Access denied Cloudflare?
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I had to pick out bicycles and boats on another forum (on gardening) just yesterday, even while in the middle of the process for signing up to join that forum. The disruption to my sign up was by Cloudflare, so no, it isn't just FTE.
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OK. what's going on with Cloudflare now? It won't connect me while using Firefox. VPN of OFF Message says "Checking your browser before accessing ford-trucks.com. " I was already in the site when this happened. Using Edge to get in to write this. Just don't want to continue using Edge. No problems using Firefox to get into any other sites.
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Doesn't FTE monitor this thread at all ? Why doesn't FTE like Firefox browser ? I keep getting the above screen and can't get in using my fav browser - FIREFOX.
OK, now I believe that the techs are doing something with the site when I get this message.... it was "OFF" about 15-20 minutes, now is working normally again. I dang sure didn't do anything different to my computer when it happened. I was down in the State Chapters when it shut me out. At least I wish you'd let me know I ain't going nuts !
OK, now I believe that the techs are doing something with the site when I get this message.... it was "OFF" about 15-20 minutes, now is working normally again. I dang sure didn't do anything different to my computer when it happened. I was down in the State Chapters when it shut me out. At least I wish you'd let me know I ain't going nuts !
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I see the posts, but I am a volunteer (like almost everybody else) and there is nothing I can do about Cloudflare problems/transient network problems/whatever the cause might be (there are a ton of possibilities).
Nobody tells *us* when they do maintenance work, either. The best thing to do IMO is 1) Try another browser, or 2) Try again later.
Nobody tells *us* when they do maintenance work, either. The best thing to do IMO is 1) Try another browser, or 2) Try again later.
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I see the posts, but I am a volunteer (like almost everybody else) and there is nothing I can do about Cloudflare problems/transient network problems/whatever the cause might be (there are a ton of possibilities).
Nobody tells *us* when they do maintenance work, either. The best thing to do IMO is 1) Try another browser, or 2) Try again later.
Nobody tells *us* when they do maintenance work, either. The best thing to do IMO is 1) Try another browser, or 2) Try again later.
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I have to do the same as everybody else - I ask for help by posting in a forum and hope that somebody responds.
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Checking your profile, it appears that you have used 389 IP addresses to access FTE, many of which are from VPNs.
Please understand that VPN's are not supported by FTE, nor does the use of VPNs appear to be consistent with Internet BrandsTerms Of Use .
Unfortunately, many online miscreants around the world tend to use VPN's to try and hid their IP address while they spam FTE. Perhaps your VPN has been used by known bad actors?
Perhaps you can try accessing FTE without a VPN?
Please understand that VPN's are not supported by FTE, nor does the use of VPNs appear to be consistent with Internet BrandsTerms Of Use .
Unfortunately, many online miscreants around the world tend to use VPN's to try and hid their IP address while they spam FTE. Perhaps your VPN has been used by known bad actors?
Perhaps you can try accessing FTE without a VPN?
It isn't that your continued reports of not being able to access FTE with your VPN on have not been heard.
It sounds like continuing to try to use your VPN to access FTE doesn't work.
IB has stated that VPNs are neither supported nor recommended.
You have stated when you turn your VPN off, you can get into FTE.
When this thread was created, there was an actual and universal denial of service issue, that was resolved a long time ago.
Your continued reports are in isolation, and appear to be related to your wanting to use a VPN to access FTE, which IB doesn't support.
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