Duelist Posted September 7, 2015 Share Posted September 7, 2015 (edited) Snapped a screenie of something that has just started happening in the past couple of days, what is this? Something VE added? Anyone got a clue? Happens to me in FF and Chrome... Edited September 7, 2015 by Mama Duelist Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hopefully Posted September 7, 2015 Share Posted September 7, 2015 I saw that for the first time today. Didn't know what it was either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
San Posted September 7, 2015 Share Posted September 7, 2015 I got that too, Windows 10, Chrome, before entering chat.Can't access chat, I've got the window open and it appears to be loading, but won't completely load. Can access the site just fine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chantho Posted September 7, 2015 Share Posted September 7, 2015 I'm getting it too on Chrome. Glad to see I'm not the only one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WinterRosie Posted September 7, 2015 Share Posted September 7, 2015 It's intentional. And protective. Although it's not supposed to break chat. That part is a problem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duelist Posted September 7, 2015 Author Share Posted September 7, 2015 Still having chat issues. Was the chat buffer removed? That little bit of text that happened to be stored above when we log into chat? It hasn't been there the couple times I've been able to get it to seem like it's loaded. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chantho Posted September 7, 2015 Share Posted September 7, 2015 I *figured* it was intentional. However, when you combine my mild paranoia with a near-complete lack of knowledge about computers, you find a Chantho worried about spyware and such. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duelist Posted September 7, 2015 Author Share Posted September 7, 2015 Alas chantho, I figured it was better that it got posted sooner, rather than later. So others wouldn't be freaked out by that suddenly appearing like that. Some people might mistakenly think they themselves have been hacked/system compromised. Hence my purpose in posting. To lessen such a concern. At any rate, I appreciate VE taking the measure to protect the community from a denial of service or whatnot attack. I hate it when things don't work and I can't get in chat. I used to post on the boards more, but for me now, I use the chat most of the time. My adobe flash plug in crashed this time trying to load and get in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lifequake Posted September 7, 2015 Share Posted September 7, 2015 I am relieved it isn't just my computer: I was about to restore my whole system. hehe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trailmix Posted September 7, 2015 Share Posted September 7, 2015 Chat won't load for me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duelist Posted September 7, 2015 Author Share Posted September 7, 2015 (edited) Chat hasn't loaded for me since this morning....unless I did manage to get in and just there was NO chatting....Not sure. Oh well. Got some pre-sewing done so it worked out. FYI-it will load in IE....Ugh, IE.... Edited September 7, 2015 by Mama Duelist Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chem Posted September 7, 2015 Share Posted September 7, 2015 chat won't load in chrome. win 10, using adblock (I know, shame on me, but this site has too many ads otherwise). what happened? I'm really upset that there was no announcement sent out to us as users/mods that whatever this D-DOS protection thing is would potentially screw up chat. not cool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jt07 Posted September 7, 2015 Share Posted September 7, 2015 I cannot access chat either. My symptoms are the same as San above. I'm running Chrome under Linux no ad-block or anything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WinterRosie Posted September 7, 2015 Share Posted September 7, 2015 Chat wasn't broken intentionally. How would VE have known that this would break chat? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
water Posted September 7, 2015 Share Posted September 7, 2015 (edited) To Whom It May Concern: Crazyboards has not worked all day and still doesn't work if I use Chrome or Canary.(For some reason DownForEveryoneOrJustMe also says the site is down.)I opened this generic browser called Stainless, which will crash in a minute because it is not very stable on my Imac.I guess it is not just me. **wipes sweat from brow.** Edited September 7, 2015 by water I was able to post to a topic using Stainless btw. Yay!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duelist Posted September 7, 2015 Author Share Posted September 7, 2015 Stinks, but at least I can get into chat in IE. Hopefully VE is able to troubleshoot this one soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dzo Posted September 7, 2015 Share Posted September 7, 2015 Chrome doesn't workMicrosoft Edge doesn't workMaxthon doesn't work Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WinterRosie Posted September 7, 2015 Share Posted September 7, 2015 Opera? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duelist Posted September 7, 2015 Author Share Posted September 7, 2015 I could only test the three I have, IE is the only one to work right now for me if I want to chat, weird thing? It won't let me like send a board PM, and it acts real sluggish when I am typing in IE in chat...and it's almost like my keyboard isn't working properly. Have to come into Fire Fox or Chrome to post here or send a board PM. But IE is working for chat, just not very well. Spending more time backspacing because my keyboard seems to be NOT registering letters or something when I am in chat. It's fine right now in this text input to post on this thread, so it's definitely something else... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dzo Posted September 7, 2015 Share Posted September 7, 2015 We have found out that Safari works on the iPad and Mac, Winter. Another quick thing, the forum crashes every 5 mins when I try to make a longer post on here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Destro Posted September 7, 2015 Share Posted September 7, 2015 chat only work for IE for me,. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
inabook Posted September 7, 2015 Share Posted September 7, 2015 Opera here. I can apparently get in the chat, and speak and people can read me (they told me on IE) but I cannot read them which makes the conversation much less fun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoadToRecovery Posted September 8, 2015 Share Posted September 8, 2015 In regards to the original post - it looks like the server now has protection against DDOS attacks ( a good thing).Opera denies me access to the login screen. The 'Transaction is insecure'.Firefox endlessly loads the chat-room.If the DDOS protection is new, it seems likely that it's configuration is wonky and it is rejecting users from site functionality! I'm having chat withdrawls halp! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Velvet Elvis Posted September 8, 2015 Share Posted September 8, 2015 It's only set like this because we've been under active attack for 24 hours. Once full mitigation measures are it place, settings are going to be relaxed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mywarmbluefleece Posted September 8, 2015 Share Posted September 8, 2015 It's only set like this because we've been under active attack for 24 hours. Once full mitigation measures are it place, settings are going to be relaxed. Thank you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dzo Posted September 8, 2015 Share Posted September 8, 2015 Just us know if you need some help Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
melissaw72 Posted September 8, 2015 Share Posted September 8, 2015 It's only set like this because we've been under active attack for 24 hours. Once full mitigation measures are it place, settings are going to be relaxed. Thanks VE. I was beginning to worry because I didn't know why it had to check my browser. Makes sense now though. Idk if anyone else notices this, but Firefox crashes a lot more often when on CB trying to post. Hopefully this will go away when everything is back to the usual. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoadToRecovery Posted September 8, 2015 Share Posted September 8, 2015 It's only set like this because we've been under active attack for 24 hours. Once full mitigation measures are it place, settings are going to be relaxed.Sorry to hear this, thanks for managing all of the web-site things for us. We had this happen at another forum a few years ago. Someone became disgruntled and tried to take down a forum. It's a good thing that DDOS protection is becoming more and more common-place! I guess in our case we could be pretty easy target for the hacker types who pray on people based on their ideologies or who we are as people or whatever. Anyways again thank you, if you need any assistance let me know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
water Posted September 8, 2015 Share Posted September 8, 2015 It's only set like this because we've been under active attack for 24 hours. Once full mitigation measures are it place, settings are going to be relaxed. I'm in, I'm in!!!VE- Thank you! I hope our borders are still firm, none of the realm were kidnapped, our ramparts still stand, and our flags are hanging high!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duelist Posted September 8, 2015 Author Share Posted September 8, 2015 Thanks for tweaking things VE. I'm back in with no troubles now, in at least Fire Fox. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
water Posted September 9, 2015 Share Posted September 9, 2015 Just wondering when the new security settings will be relaxed or is this the new normal? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Velvet Elvis Posted September 10, 2015 Share Posted September 10, 2015 Once I'm sure we're secure. It should be a couple more days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Velvet Elvis Posted September 10, 2015 Share Posted September 10, 2015 I'm working with a couple different companies on this and have a fucked up sleep schedule at the moment so there's lots of overnight emails. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
water Posted September 10, 2015 Share Posted September 10, 2015 Thank you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dragonfly23 Posted September 11, 2015 Share Posted September 11, 2015 any update? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Velvet Elvis Posted September 12, 2015 Share Posted September 12, 2015 If it's not working for you now, it's because you have a insecure browser, most likely.If your browser hasn't been updated in at least the past 3 months, you need to upgrade it. Firefox and Chrome update themselves automatically by default and IE updates are tied in with automatic system updates. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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