[ScaryMonkeyShow]

For some reason, when I try to register for Area 51 click to register my user name, I get an "Sorry you are not permitted to use these boards" message. Is there any reason for this?

[LOst]

ScaryMonkeyShow, on Aug 2 2005, 04:27 AM, said:

For some reason, when I try to register for Area 51 click to register my user name, I get an "Sorry you are not permitted to use these boards" message. Is there any reason for this?

Wetflame is the reason. He made us ban so many IPs.

[Kles]

That really is too bad that so many people have to suffer because one is a total loser.

[Heran Bago]

Kles, on Aug 1 2005, 11:03 PM, said:

That really is too bad that so many people have to suffer because one is a total loser.

Yea, I have the exact same problem as ScaryMonkeyShow because I use a dynamic IP.

But you know what? That's the Sonic Community for ya. The CulT, Area 51, it's not a community based on the principles of "fair." Settle for S2B, it = win.

[voice]

LOst, on Aug 1 2005, 08:25 PM, said:

ScaryMonkeyShow, on Aug 2 2005, 04:27 AM, said:

For some reason, when I try to register for Area 51 click to register my user name, I get an "Sorry you are not permitted to use these boards" message.  Is there any reason for this?

Wetflame is the reason. He made us ban so many IPs.

You would do well to learn how to do IP bans/exempts via .htaccess files, heres an example:

#403 - Forbidden
ErrorDocument 403 /banned.html

#Banned ISPs/IPs
deny from 127.0.

#Exempt IPs
allow from 127.0.0.1

It also works with hostmaks...

allow from .golden.net
allow from proxy.aol.com

deny from .microsoft.com
deny from .evil-hackers.org

The only thing is unlike normal bans you cant use * as a wildcard, it has to remain blank for a wildcard.

EDIT: A good site to find a person NetRange(ISP) is via ARIN Whois, for those who don't know ARIN stands for American Registry for Internet Numbers and there is a Eurpoean counterpart I just can't remember it off the top of my head, though I wanna say RIPE, but I'm not sure on that so use ARIN. Anyways, that's how I find the ip range for a ISP I wish to block. I haven't had to ban anyone from RSN but I've done ISP blocks before on my IRC server.

This post has been edited by voice: 02 August 2005 - 11:22 AM

[ScaryMonkeyShow]

Heran_Bago, on Aug 2 2005, 04:20 AM, said:

Kles, on Aug 1 2005, 11:03 PM, said:

That really is too bad that so many people have to suffer because one is a total loser.

Yea, I have the exact same problem as ScaryMonkeyShow because I use a dynamic IP.

But you know what? That's the Sonic Community for ya. The CulT, Area 51, it's not a community based on the principles of "fair." Settle for S2B, it = win.

No problems with S2B here.

[LOst]

A51 doesn't allow registering from gmail! If you have gmail, don't use it to register at A51.

[Lostgame]

O.o

Why not, LOst? It's better than Hotmail...

[Kles]

Hah. That would help. I'll use my other email account then.

[Heran Bago]

Oh!!!!!! Doesn't use gmail, huh? Well no problem, when I signed up for the CulT way back in the day I just got a crappy email account from www.cheatcc.com and used it just for that then changed the email in my scarz account to my hotmail (later my gmail). That shoudl work. It'd be kinda nice if it told me that but meh, no worries.

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Why not, LOst? It's better than Hotmail...

Well obviously anyone that uses free email isn't intelligent.
Blocking free email servers like yahoo and hotmail (and gmail now) (I've heard some places do it with AOL) keeps out all the newbs that would otherwise flood in. It helps keep a community nice and white and clean. OMG e-WWII.

And it's not terribly unfair because like I said, if you have your wits about you, you can dig up one of a number of obscure free email hosts, sign up with that and later change to your commonly used one.

[Qjimbo]

GMail is a bit creepy admittedly, but forcing users to use another address seems a bit nazi :P

[LOst]

lostgame, on Aug 3 2005, 08:50 AM, said:

O.o

Why not, LOst? It's better than Hotmail...

Wetflame kept registering with different gmail addresses.

I am sorry but I don't have access to A51's database so I can't remove the ban settings.

[BtCE]

Use Linux Mail, its pretty good, and almost nobody has banned it. Its a good free mail. www.linuxmail.com

This post has been edited by BtCE: 03 August 2005 - 12:08 PM

[Lostgame]

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Well obviously anyone that uses free email isn't intelligent.

You calling me unintelligent?

Just because I don't want to waste money, doesn't mean I'm unintelligent. :P

If I can have 1 gigabyte of storage space in a Gmail account, why do I need anything else?

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And it's not terribly unfair because like I said, if you have your wits about you, you can dig up one of a number of obscure free email hosts, sign up with that and later change to your commonly used one.

www.dodgeit.com

This post has been edited by lostgame: 03 August 2005 - 12:54 PM

[Heran Bago]

lostgame, on Aug 3 2005, 12:52 PM, said:

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Well obviously anyone that uses free email isn't intelligent.

You calling me unintelligent?

Just because I don't want to waste money, doesn't mean I'm unintelligent. :P

If I can have 1 gigabyte of storage space in a Gmail account, why do I need anything else?

Nononono, I was being heavily sarcastic. I myself use gmail, which would explain why I haven't been able to sign up.
Sorry about that, should have tossed an =P in there.