or Chris.

Couldn't you check one of his older posts? o.o

Yeah... that IS what I did... he told me he was on a proxy so I knew not to check his current one... lolwtf?

Anyway it seems I missed another which I've now deleted. You should be fine now.

[Alistair]

It's working now!! WOO

Thanks tons Chris!!!! Appreciate it man.